30 09, 2019

Chinese Tariff Rollback Good and Bad

The National Pork Producers Council said China rolling back retaliatory tariffs on U.S. pork is good news for U.S. pork producers and Chinese consumers.
However, the Canadian Meat Council warns China’s rollback of tariffs on U.S. pork further jeopardizes Canada’s competitive position in that market.
This past year the U.S. trade dispute with China resulted in

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30 09, 2019

VIDO-InterVac Explores Novel Approach to Sow Vaccination

VIDO-InterVac, located at the University of Saskatchewan, is one of North America’s largest containment level 2 and 3 vaccine and infectious disease research institutes. Our state-of-the-art 250,000 square foot facility was designed and is approved for the study of Risk Group 2 and 3 infectious diseases. In addition to being one of Canada’s only

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30 09, 2019

Alarm Bells on Three Potential Emerging Diseases in Pigs

Dr. Jette Christensen, the Manager of the Canada West Swine Health Intelligence Network, is raising the alarm with regards to three specific swine diseases, two of which mimic the symptoms of foreign animal diseases.
“Of the three, is a new kind of streptococcus called Streptococcus zooepidemicus, and we call it Strep zoo for short,” said

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30 09, 2019

The Happiest Little Critters You Ever Met

Steve and Amber Kenyon on their farm Greener Pastures Ranch, near Busby Alberta,

“Pigger! Pigger! Pigger! Piggers!” A quiet paddock full of deep, green grass begins to tremble, and then bursts into life. Suddenly, pigs are popping up everywhere and running in from all different directions: Red ones, grey ones, brown ones

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30 09, 2019

Supporting Prairie Agriculture

While we all knew it was coming, we now have an official date to go to the polls to elect our federal representatives.
To start, we all need to mark Monday, Oct. 21 on our calendars and make sure we all take the opportunity a free democracy offers us by casting a vote.
The trend toward

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30 09, 2019

Researchers Target Improved Comfort During Transport

Dr Yolande Seddon

Scientists working on behalf of Swine Innovation Porc are striving to improve the comfort of young pigs that move throughout North America. As part of research by Swine Innovation Porc, a multi-institutional team of scientists are working with commercial transporters to identify the effects of short and long duration trips on early-weaned

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30 09, 2019

Dr. Carr Says AFS Could Cause a Shortage of Meat by 10 per cent Next Year on the Planet

Harry and Dr John Carr during a Skpye interview.

Dr. John Carr, a world-renowned livestock consultant, veterinarian, and college lecturer in Australia said in an interview recently price of pork is skyrocketing in China, and the planet, not only China could have a ten per cent deficit in meat next year.
“And what is

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30 09, 2019

Meat Industries on Both Sides of the 49th Parallel Ask Governments For Help

Chris White, President & CEO Canadian Meat Council

The battle between China and Canada continues at so-called diplomatic levels, and the Canadian Ag industry keeps feeling the effects and suffering through this political dispute.
Media reports had Canada’s PM Justin Trudeau going tit for tat with China’s leadership.
Pulse Ghana, a news site from Ghana,

30 09, 2019

From the publishers desk,

As I am typing this it is a beautiful 22º outside, go combines go.
With a chance of flurries at the end of the week the old expression make hay when the sun shines seems fitting.
It has been a year since African Swine Fever, ASF, became a hot topic of discussion. A year later as

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6 09, 2019

Barbecued Asian Back Ribs

Ingredients
2 racks Canadian Pork Back Ribs
3 cups (750 ml) hot water
1/2 cup (125 ml) hoisin sauce
1/4 cup (50 ml) soy sauce
1/4 cup (50 ml) rice or cider vinegar
1/2 cup (50 ml) dry sherry or rice wine
2 tbsp (25 ml) Dijon mustard
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp (15 ml) minced fresh ginger

Prep Time: 20 minutes