6 10, 2016

Imperial Seed Breaks Ground in CentrePort

CentrePort Canada is North America’s largest inland port, offering 20,000 acres of high-quality, affordable industrial land and unique access to tri-modal transportation, including three Class I railways (Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, and BNSF Railway), a 24/7 global air cargo airport and an international trucking hub.

Recently Imperial Seed broke ground on its new agricultural hub

6 10, 2016

Gerry Ritz Canada’s Trade Critic Voices his Concerns

Gerry Ritz, the Member of Parliament for Battlefords-Lloydminster /International Trade Critic for the Conservative Party of Canada isn’t quite yet prepared to hang ‘em up as the saying often goes when people think it might be time to retire.

In a recent interview, to determine where he wants to take his new position too, we

6 10, 2016

On The Edge With Siemens Says

Farming getting more difficult Family gatherings are for me a great place to be for various reasons. The one I attended recently on a Sunday in September has several family farms, and about six different opinions on things, but they are all into producing food and I often pick up great comments, observations and

6 10, 2016

Packers, Retailers, and Hog Producers Huge Business

To get another perspective on what hog prices are doing around the world, Jim Long hog commentator says the U.S. hog industry is now hovering around breakeven with hog prices averaging about 61.50 cents/lb lean or 46c/ live-weight.

“The low cost of corn is keeping the industry from hemorrhaging dollars at these prices but sow

6 10, 2016

Pork Producers Advised to Watch For and Avoid Shipping Pigs with Vesicular Lesions

The hog industry has its share of issues and challenges, the least of which is not the different diseases that keep popping up and herd health.

Dr. Amy Snow, the National Manager of the Foreign Animal Disease Program, part of the Animal Health Directorate of the CFIA says the agency’s investigation into an incident involving

6 10, 2016

Hog Prices, Demand and Exports

With fall officially here hog prices and market cycles often change especially after the warm, hot days of summer and now fall and winter just around the corner.

Tyler Fulton, the Director of Risk Management with h@ms Marketing Services says the balance between U.S. hog slaughter numbers and U.S. slaughter capacity will be among the

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6 10, 2016

Spring Creek Colony Becomes Among First Major Swine Farms in Canadian Prairies to Ship ‘RWA’ Hogs

Farmers at Spring Creek Hutterite Colony near the Alberta and Saskatchewan border have achieved a milestone in the evolution of Canadian hog production by becoming among the first major farms in the Canadian Prairies to ship ‘RWA’ (Raised Without Antibiotics) hogs to market.

The shipment of 200 hogs at market weight of 265 pounds was

6 10, 2016

How to Develop the Next Government Food Programs

The more programs governments develop, the more farmers depend on them, and becomes inherently more important for the powers that be, governments, stakeholders, farmers, and those who develop those policies to get it right.

Years ago, when the first European farmers first came to Canada, many came because they were tired of farming paper. Those

6 10, 2016

Hog Prices Going in the Wrong Direction A Preview of Alberta Pork AGM

An unprecedented crash in meat prices will top the agenda when Alberta Pork calls members together for its Annual General Meeting in Calgary on Nov. 9.

“We’re going to be facing some pretty steep challenges come our AGM date, mostly on pricing, because right now, the futures are looking very poor and our producers are

6 10, 2016

Too Much Rain Causes Mycotoxin Concerns

There’s a big crop coming off in Canada and the United States, but here in Western Canada, while big the moisture has played some havoc with quality.

Dr. Denise Beaulieu, an Assistant Professor in Monogastric Nutrition with the University of Saskatchewan says, while harvested grain contaminated by low levels of Deoxynivalenol (DON) can be mixed