Maintaining a healthy pork industry in Alberta boils down to finding better ways for fewer and fewer farmers to fill the needs of more and more people, says the executive director of Alberta Pork.
Much of the discussion at the corporation’s Annual General Meeting on Nov. 30 was centred on issues facing the province’s producers:
The first ever Alberta Livestock Expo attracted over 500 attendees. With all booths sold out and solid attendance at the one day event back in October organizers of the show are already looking ahead to 2018.
Chris Tokaruk,one of the guys who came up with the idea to have a multi species show in Lethbridge,
Every Country likes to honour its key industry personnel and the UK is no exception. The David Black Award was established by a farmer of the same name who farmed pigs and arable in south east England and whose farming enterprise is now run by his son. The award was first awarded in 1960
The Western Livestock Price Insurance Program (WLPIP) is a risk management tool available in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. The program provides producers with protection against an unexpected drop in prices on cattle and hogs over a defined period.
Jason Dobbin is the Manitoba provincial coordinator for Western Livestock Price Insurance, a program that
Do carbon and manure go hand in hand?
Two events happened recently; Manitoba’s carbon tax proposal and the hearings at the Manitoba Legislature on cleaning up regulations.
When I look at both of these events, the outcomes and results they almost appear to be an oxymoron. More on that later.
A tax is a tax is a
There is much consternation about what will or will not happen to the continuing negotiations of NAFTA. In some cases, the Americans and Canadians are on the same sides, maybe even the Mexicans as it pertains to hogs and pork.
The American Farm Bureau Federation is calling on the Trump Administration to move forward with
How the sow is fed leading up to farrowing can have an impact of milk production.
And it follows that the amount of colostrum in the milk which has a great influence on piglet health and that helps start good growth through lactation.
Recent research by Dr. Chantal Farmer, of Agriculture and Agri-food Canada’s (AAFC) Sherbrooke
Dealing with the smell of animal waste is a challenge livestock producer’s face. That is particularly true for hog production units.
Biochars may help overcome the issue.
“Biochars have unique chemical and physical properties including a highly porous internal structure,” explained Brian Dougherty, Graduate Research Assistant, Ag and Biosystems Engineering. “A few ounces of biochar can
Hog prices keep going up and down almost like a yo-yo or more specifically like a roller coaster gone mad.
Therefore when the live hog prices slipped over the past couple of weeks, the industry is looking at an attractive dynamic right now.
Tyler Fulton, the Director of Risk Management with Hams Marketing Services said the
A major element in the success of every farm lies in searching out the devils that lurk in the details. Helping hog producers and their staff nail those devils down has been the goal of the Red Deer Swine Technology Workshop, which hosted a strong crowd for its 19th annual seminar in mid-October.
Industry speakers
