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9 08, 2018

Farewell and Hello at Alberta Pork Congress

A comfortable level of familiarity spiced up with a few fresh ideas tucked into a nice, neat package for the 44th Annual Alberta Pork Congress.

Trade booths were fully subscribed, says President Nick Korver, with exhibitors hosting a strong crowd of guests for the two-day show, held at Westerner Park in Red Deer on June

9 08, 2018

2017 PEDv Learned Help Contain 2018 Outbreak

In the spring of this year, a relapse of the 2017 PED outbreak that struck in April and by November had infected 80 swine sites hit Southeastern Manitoba.

Jenelle Hamblin, the Manager of Swine Health Programs with Manitoba Pork said lessons learned from the PED outbreak last year are a significant factor in helping contain

9 08, 2018

Tariffs and Trade Battles Hurt Profits of Hog Producers From Both Sides of 49th.

Dr. Dermot Hayes, a Professor and Pioneer Chair in Agribusiness with Iowa State University, calculates the imposition of retaliatory tariffs on U.S. pork will shift the profitability of U.S. pork producers from break even to losing money.

Trade was among the top of mind issues discussed in June as pork sector stakeholders from around the

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9 08, 2018

The New State-of-the-art Research Facility Features a CT Scanner for Pigs

World-renowned swine genetics company Topigs Norsvin held a grand opening June 27 for its new state-of-the-art research centre located in the R.M. of Woodlands, northwest of Winnipeg.

Close to 1,000 people attended the event.

Topigs Norsvin International CEO Martin Bijl told those assembled why the Dutch company chose Manitoba for this $15 million investment sighting the

9 08, 2018

From the publishers desk,

Greetings on a warm sunny day, going up to +28 today and +30 tomorrow. For some the heat is good timing helping the crops along for others that are in desperate need of rain not so much.

Here we are at the fourth of six issues in 2018 already, and before we know it the

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7 06, 2018

Thai Peanut Pork Stew (Slow Cooker)

Thai Peanut Pork Stew (Slow Cooker)

 

Ingredients

2 lbs (1 kg Canadian Pork Braising Cubes)

1/2 red bell pepper, cut into strips

1/4 cup (50 ml) ready-to-use teriyaki sauce

2 tbsp (25 ml) white wine vinegar

1/2-1 tsp (2-5 m) cayenne pepper

2 cloves garlic, minced

1/4 cup (50 ml) creamy peanut butter

1 cup (250 ml) frozen green beans, thawed

2 tbsp

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7 06, 2018

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Birch Hills Celebrates

 

On April 11th Birch hills Colony along with Maximus celebrated along with over one hundred people completion of renovations with a Open House. Birch Hills embarked on renovating their old barn and turning the gestation barn into a new group sow housing working with the team from Maximus They are renovating the

7 06, 2018

Pork Chops

Alberta Pork Congress

The 44th annual Alberta Pork Congress will be held in Westerner Park in Red Deer June 13th & 14th.

Trade Show hours: Wednesday June 13th 9 am – 4:30 pm, Thursday June 14th 9am – 4pm.

Wednesday June 13th – Awards Banquet Reception at 5:30pm, Awards Banquet Dinner & Awards 6:30 pm. This year new

7 06, 2018

MPC Hands Out Awards

At the recent Annual General Meeting of Manitoba Pork some special awards were handed out during their banquet.

First was the acknowledgment presentation of one tonne of pork sausage to Samaritan House Ministries in Brandon.

Thea Dennis, Executive Director of Samaritan House, expressed her gratitude to Manitoba hog farmers for the donation, and noted that over

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7 06, 2018

UK Pig Fair, Things are Looking Up

The UK Pig Fair is now a biennial event run in conjunction with the poultry industry. Many companies hold seminars before the Pig Fair as clients can kill two birds with one stone, as the saying goes. Ceva Animal Health Ltd is a French company which supplies veterinary products to both the UK pig