The first new hog barn in the last seven years held an Open House on March 4, 2017, at the Suncrest Colony just off the intersection of highways 59 and 52 near Steinbach, MB.
Colony Hog Boss Bob Kleinsasser described it as an 800 sow farrow to 80 pounds using open group housing with 125
With the Manitoba government loosening the moratorium on hog barn expansion and the processing industry needing about a million more hogs annually thoughts turn to the construction of those barns.
Bob Houben, a representative with FGC Construction suggests the age of the barn, its layout, and its ventilation will be among key factors to examine
Doug Redekop, the President of Precision Pumping of La Broquerie, MB said livestock manure applicators have stepped up
their attention to biosecurity in the wake of the arrival of PED in North America. Applicators are much more focused on ensuring their equipment doesn’t give the virus the opportunity to move.
In a recent interview, Redekop also
The 7th annual Cramer Expo once again attracted a large crowd. The one-day trade show held in February was a great place to connect with all aspects of our industry under one roof. Breeding companies, feed suppliers, equipment, pharmaceuticals and more were represented in the sold out trade show.
Kelly Turcotte, trade show coordinator commented,
As part of the Manitoba government’s proposed legislation to reduce out-dated, contradictory, complicated or ineffective regulatory requirements imposed on businesses, industry and local government’s changes could occur to making permitting a hog barn a little less cumbersome.
Finance Minister Cameron Friesen said the government is committed to eliminating the barriers that prevent business and local
There are continuing trade talks in the air and Canada’s Prime Minister makes the most of the one with the European Union.
Prime Minister Trudeau welcomed the European Parliament’s approval of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement and Strategic Partnership Agreement on Feb. 15.
“Today, the European Parliament voted to approve the implementation of the Canada-EU
With prime minister Justin Trudeau and the United States president Donald Trump meeting in Washington, D.C. this Monday, farm people on the Canadian side keep looking south as to what the new trade rules will look like.
Dr. Al Mussell, the Research Lead with Agri-Food Economic Systems says, given the dramatic change in U.S. trade
The co-creator of an updated model for animal welfare shared his theories with a packed house in Leduc during Alberta Farm Animal Care’s annual conference on March 22.
Professor David Mellor, Foundation Director of the Animal Welfare Science and Bioethics Centre at Massey University in New Zealand, has challenged the Five Freedoms as the basis
Welcome to spring, today as I am typing this it is on its way to plus 9, and the snow is disappearing at a rapid rate. Yesterday it was such a lovely Sunday afternoon I even had a fire in my outside pit, my feet in rubber boots with one foot in snow and
Optimizing reproductive efficiency in the breeding herd is a key driver of farm profitability. Vaccinating the breeding herd against Parvovirus, Leptospirosis, and Erysipelas (“PLE” vaccines) is a well-established practice in the swine industry to help achieve optimal reproductive performance by protecting gilts and sows from pregnancy losses caused by these 3 organisms.
Porcine Parvovirus is
