Due to the continued financial losses and uncertainty in the hog and pork markets for the foreseeable future, Olymel will reduce its hog production in Western Canada.A company release from the Humboldt, SK office said approximately 80 staff will receive layoff notices. This decision will result in the closure of five sow units in
Greetings, the expression that you often hear is things can change on a dime or at a moment’s notice. This is a perfect example, just as I was getting ready to type this note to hear the news of Olymel’s decision to close five Alberta sow units and one in Saskatchewan.As the news release
Manitoba Pork/University of Manitoba Student Networking NightOn March 9th, Manitoba Pork was proud to organize a meet & greet reception for agriculture graduate students Working on swine or livestock related projects. Attendees at this event included Manitoba Pork staff, other invited Manitoba swine sector representatives, and University of Manitoba agriculture grad students.The intent is
It was some time ago that a press release arrived in the mailbox announcing a veterinary professor at USask was launching a bovine health podcast. The release caught my attention because it reminded how dramatically the dissemination of information to agriculture producers has changed over recent years. I grew up following my dad to occasional farm meetings
Manitoba Pork AGMThe Manitoba Pork Annual general meeting will be Thursday April 13th. The meeting will be held at the Fairmont in Winnipeg. •
Montana Livestock ExpoThe Montana Livestock Expo will return to Great Falls MT Thursday April 20th for its 3rd installment. The one day show will take place at Montana Expo Park in
Depending on which linguistic corner of the world you grew up in the English language can either be hard or easy to learn. English can be down right confusing.Take oxymorons, for example. An oxymoron is when words of contradictory meaning are put together. For example: Clearly misunderstood. Act natural. Only choice. Found missing. Pretty
Linac-MR machine (LMR) at the CCI,Edmonotn, AB
Dr. Gino Fallone
On February 3rd I was both honoured and privileged to be included in a celebration and media event at the Cross Cancer Institute in Edmonton. Many of you may remember back in 2012, 2013 and 2014 in conjunction with Alberta Pork Congress. I organized the Bruce
Michelle the pig taking me for a swim
Safety briefing
Beach interview time
Getting Michelle to sit, before giving her a apple
Monday February 27th on Treasure Island (Cay), one of the 2400 Cays and 700 islands that make up the Bahamas. I had the pleasure of meeting, swimming and learning about the pigs on the beach. While not
A partner with Polar Pork Farms said a new Saskatchewan-based cull sow slaughtering plant will reduce the cost of shipping sows to slaughter, minimizing the risk of transmitting disease from one country to another and avoid the complications that result from border closures. Construction of the new North 49 cull sows slaughtering plant in Moose
Does anyone know the actual cost of the carbon tax? I came from the local A&W drive-thru and sat down and wrote this column. Why? Because three chicken fingers cost $8 plus fries and a drink. Wow, that will be the last time I order those delicious chicken fingers. The bill was considerably higher than
