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10 04, 2025

Sailing On as Christ’s Ambassadors

This movie The Last Flight of Noah’s Ark made an impression on me as a boy.. An unemployed down-and-out pilot is offered a job to fly a cargo of animals to a remote Pacific island aboard a timeworn B-29 bomber. He is accompanied by a missionary, along with two children from her orphanage. The

10 04, 2025

Canada’s Unstable Political Landscape Complicates Trade Discussions

Florian Possberg, a partner with Polar Pork, said rising trade tensions and political uncertainty create serious challenges for Canadian agriculture. China announced steep new tariffs—including 100 per cent on Canadian canola oil, meal, and peas and 25 per cent on pork, fish, and seafood. At the same time, the U.S. has threatened similar measures

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10 04, 2025

Pork Producers are Encouraged to Tackle Pathogens as Temperatures Rise

Dr. Lisa Becton

As warmer temperatures approach, the Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) recommends that farmers use this spring season to develop plans for pathogen elimination on their farms.SHIC Associate Director Dr. Lisa Becton emphasizes that while freezing temperatures may still occur, the onset of spring is an ideal time to strategize and implement methods

10 04, 2025

Tariff Impacts

Tariffs are easily the biggest issue – perhaps storm cloud is a better word – hanging over agriculture in Canada today.It’s rather easy to understand the impact of tariffs – they impede the natural supply and demand flow of products crossing borders. The reason for tariffs are simply political tools imposed on trade for

10 04, 2025

Check Your Barn

Insurance challenges and the sheer ferocity of barn fires mean prevention is the best, if not the only defence, say leaders in hog production.Alberta Pork does not have hard statistics on barn fires, but has reviewed the two reported to its office within the last year, says Javier Bahamon, quality assurance and production manager

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10 04, 2025

Canada Pork is Pleased to Launch a New Social Media Marketing Campaign

It’s tasty, nutritious, convenient, and budget-friendly. And when you choose pork from your local grocery store or butcher, you’re supporting businesses, farmers, and the economy. So let’s stand together and pick pork, eh! These are just a few of the newly featured ‘support local’ posters. •

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10 04, 2025

The Audience is Listening – Speak up or Forever Hold Your Peace

Cam Dahl

Cam Dahl, GM of Manitoba Pork Council, said the political uncertainty now threatens agriculture more than market fluctuations or input costs.“Producers have tools to manage things like price changes or input costs. But right now, we don’t know what’s coming—even next week.”That unpredictability is stalling decisions on everything from production levels to maintenance

10 04, 2025

On The Edge With Siemens Says

Tariff Tensions: U.S. and Canada’s diverging strategies

Are we or aren’t we going to settle with the United States so we can all move forward? As my friend Jack Dawes always says when signing off our frequent phone calls, “Act as if we’re normal.”As the U.S. and Canada clash over tariffs, private equity manager Stephen

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10 04, 2025

Getting to Know the Tamworth Breed

Julia Rylands

Something of an era is coming to an end.Julia Rylands of Muddy Feet Farm is liquidating the last of her small registered Tamworth herd at Duncan, B.C..When the last of her stock goes it may be the last herd of Tamworths west of Ontario.Rylands admitted the decision to get out of pig production

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10 04, 2025

15th SASK Livestock Expo

Major winds, blowing snow and a temporarily closed highway could not keep attendees away from the 15th Saskatchewan Livestock Expo, previously known as Cramer Ag Expo. While some got stuck on Highway 1 (West of Swift Current) for almost three hours, others chose to detour their route, adding a hour and a half, but