Saskatchewan pork producers are being offered an 800 dollar per pig production site incentive for the completion of site-specific On-Farm Emergency Response Plans. To enhance the ability of the province's pork producers to be prepared to respond to a foreign animal disease outbreak, the Saskatchewan Pork Development Board in partnership with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture and the Animal Health Emergency Management project has released a mass euthanasia and disposal producer guide, scheduled an online workshop for February 27th and is encouraging the development of site-specific On-Farm Emergency Response Plans.
Sask Pork Producer Services Manager Karolina Steinerova says, for each complete plan that is submitted by the end of March, Sask Pork will provide 800 dollars per premises to help cover consulting expenses or the producer’s time spent developing the plan.
Quote-Karolina Steinerova-Saskatchewan Pork Development Board:
The main goal of this project is to provide resources for pig producers to achieve preparedness for emergency situations and that's going to be a disease outbreak that would require depopulation of the pig herd. To achieve this goal, we have developed the mass euthanasia and disposal producer guide to assist producers in planning for these emergency circumstances.