Dr. Steve Meyer, an economist with Kerns and Associates, said processing plant disruptions caused by COVID-19 resulted in the worst financial disaster ever for American hog farmers.As part of a news briefing on July 21, the National Pork Producers Council outlined the economic devastation caused to pork producers by COVID-19. It urged Congress to
Rural residents east of Edmonton have been asked to watch for wild pigs and report any sightings to their county office.In June, three sightings were reported in the South Cooking Lake area, says Karen Raven, manager of agricultural operations for Strathcona County. As a result of those sightings, her office sent a letter to
Dr. John Carr, an International livestock consultant, living in Queensland, Australia, said the African Swine Fever in Asian and some other European countries continue to wreak havoc to the swine industry, and in some instances world-wide.Dr. Carr said the people he works within China, the farms he looks after, still struggle to set up
Paul and Manuel Maendel Heart Team members of the Oak Bluff Hutterite Colony east of Morris, MB recently attended a trade show selling sonar and dive assist equipment and advanced technology.The next part has to do with the cost of equipment, travel, accommodation, meals, and other costs as part of the recovery expenses, training,
Scientists working on behalf of Swine Innovation Porc [SIP] are preparing to test the third generation of more durable sensors designed to track temperatures within swine transport trailers.As part of research by the University of Saskatchewan, the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization, the Prairie Swine Centre and the Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute to improve
As much as we tend to think the world is more interconnected these days, countries still tend to operate very much in isolation of one another.Perhaps if COVID-19 has a positive it is that there seems at least a somewhat greater awareness across borders, although here in Canada situated as we are adjacent to
Dr. Egan Brockhoff, the Veterinary Counsel with the Canadian Pork Council, said amid the turmoil surrounding COVID-19, the risk posed to the North American swine sector by African Swine Fever has decreased.Although African Swine Fever continues to spread throughout Asian and parts of Europe, North America remains ASF-free.Dr. Brockhoff, also a member of the
Manuel (L) and Paul Mandel of HEART
Recently Prairie Hog Country had the privilege of spending a morning with two brothers, Paul and Manuel Maendel, the ‘heart’ of the Heart Team of certified divers from the Oak Bluff Hutterite Colony east of Morris, MB. The Team volunteers their services for Emergency Water Search and Rescue
Ian Smith owns and operates the Smith farm at Argyle, MB, in the family since 1953, but his claim to fame continues selling Natural Raised Pork.Smith said despite the COVID-19 pandemic, his home delivery pork business continues strong.Formerly a dairy farm, the Smiths began raising pigs on their quarter section near Argyle, Manitoba, in
Dr. Volker Gerdts, the Director and CEO of VIDO-InterVac, said the introduction of vaccines to protect from COVID-19 is key to slowing the spread of the infection.VIDO developed a COVID-19 vaccine which is showing effectiveness in ferrets, and is safety testing the vaccine in animals, hoping to move into human trials by fall.Dr. Gerdts
