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2 10, 2024

Innovative Approaches for Efficient and Bio-secure Farming

Mara Rozitis leads Signature Swine Solutions, offering profit-driven consulting and practical support to the swine industry. With over 25 years of experience, Mara recognized the need for a service combining strategic consulting with hands-on farm assistance. This approach enhances productivity while engaging farm staff.While continuing with Signature Swine Solutions, which integrates advanced techniques with

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2 10, 2024

Where is Agriculture?

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In January, the Government of Canada announced its Team Canada missions to the U.S. to promote Canadian exports before renegotiating the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA, formerly NAFTA).Cam Dahl, general manager of Manitoba Pork Council, said while these missions to State legislatures and the U.S. government are promising, there seems to be a notable absence.

2 10, 2024

Focusing on People: Dr. John Carr’s Vision for Pig Farming’s Future

Dr. John Carr, a world livestock consultant, veterinarian, and lecturer living in Brisbane, Australia, was in Manitoba recently to enjoy himself and because the price of pigs was decent.“I believe Canada continues to be one of the best pig producers globally, so being here is a great opportunity to walk around, engage with the

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2 10, 2024

Animal Health Canada Focuses on Foreign Animal Disease Preparedness

Erica Charlton, Director of Animal Health Canada’s Emergency Management Division, said the division’s primary focus is planning and preparedness for foreign animal diseases. This will be a key topic at Animal Health Canada’s Forum 2024, scheduled for October 8th and 9th in Ottawa, sharing updates on the division’s activities. Charlton emphasized the division’s focus

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2 10, 2024

Ramping Up the Battle Against Feral Pigs

A Wild Boar Trail through a field. Supplied by Chris Arndt, AP WB Eradication Specialist

Allies in Alberta’s battle against free-roaming wild boars – university researchers, hog producers, grain farmers, wildlife groups and beyond – are adding more weapons and expanding their territory.Expanding the trapping and monitoring program east to Alberta’s boundary with Saskatchewan was

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2 10, 2024

Expansion of CanSpotASF Mandate Includes Invasive Wild Pigs Enhances ASF Zoning Efforts

Dr. Amy Snow

Expanding the CanSpotASF program to provide African Swine Fever rule-out testing for invasive wild pigs is expected to further Canada’s efforts to establish zoning.CanSpotASF, a voluntary African Swine Fever surveillance program that has provided no-charge rule-out testing for commercial pigs displaying symptoms similar to ASF since 2020, has been expanded to include

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2 10, 2024

Berkshires – A Good Fit

“There is nothing better than to watch these guys in wide open spaces. Just being free to be pigs,” states Jessie

While Berkshire are currently designated as ‘critical’ in status in Canada – meaning overall numbers are extremely low – there are still breeders dedicated to the breed and its continued existence.Jessie Leigh Johnston and

2 10, 2024

From the publishers desk,

Greetings on a very fall feeling day, cool and breezy and a haze of combine dust in the air. This edition marks one year since I had to change printers after the press I had been using since 1998 closed its door. I do hope you are enjoying the slightly different look on the core section

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8 08, 2024

Pork Showcase at the Calgary Stampede

Thanks to the Pork Showcase committee at Calgary Stampede, all volunteers and Alberta Pork, for sharing the wonderful world of pigs to the city slickers. A great opportunity to explain why we do what we do.

Some of the sights and sounds from the display. Again thanks to all the volunteers.

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8 08, 2024

Timely Repop at Plainview

Opening day of Alberta Pork Congress was more than a bit special for the hog crew at Plainview Colony, located near Foremost, Alta.Barn manager Peter Hofer was touring the exhibits on June 12 when he got the call: The first litter of pigs from his first new batch of gilts had just been born.