Farmscape for September 17, 2018

The CEO of HyLife says government support of the expansion of the company's pork production and processing infrastructure has created new jobs and stimulated economic growth in Manitoba.
On Friday representatives of the Manitoba government, HyLife Foods, municipal government and the public gathered in Neepawa to acknowledge the contribution the government and private sector partnership that has helped enable the expansion of HyLife.
HyLife CEO Claude Vielfaure told those on hand HyLife prides itself in its  contributions to the community.

Clip-Claude Vielfaure-HyLife:
We would like to thank the Manitoba government for their support enabling us to transform our company into the best Canadian food company in the world, which provides premium pork products and creates value added jobs and economic activity locally here in Neepawa, in Killarney, Turtle Mountain and throughout the province.
We purchased Springhill Farms processing plant in 2008 with approximately 300 employees.
Over the past 10 years we have expanded and modernized the plant with the latest 176 million dollar invest investments throughout our company, which includes 105 million right here in Neepawa.
We now have a world class facility in Neepawa with 13 hundred employees.
We continue to export our products to many countries around the world with hogs raised in Manitoba and processed right here in Neepawa.
We are seeing our products branded with the HyLife Pork logo in many countries, including Japan which is our most important markets.
We have been able to distinguish ourselves from our competitors through quality products, meeting our customer specifications but most importantly through the greatest tasting pork in the world.
We continue to work closely with the town of Neepawa, the town of Killarney and the surrounding communities.
The outcome has been positive with school expansions as well as new and expanded businesses in town.

Vielfaure applauds the support of the governments of Manitoba and Canada creating and helping rural communities flourish in Manitoba.
For Farmscape.Ca, I'm Bruce Cochrane.

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