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9 06, 2022

From the publishers desk,

 Greetings on a beautiful Alberta spring day, it is +22 and I can hear a hum of the bees outside my office window on a mayday tree.As it says on the front cover, the pork sector has returned to in person events, and what a wonderful thing it is. Almost like family reunions at barn

7 04, 2022

From the publishers desk,

You will see like the cover of this edition, wild pigs and the problems and possible threat they are causing is a common theme. Yes, the tropical location in Hawaii, but much closer to home in Western Canada. A recent article in the Edmonton Journal even tackled the issue comparing the river cites of itself

10 02, 2022

From the publishers desk,

Welcome to the first edition of 2022, the 26th year of publishing Prairie Hog Country. Wow, where has the time gone. I once again cannot thank one and all in the hog sector enough for their encouragement, readership, loyalty and of course their financial support through ad bookings, so I can continue to bring Prairie

2 12, 2021

From the publishers desk,

Looking out my office window as I am typing this it is snowing a bit and quite windy, although not really cold, the wind chill of -15˚C. But would take that any day over the devastation that BC is facing right now. My heart, thoughts and prayers are with all affected in any way by mother

29 09, 2021

From the publishers desk,

As I am typing this note I can literally smell and feel combine dust in the air, fall and harvest is upon us. Normally, at this time of year I would be saying see you at the upcoming shows/seminars/meetings, but alas because of COVID and new restrictions we find ourselves again with more events

5 08, 2021

From Publishers Desk

It is hard to believe here we are in the fourth of six editions in 2021. The days, weeks and months are zooming by. Sorry no pun intended. With restrictions loosening, yes some provinces more then others, it is so wonderful to see more unmasked faces again. It looks as though we will be

3 06, 2021

From the publishers desk,

Greetings I am typing this message on Victoria Day as I have just returned home from a camping trip. The weather was pretty good, actually was camping the weekend prior as well and it was +25, then in good Alberta spring fashion we had a snow storm only to be nice again on the long

8 04, 2021

From the publishers desk,

A year ago in the April/May 2020 edition of Prairie Hog Country I typed a note about usually not at a loss for words, but not sure what to say. Well fast-forward to April/May 2021 and I am still not really sure what to say. Yes, we are getting used multiple zoom meetings & live

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4 02, 2021

From the publishers desk,

Happy 2021, I think all of us were ready to turn the page on 2020 and look forward to a new year. Reaching 2021 is very exciting for me as it marks the 25th year of publishing Prairie Hog Country. Not sure when Susan, original owner of PHC, called me back in 1996 to

3 12, 2020

From the publishers desk,

Welcome to the last edition in 2020, and what a year it has been. We all hope and pray that 2021 will bring a more usual routine, without starting every morning with hearing new case numbers and how many new hospitalizations plus even worse, how many new deaths.All those in the agricultural field are a