Remembering…..
Several things come to mind as I sit down to write this column. The first one is a great thank you to the young man who surprised me at the Winkler Co-op Gas Bar recently. As I stood in line to pay for my purchase, he says hang on I have something for you.
He
Farming should be both fun and challenging, says Ard and Verna Hoogeveen of Verard Farms in Chilliwack, BC.
For them, it’s more than just a philosophy of farming, it’s a philosophy of life they put into practice early. As a young couple, the pair spent a year travelling the world, visiting both New Zealand and
Lawrence MacAulay was officially sworn in as Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food in Ottawa on Nov. 4, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled his new cabinet.
MacAulay was not exactly the expected first choice in the minds of most, but he does bring with him a wealth of parliamentary experience and a farm background.
MacAulay,
Ingredients
1 lb (500 g) fresh Canadian Pork Sausage – Chorizo, Italian or your favorite
1 1/2 cups (375 ml) frozen hash brown potatoes
1/2 cup (125 ml) chopped onion
1/2 green pepper, chopped
8 eggs, lightly beaten
1/4 tsp (1 ml) ground black pepper
8 10″ (25 cm) flour tortillas
1/2 cup (125 ml) shredded Monterey Jack cheese
Directions
In a large skillet, over
PEAK Swine Celebrates 20 Years
PEAK Swine Genetics is celebrating its twentieth year in business.
PEAK began in 1995 from five founding nucleus herds represented by Rennie Heare, Walter Preugschas, Jurgen Preugschas, Keith Rasmuson and Barry Reiter as shareholders and directors. The company’s base is a group of highly successful purebred swine breeders who have combined their talents,
Welfare issues are increasingly being highlighted through the media and elsewhere as consumers express concerns about how pigs are reared.
Here in the UK back in the late 1960s we put gestating sows into sow stalls – and tethers – so that these pigs were unable to fight and each had her
There is a federal election on.
In fact it’s been on far longer already than any election in the modern age of electronic social media should ever be.
It is now dragging on like a Prairie winter in March, with people enjoying the experience of the rhetoric and hyperbole just as much as a three-day storm.
Even
Red Deer Swine Tech
Planning is complete for the 2015 Red Deer Swine Technology Workshop. Mark your calendars for Wednesday October 21st in Red Deer at the Sheraton.
Some topics include: Antibiotic benchmark and resistance; Animal welfare audits; Understanding date; Foreign worker programs; Pain mitigation and the Code of Practice plus others.
Registration is $80 each, or
Update… There is a story elsewhere in this issue that talks about prices, hog numbers, and the how much the stronger American greenback is helping hog producers in Canada. Tyler Fulton, the director of risk management with h@ms Marketing Services says, despite higher live hog numbers, prices in western Canada have improved over the
Three trends to watch that benefit
swine operations
The big value of feed technology is getting “more out of every bite” from livestock diets.
Today with advances in science there are more options and different types of benefits than ever before. The best feed technology is like a jack knife – there’s a lot it can
