Governance

Manitoba Pork is a mandatory sector organization committed to delivering the very best sector programs that will continue to build and sustain the Manitoba swine sector. Manitoba Pork deals with all aspects of the sector except marketing of live hogs. Producers must pay a levy of $0.80 per market hog and $0.19 per weanling to Manitoba Pork.

Our activities are guided by an elected/appointed Board of Directors. The Board of Directors consists of 10 directors, of which four represent geographic districts (East and West), two represent Hutterite Brethren districts (North Star Producers, Hutter Schwein), two represent production districts (Maple Leaf Agri-Farms Ltd. and HyLife Ltd.) and two are elected as directors-at large. 

Manitoba Pork also has a group of 22 producers who fill the roles of District Advisors. They actively represent local producer interests to the Board of Directors and provide opinion or preference on issues, as well as initiate and assist with policy development and promote and enhance the sector to the general public.

Board members and staff are pledged to serve the interests of all Manitoba hog producers. We are committed to excellence in the delivery of sector programs such as quality assurance and food safety, animal care, human resources and training, environmental stewardship, swine production research, promotions and consumer education, public affairs and international market development. We work in partnership with governments and sector stakeholders to build and sustain a prosperous swine sector.