Drought on the prairies AND the complexities of African swine fever vaccines

The prairies are dry.  While some farmers are dealing with this drought for the first year several ranchers have been struggling through these conditions for a number of years. Tamara Carter is the president of the Saskatchewan Forage Council and farms near Lacadena, Sask. She talks about how they are coping on her farm and why its more important then ever for farmers and ranchers to support each other.The Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization or VIDO-InterVac as its known, is pursuing two options for protecting pigs from the ravages of African Swine fever. African Swine Fever is not present in North America, but it continues to spread in Europe and Asia. Dr. Andrew Van Kessel, the Associate Director Research with VIDO-Intervac says the virus is complex, making vaccine development has been challenging.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.