2011 Semi-Annual Pork Industry Meetings - A Great Success!
Sunday, November 20, 2011
The Manitoba Pork Council's Semi-Annual District Meetings took place last week and were a great success! This fall marked a change in the structure of Manitoba Pork Council and in its means of communicating with our pork producers. The district structure has been changed, and rather than holding 11 separate district meetings, MPC held two semi-annual producers meetings in the east and west. (November 9, 2011 - Niverville, Manitoba and November 10, 2011 - Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.)
MPC Management and Staff presented and updated our producers on a number of key issues and relevant Council activity as it relates to the pork industry in Manitoba, making time available to answer pertinent questions from the producer body during Q&A.
Following an enjoyable lunch, Karl Kynoch, Chair of MPC, welcomed the attendees, called the meetings to order and chaired the meetings proficiently in order to encompass the full agenda. The overarching theme to this year's District Meetings was aptly titled "Bringing Value to You on the Farm" and Manitoba Pork Council's General Manager, Andrew Dickson began his presentation painting out that framework. He began providing key information on the MPC's most recent Public Education Campaign and also provided integral information and updates to the production insurance policy MPC continues to work toward for producers, along with details on our APP program.
Mike Teillet provided further details on where we stand currently on Bill 46 and where things go from here. Additional information with regard to provincial regulations and future options when dealing the government were also discussed, in keeping with MPC's vision moving forward.
Further updates were provided by Jeff Clark on the key issue of Traceability, i.e., where we are today and where traceability is going on a national scale. Mark Fynn was able to speak to the group present on matters we are dealing with in regard to Animal Care and ACA. A final video presentation was shown highlighting our impressive consumer marketing efforts and the wide and varied activities and inititiaves the MPC has undertaken to promote pork as a product and pork as a vital industry to our province.
Bernie Peet, a leading expert in how to raise pigs profitably and the editor of the Western Hog Journal, was our keynote speaker at both Manitoba Pork’s producer meetings and provided the group in attendance a great deal of detail as to where we stand currently in the hog raising business and provided real encouragement as to the future.
Finally, congratulations should be extended to appointed District Advisors in the respective Districts:
Hutter Schwein:
- Garry Woelman
- Clearwater Colony
- Joe Waldner
- Sunnyside Colony
North Star Producers
- Edward Stahl
- Grass River Colony
- Arnie Wadner
- Milltown Colony
East District:
- Dan Klippenstein
- Scott Peters
- Marg Rempel
- Lorne Voth
- Lyle Peters
- Fred Fast
West District:
- Jeroen Van Boekel
- Stan Dueck
- Danny Kleinsasser
- Cal Pener
- Rick Prejet
- Wim Verbruggen
A sincere thanks to all whom attended! Should you have any questions or concerns that you wish to discuss - the management and staff are always here for you!
Call (204) 237-7447 or email: general@manitobapork.com