The industry has certainly modernized.
There's no question about it.
When I started in the industry there was mixed practice, mixed production systems, indoor-outdoor, lots of different things but we've clearly modernized.
We've brought livestock inside in many cases, we've brought larger farms, we're more concerned about the environment and trade.International trade has become a big front over a number of years.You've also got foreign animal disease that has moved around the globe that has really caused us to change the way we go about defending our practices in the industry.
We've got production mandates coming out of states from what I would say is a group of people that don't understand modern agriculture.
So, we've had to adapt and be more proactive in defending both regulation and the technologies that are in place in the pork industry.
Key priorities under the strategic plan really involve defending our modern production practices, enhancing our environmental technology, adopting new technology, defending science and technology that are a big part of our industry.
Ultimately all of that is about promoting product, raising a wholesome nutritious product for not only for this country but around the world.
Source : Farmscape.ca