About Hog Industry Expansion

Agricultural Extension Centre, Brandon, MB October 29-31, 1999

FRIDAY (1:00 - 5:00 p.m.; 7:00 - 10:00 p.m.)

• Dr. Bill Paton (Brandon University); The Maple Leaf Meats wastewater treatment plant
• Larry Strachan (Director of Approvals, Manitoba Conservation); Approvals Overview — Maple Leaf Meats

Open Presentation. Tony Riley (Farmer, Strathclair, MB)
• Michael Broadway (Northern Michigan State University); Boom and Bust in Prairie Meatpacking Towns
• Vincent Amanor-Boadu (George Morris Centre, Guelph, ON); Trade, Environment and AgriFood Production: Some Sagacious Musings

Open Presentation. Vicky Burns (Winnipeg Humane Society)
• Dennis Brown (Regional Director, Eastern Interlake Region, Manitoba Conservation); The Environment Act: Live-stock Manure and Mortalities Management Regulation
• Dwight Williamson (Manager, Water Quality Management, Manitoba Conservation); Management of Assiniboine River Water Quality
• Ron Dalmyn & Phyllis Abbe (Winnipeg, MB); Greed! Deceit! Justice? (Dalmyn); The spider at its web — a commentary on corporate greed and vertical integration (Abbe)
• Scott Dye (Agricultural Coordinator, Sierra Club Missouri); The Economic, Environmental and Social Impacts of Corporate Pork Production — A Missouri Perspective
• Dr. John Ikerd (Missouri); Ten Reasons Rural Communities Should Be Concerned About Large Scale, Corporate Hog Operations

SATURDAY (9:00 - 12:00 p.m.; 1:30 - 6:00 p.m.)

• Fred Tait (Rossendale, MB; National Farmers’ Union); Expanding Pork Production and Export — Who Benefits?
• Kendall Thu (Northern Illinois University); Recent findings from Environmental Health Research on Large-scale Swine Operations Open Presentation. Barry Briscoe (Environment Canada, Winnipeg, MB)
• Dr. Bill Hargrove (Director, Kansas Centre for Agricultural Resources and the Environment); Kansas Animal Waste Lagoon Water Quality Study
• Dr. Patrick Hessel (Edmonton); Community Perceptions of Air Quality, Odours, and Health Near Intensive Livestock Operations Open Presentation. Randolph Stefanson (Farmer, R.M. of Bifrost, MB)
• Dr. Eva Pip (University of Winnipeg); The hog industry and public health
• Dr. John Patience (CEO, Prairie Swine Centre, Saskatoon, SK); Providing research and technology transfer services to the pork industry.

Open Presentation. David Neufeld (Grower, Boissevain, MB)
• Donald Stull (University of Kansas); The Impact of Seaboard’s Pork Plant on Guymon, Oklahoma
• Paul Willis (Iowa); Marketing Environmentally Friendly Pigs

SUNDAY (9:00 - 12:00 p.m.; 1:30 - 4:00 p.m.)

Open Presentation.
Chief Dennis Meeches (Long Plain Band, MB)
• Brian Scribe (Redstone Environmental, Saskatoon, SK); The Assiniboine River Protection Project for the Long Plain First Nation: Traditional Land Use Related to Assiniboine River Issues
• Dr. Cheryl Bradley (Lethbridge, AB); Environmental Concerns Regarding Large-scale Hog Production and Processing in Southern Alberta — What We Have Learned and Where Are We Headed
• Dr. Paul Lewis (Lethbridge, AB); Swine parasites
• Dr. Paul Homme (Granite River, MN); Antibiotic Resistance and “Political” Science
• Jim & Pam Braun (Iowa); A Farm Wife’s Observations of a Consolidating Industry and Social Challenges This Creates
• Dr. Bill Paton (Brandon University); Sustainability of the hog industry

The transcript of these hearings, and the list of reference to documents available to the commissioners are available for scrutiny at the Public Registry, Manitoba Conservation, and copies may be requested from: The Westman Community Action Coalition, Box 22021, Brandon, MB R7A 6Y9, Canada; or by e-mail kattenbu@westman.wave.ca.



