5 10, 2023

From the publishers desk,

Welcome to the fifth edition in 2023, our 27th year in publishing. You might notice a few very slight changes in this issue. After 25 years, the printer I had been using closed its doors last month, wishing all those affected by the plant closure the best. So I had to search for a

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3 08, 2023

Prairie Pork Cabbage Rolls

Ingredients1 large green cabbage3 slices Canadian-produced bacon1 large onion, chopped1-1/2 lb (750 g) lean ground Canadian pork1/2 cup (125 mL) long-grain rice, cooked1/2 tsp (2 mL) pepper10 oz (284 mL) can tomato soupSour cream (optional)

DirectionsCut core out of cabbage and pour boiling water into the cut until cabbage leaves begin to separate. Separate the

3 08, 2023

Kudos

Olymel Reach For The Top AwardsDuring the recent banquet at Alberta Pork Congress the winners of each category of Olymels RFFT awards were presented. Here is a list of the top five in each category.Food Safety: Champion Byemoor Colony, 1st runner up Parkland Colony, 2nd runner up Erskine Colony, 3rd runner up Sunnybend Colony

3 08, 2023

Pork Chops

Alberta Livestock ExpoMark your calendars for the 5th Alberta Livestock Expo which will be held in Lethbridge October 11th & 12th at Agri-food Hub and Trade Centre (formally known as Exhibition Park).Expanded floor space, hot lunch buffet on Thursday, banquet Wednesday. More details on website.The always exciting Pork Quality Competition returns, with the top

3 08, 2023

What to Expect

When I saw the first Indiana Jones movie, Raiders of the Lost Ark, I didn’t know what to expect. Wasn’t I surprised? Rapid fire action. Amazing stunts. Thrills galore. There wasn’t a second that I looked away, even in that one scene with all the snakes. And, now, we have Indiana Jones and the

3 08, 2023

Prop 12 Skews the Pork Prices

The Proposition 12 ruling changing and finally settling down with a court ruling in California with various interpretations has roiled the markets.Bill Alford, general manager of Hams Marketing Services of Winnipeg, MB, said it was doom and gloom in late May when the prices cratered.“And we’ve gained back half of those losses with cash

3 08, 2023

Government Regulations Interfere

Increasingly how farmers farm will be dictated by government regulation.Where regulation of business by government is not new, agriculture has long operated with perhaps less interference than most sectors.That can of course be seen as a positive by producers, although increasingly the public is concerned about how farmers farm. It might be suggested the

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3 08, 2023

What is Food Security?

Recently I spent some time in a garden talking beans and as we wound down the actual interview we ended up sitting on a couple of lawn chairs in the shade of a bin.As often happens in such cases the conversation soon wandered to other topics, which at least had ancillary connections to beans.One

3 08, 2023

Bill C-234 Offers the Opportunity to Restore the Competitive Position of Canadian Farmers

Cam Dahl, the General Manager of Manitoba Pork, said the passage of Bill C-234 will help restore the ability of Canada’s pork producers to compete on the international market.Bill C-234, a private member’s bill that will create specific exemptions for farmers to Canada’s carbon pricing scheme, has passed in the House of Commons and

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3 08, 2023

Pilot Scale Vaccine Manufacturing Facility Expected to Speed up Vaccine Development

A new pilot-scale vaccine manufacturing facility in Saskatoon will speed up the development of new vaccines for both animals and humans.The Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization, on the campus of the University of Saskatchewan, has completed the construction and commissioning of its new on-site pilot-scale vaccine manufacturing facility.VIDO director and CEO Dr. Volker Gerdts