Keep the faith but troubling times Two issues come to mind as I write this column. The first had farmers in Western Canada riled up. Here is the headline of a release as to why ‘Trudeau moves forward with fertilizer reduction policy.’A Saskatchewan government release said the Alberta and Saskatchewan agriculture ministers have expressed “profound
Outside and Inside the VIDO lab
Dr. Volker Gerdts, the director and CEO of VIDO said a new in-house pilot scale vaccine manufacturing facility will likely make vaccines by the fourth quarter of this year. The Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization, on the campus of the University of Saskatchewan, is developing this new facility. With construction almost
We’re very pleased to collaborate with SASK Pork to test newtechnologies that will help improve biosecurity and protect herdsfrom disease.
A pilot project underway in Saskatchewan is assessing technology designed to track the movement of swine transport vehicles. Guelph-based Farm Health Guardian and the Saskatchewan Pork Development Board are collaborating on a pilot project to assess the
Rick Bergmann with Brad Hennen at World Pork Expo
Rick Bergmann, hot on the newly-opening farm meeting circuit, outlined the state of the Canadian hog industry and where it is going when looking at the global scene following the World Pork Expo. Bergmann said producers’ cost of production is extremely high due to the feed costs
Dr John Carr attending IPVS 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, shares some pictures from presentations.
Dr. John Carr, a world livestock consultant, veterinarian, and lecturer, living in Brisbane, Australia reported via email on the International Pig Veterinary Society getting back together after a Covid break. [And now a hot-shot international reporter.] At last, after a two-year
File photo of Steve Meyer from a previous Banff Pork Seminar
Dr. Steve Meyer, an economist with Partners for Production Agriculture told the World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Iowa in early June the number one hot topic for hog producers is the cost [high] of production. This includes grain prices in the world, driven
Dr. Liz Wagstrom
Dr. Liz Wagstrom, the chief veterinarian with the National Pork Producers Council in the United States, said in the event of an African Swine Fever outbreak (heaven forbid) in the United States, maintaining pig movements in unaffected areas will be a top priority. Producers and industry representatives discussed the U.S. initiatives to prevent
Jennifer Brown
Producers are keenly aware that mortality rates in sows have increased dramatically over the years. The question is why? There are theories, but zeroing in on the answer has stumped producers, scientists and analysts. Jennifer Brown, a research scientist in ethology at the Prairie Swine Centre in Saskatoon, is among those trying to find the
Yolande Seddon
The deadline for having sows in Canada into group housing has been extended to 2029 after it became clear the target of having 100 per cent of sows in group housing by 2024 was not going to be met. It is estimated that Canada’s producers are presently on course for approximately 66 per cent
Trade show floor
Laurie & Brenda in the Prairie Hog Country booth. Picture taken by Rick Bergmann.
Precision Vet Team
Pig planters donated by Gerald Maschmeyer, made by his dad the late Doug Maschmeyer as door prizes.
A billion-dollar rain, a massive new space and a welcome break from social isolation have breathed new life into Alberta Pork
