Industry
The Canadian Standards Association
has prepared two draft Environmental Standards for Hog Farm Operations.-
Provincial hog industry facts
are available on the provincial government's website at Saskatchewan Agriculture, Food, and Rural Revitaliation. You can also find Saskatchewan Agrivision Corporation (SAC)
is an "industry led organization, inclusive of the value-chain, with a mandate to establish a clear vision for the growth and expansion of value-added processing throughout Saskatchewan." Their website includes a link to their somewhat dated State of the Industry Fact Sheet on pork production (PDF) in Saskatchewan.SaskPork
is the representative organization of all Saskatchewan pork producers. It was established in 1998 to lead and provide industry programs and services to producers, province wide. On its site, you will find information including its most recent advertising campaigns, industry stats, and other programs and services offered to producers in the province.The Carleton Trail Regional Economic Development Authority
has also sponsored a website promoting the hog industry.
Some of the corporations that operate ILOs in Saskatchewan, or that rely on Saskatchewan pork production for processing, include:
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Heartland Livestock
(owned by Sask Wheat Pool) -
Big Sky Farms Inc.
Community Pork Ventures
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Smithfields
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Premium Brands Inc.
(formerly Fletcher's Fine Foods) While they don't have a website, you can look at their 2001 annual report. (PDF)
You may also want to check out SEDAR (System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval), the system used for electronically filing most securities related information with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities, for these larger companies.
For the latest news in the world of meat, check out the MeatNews website, or the Meat Industry Internet News Service.