At the recent open house at the Blue Ribbon Sow barn farm near Pansy, MB the barn owner and general manager Craig Sawatzky talked about how new technologies helped them overcome a tragic barn and animal fire and moved forward with a new and converted sow barn.
Ray Funk of Steinbach, MB, a partner in
You don’t have to have been involved in agriculture all that long to recall that the biggest detriment to Canadian farm exports used to be subsidies paid by the United States and the European Union.
The two sides were battling for markets by undercutting each other to attract buyers, and then backfilling losses to their
Proper washing and disinfection of swine transport trailers is an important step in maintaining biosecurity. Research projects have shown visual inspection of trailers is not a reliable assessment1. While traditional microbiological culture method can be used, they involve the use of plated media which need to be incubated and analyzed to obtain the level
Ingredients
1 2-3 pound boneless pork tenderloin
1 cup chicken or vegetable broth ( I used a 1/2 cup of each)
½ cup balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon honey
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
2 cloves garlic chopped
Directions
Place pork tenderloin into the insert of your slow cooker. In a 2-cup measuring cup, mix together all remaining
Dr. Murray Pettitt Appointed New CEO of Prairie Swine Centre
The Board of the Centre has announced the appointment of Dr. Murray Pettitt as their new CEO. Murray assumed responsibilities on July 1, 2018 and succeeded Lee Whittington, who retired after 26 years, the last 10 years as President/CEO. Dr. Pettitt has been part of
The Swine Health Information Centre is investigating the potential risk of the transmission of African Swine Fever through feed ingredients and alerting pork producers of that possible risk.
The industry believed that PED came to North America from China in 2013 through imported contaminated feed ingredients but don’t have definite proof.
The Swine Health Information Centre
With so much emphasis on sow comfort, work continues on how to make them even more comfortable. Research shows gestating sows can benefit from narrower slat and gap widths in slatted concrete flooring.
As part of research conducted on behalf of Swine Innovation Porc scientists with the University of Manitoba examined the effect of narrowing
It is no secret how important the hog industry is to rural Manitoba, Manitoba, and all of Canada. According to Canadian Pork International, with revenues amounting to over three billion Canadian dollars, the pork sector accounts for 30 per cent of total livestock shipments and 10 per cent of all farm cash receipts.
Ralph Eichler,
On Nov. 10, 2017, roughly 7,500 pigs died in a blaze at a hog barn in southeast Manitoba on the Blue Ribbon Sow farm which is part of the Henervic Farms. On Wednesday, Sept 19, 2018 the farm hosted an Open House and showing off the farm’s new sow barn conversion and a close
Alberta Livestock Expo
The date the 2nd annual Alberta Livestock Expo will take place in Lethbridge at Exhibition Park October 10th & 11th.
This year the trade show has expanded to two days. In addition on Wednesday October 10th there will be a Beef Rib BBQ Competition. Then on Thursday October 11th a Hog Carcass Competition.
Booths are