		APPENDIX A LIST OF PRESENTERS: CITIZENS' HEARING ON PORK PRODUCTION AND THE ENVIRONMENT Agricultural Extension Centre, Brandon, MB October 29-31, 1999 FRIDAY (1:00 - 5:00 p.m.; 7:00 - 10:00 p.m.) • Dr. Bill Paton (Brandon University); The Maple Leaf Meats wastewater treatment plant • Larry Strachan (Director of Approvals, Manitoba Conservation); Approvals Overview — Maple Leaf Meats Open Presentation. Tony Riley (Farmer, Strathclair, MB) • Michael Broadway (Northern Michigan State University); Boom and Bust in Prairie Meatpacking Towns • Vincent Amanor-Boadu (George Morris Centre, Guelph, ON); Trade, Environment and AgriFood Production: Some Sagacious Musings Open Presentation. Vicky Burns (Winnipeg Humane Society) • Dennis Brown (Regional Director, Eastern Interlake Region, Manitoba Conservation); The Environment Act: Live-stock Manure and Mortalities Management Regulation • Dwight Williamson (Manager, Water Quality Management, Manitoba Conservation); Management of Assiniboine River Water Quality • Ron Dalmyn & Phyllis Abbe (Winnipeg, MB); Greed! Deceit! Justice? (Dalmyn); The spider at its web — a commentary on corporate greed and vertical integration (Abbe) • Scott Dye (Agricultural Coordinator, Sierra Club Missouri); The Economic, Environmental and Social Impacts of Corporate Pork Production — A Missouri Perspective • Dr. John Ikerd (Missouri); Ten Reasons Rural Communities Should Be Concerned About Large Scale, Corporate Hog Operations SATURDAY (9:00 - 12:00 p.m.; 1:30 - 6:00 p.m.) • Fred Tait (Rossendale, MB; National Farmers’ Union); Expanding Pork Production and Export — Who Benefits? • Kendall Thu (Northern Illinois University); Recent findings from Environmental Health Research on Large-scale Swine Operations Open Presentation. Barry Briscoe (Environment Canada, Winnipeg, MB) • Dr. Bill Hargrove (Director, Kansas Centre for Agricultural Resources and the Environment); Kansas Animal Waste Lagoon Water Quality Study • Dr. Patrick Hessel (Edmonton); Community Perceptions of Air Quality, Odours, and Health Near Intensive Livestock Operations Open Presentation. Randolph Stefanson (Farmer, R.M. of Bifrost, MB) • Dr. Eva Pip (University of Winnipeg); The hog industry and public health • Dr. John Patience (CEO, Prairie Swine Centre, Saskatoon, SK); Providing research and technology transfer services to the pork industry. Open Presentation. David Neufeld (Grower, Boissevain, MB) • Donald Stull (University of Kansas); The Impact of Seaboard’s Pork Plant on Guymon, Oklahoma • Paul Willis (Iowa); Marketing Environmentally Friendly Pigs SUNDAY (9:00 - 12:00 p.m.; 1:30 - 4:00 p.m.) Open Presentation. Chief Dennis Meeches (Long Plain Band, MB) • Brian Scribe (Redstone Environmental, Saskatoon, SK); The Assiniboine River Protection Project for the Long Plain First Nation: Traditional Land Use Related to Assiniboine River Issues • Dr. Cheryl Bradley (Lethbridge, AB); Environmental Concerns Regarding Large-scale Hog Production and Processing in Southern Alberta — What We Have Learned and Where Are We Headed • Dr. Paul Lewis (Lethbridge, AB); Swine parasites • Dr. Paul Homme (Granite River, MN); Antibiotic Resistance and “Political” Science • Jim & Pam Braun (Iowa); A Farm Wife’s Observations of a Consolidating Industry and Social Challenges This Creates • Dr. Bill Paton (Brandon University); Sustainability of the hog industry The transcript of these hearings, and the list of reference to documents available to the commissioners are available for scrutiny at the Public Registry, Manitoba Conservation, and copies may be requested from: The Westman Community Action Coalition, Box 22021, Brandon, MB R7A 6Y9, Canada; or by e-mail kattenbu@westman.wave.ca. REFERENCES