Over the years, problems with manure disposal meant that many Danish producers focussed on just producing 30kg weaners and cut back on finishing. At the same time the 2013 partial dry sow stall ban was looming, which meant new buildings / conversions were required and so many producers decided to increase sow numbers, to
Never a dull moment in raising food
On the heels of the first case of PEDv in this go-around, May 27 on a sow farm in southeast Manitoba, the second one I heard about on a hog farm not far away from these two PEDv cases.
On June 2, 2016, Manitoba’s Office of the Chief Veterinarian
The Smith farm at Argyle, MB has been in the family since 1953. Originally a dairy farm, the Smiths began raising pigs on their quarter section near Argyle, Manitoba in 1967. During the 80s and 90s, as pork production became concentrated in huge hog barns across Manitoba and the rest of North America, the
Pork & Mushroom Stroganoff
Ingredients
3 cups (750 ml) quartered mushrooms – about ½ lb (250g)
2 tsp (10 ml) vegetable oil
1 ¼ lb (625 ml) boneless pork, cut into ½ inch (1 cm) cubes
1 can 10 oz. cream of mushroom soup
1 tsp (5 ml) paprika
1 tbsp (15 ml )EACH ketchup & Worcestershire sauce
2 tbsp (25
Friesen Bio Ag Manitoba recently opened a new facility in Headingly, MB just west of Winnipeg. Friesen Livestock Nutrition is all about family coming from a rich background and tradition of excellence in the livestock feed industry, Dick Friesen and two of his sons, Edward and Dennis, decided to keep it in the family.
ULS Industies Accepts Awards
United Livestock Systems a divison of ULS Industries was recently awared in two separate catergories. The awards were from CTS Storage, their products include but are not limited to Harvestore, Nutristore and slyrrystore.
For 2015 United Livestock Systmes placed second in dealer volume in North America. The second award was for Dayrl
Pork and music, what a great way to spend Father’s Day weekend. The 3rd annual Porkapalooza was held recently in Edmonton. As their slogan says “A Big Meat Up,” with 32 food vendors on site featuring one hundred per cent BBQ, how could you not have fun and leave with a full belly. Throw
While industry people continue to call on the federal government and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to listen to the hog industry on livestock trailer washing biosecurity, others are moving ahead with improved and stepped up technology to wash those trailers.
Researchers with the Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute are preparing to move to the next
The recent hog and pigs report released by the United States Department of Agriculture shows that the U.S. hog inventory is up two per cent. In the case of the U.S. hog industry, an industry that is so huge, a small change in numbers can cause a major market shift in market prices. When
Educating the younger folk is something the farming industry must keep doing, and keep doing it well for food production to continue to flourish and for those younger to keep telling others farmers are doing it right, safely, cost effective, and for sure keeping it healthy.
Myrna Grahn, the manager of the University of Manitoba’s
