Wow – welcome to 2020 – still not exactly sure where 2019 went, it came and went in a blur. Time wise it seemed, however, last year was a scary one indeed with the constant threat of African Swine Fever, which continues today and will throughout 2020. That hot topic remains top of producers
Blowing snow, slushy and ice covered roads could not keep those away to set up their booths for this year’s Alberta Livestock Expo. The two day show, which took place October 9 & 10, saw an expanded floor plan with 130 booths representing over eight-five companies. The aisles were filled with vibrant conversations, discussion on
Brent Moen
An attempt to disband Alberta’s 50-year-old pork board has turned into a frank and open discussion of the industry’s future in Western Canada. Delegates and guests from around the province were gathered in Calgary for Alberta Pork’s 50th Annual General meeting when a pair of producers presented a resolution to disband the
Brandon Hog & Livestock Expo The Brandon Hog & Livestock Expo will be held at Keystone Centre Wednesday December 11th. The one day show will take place from 10 – 4, featuring the Pork Quality Competition to wrap up the day. Online registration now open at the website hogdaysbrandon.com For
While I appreciate there are those who have begun to doubt science, I for one am a believer that our future as a planet lies solely with what science can create in the coming years to deal with whatever issues we face.
That will be particularly true in agriculture.
Unless some disaster arises to alter the
A carbon tax has the potential to suck all profit out of agriculture in Canada According to the Western Canadian Wheat Growers, the federal government doesn’t seem to understand that the carbon tax impacts farmers’ bottom lines. The carbon tax gets added to almost everything we buy, but unlike many consumer goods, we cannot
The idea to merge hog marketing services on the prairies began over ten years ago. From that getting together emerged the joint organization Hogs @ Manitoba and Saskatchewan, or when launched in January 2010, renamed to Hog Administrative Marketing Services or h@ms. Today, h@ms uses that power of volume to work for our producers.
“Our
The 21st edition of the Red Deer Swine Technology Workshop, held at Westerner Park on October 23, was wrapped around a theme of protection and security. handling tips, preventing disease, getting piglets off to a strong start and keeping out intruders of all sorts – from biological hazards to animal rights activists – were
Last June, China stopped purchasing Canadian pork. Up to that time in 2019, China’s pork imports from Canada were 15 per cent of total imports, Just below Spain and Germany at about 18-20 per cent each said Jim Long, a hog industry commentator. Then more recently, much to the relief of Canadian and
Jason Manness
Jason Manness, director of procurement for Western Canada at Maple Leaf Foods, told a meeting earlier this year in Starbuck, MB that Maple Leaf is looking to finance 33.3 per cent of new hog barn construction.
Manness outlined in a brief talk to the producers at the h@ms Marketing Services meeting how
