As of magazine press time:
Over the past month nine swine operations in southeastern Manitoba have been confirmed infected by Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea including six within a five kilometer area and three outside the original five kilometer buffer zone, two of which are linked to that zone by pig movements.
PED Virus Case No. 15 Found
Hog numbers keep rising in the United States on top of big numbers already, not only in the slaughter numbers but an expansion of the breeding herd in the United States as well, according to the March USDA Hog and Pig report.
“We’ve clearly had an increase in hog numbers again this year on already
Brian Sullivan the CEO of the Canadian Centre for Swine Improvement said the adoption of new technology will be key for Canada’s pork industry to remain competitive while meeting new challenges facing the industry.
In partnership with Swine Innovation Porc, the Canadian Centre for Swine Improvement is examining novel technologies designed to optimize pig performance
Quebec-based Olymel is recruiting farmers to build new barns to finish the pigs its own farms are raising in Western Canada.
In an interview with Prairie Hog Country late in May, Casey Smit, vice-president of swine production for Olymel in Western Canada, said the company needs 100,000 more spaces to finish the pigs being raised
Today as I am typing this it is 28˚ and muggy, a storm is forecasted overnight. The farmers are seeding as fast as their tractors will go. Around here it was a very late start till snow melted and many had to deal with left over crops from last year’s early snow fall.
Scary times
Land price increases slowing
In 1967, my father Henry C. Siemens, [deceased] my brother Jack Siemens who farms with his son Jonathan, and myself then a fledgling farmer bought our neighbour’s quarter section for $300 an acre, an exorbitant price gushed our neighbours at the time.
It was a high price as we soon learned especially
Ingredients
6 Canadian Pork Loin Centre Chops, 3/4″/2 cm thick
1 tsp (5 ml) canola oil
½ tsp (2 ml) pepper
1 tbsp (15 ml) butter
1 cup (250 ml) finely chopped onion
2 sprigs fresh rosemary, chopped (or 2 tsp/10 mL dried)
½ cup (125 ml) fresh or frozen cranberries, chopped
¾ cup (175 ml) reduced sodium chicken broth
13 oz (384
Anybody who knows me knows I continue to find pigs or a connection to the pig industry everywhere. On a recent trip to Southern California a stop in Sea Wold in San Diego I reconnected with Raphael.
Some of you might remember Raphael from a about seven years ago. I met him at the same
Schippers Expands
Schippers Canada is now open at their new Lacombe location. Their thrilled to be in the expanded facilities, right along hiway 2. The new building is over 27 000 sq ft, with room to add on.
Nine staff members are on site to help you with all your supply needs. Schippers is also still
World Pork Expo
Who attends World Pork Expo? Thousands of U.S. and global pork producers, industry professionals and industry experts attend each year. If you’re part of the pork industry, you should be part of World Pork Expo
What and When & Where is World Pork Expo? The world’s largest pork industry-specific trade show brings
