It appears the days of the frozen ears and tails of pigs moving thousands of miles in minus cold winter temperatures and strong icy north winds are all but over.
Dr. Max Propp, a veterinarian with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says Canadian livestock producers and transporters share the CFIA’s commitment to the humane transport
Suncrest Colony near Steinbach, MB celebrated the opening of the first new barn in Manitoba in the last seven years on March 4.
Jim Long, the president of Genesus Genetics says what makes the opening truly extras costs more money.ordinary is the fact the new Suncrest sow barn is the first new sow barn in
Ingredients
1 lb (500 g) Canadian Pork Tenderloin, or Pork Loin Centre Chops, boneless
1/2 cup (125 ml) orange marmalade or apricot jam
2 tbsp (25 ml) soy sauce
1/2 tsp (2 ml) ground ginger
1/4 tsp (1 ml) garlic powder
1-1/2 cups (375 ml) corn flakes
Cooking spray
Directions
Cut pork into small chunks. In a large resealable plastic bag, combine marmalade
Connect OnFarm Celebrates Two Plus Years of Strong Business Growth
A new company with fresh approaches based on grass roots farmer relationships is blazing a new trail across the livestock feed business. Connect OnFarm, based in Lethbridge, Alta., has surpassed the milestone of two years in business and has enjoyed a strong run of increasing
Happy Easter. Yes I know by the time this issue hits the street and the web Easter has passed, but I’m typing it on Saturday of the Easter weekend. I do hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend with family and friends.
Included within in this edition is coverage from the Manitoba Swine Seminar.
When Perry Mohr, the retiring general manager of h@MS Marketing Services started in the hog business 28 years, the Manitoba Hog Marketing Board had 3,100 hog producers delivering hogs for marketing. Today, the number of hog producers h@MS serves is 144 across Western Canada.
“We don’t represent every producer in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, or Alberta, but
Beware Canadian pork producers – Comply with the Canadian Ractopamine-Free Pork Certification Program because of much more closely monitoring in the future.
The Canadian pork industry drives the Canadian Ractopamine-Free Pork Certification Program to assure international customers their pork is free of Ractopamine.
Dr. Egan Brockhoff, a swine veterinarian in Alberta says producers need to be
Yorkshire pig farmers are renowned worldwide for not pulling any punches and producer Ian Broumpton was in fine voice when this author visited him recently on his farm near Beverley, East Yorkshire.
Never a fan of red tape, Ian was sounding off at the latest imposition forced up on him. “I have to go on
Dr. John Carr of Melbourne, Australia, BVSc PhD DPM, a veterinarian and a worldwide consultant to the animal production industry highlighted several issues in a recent sit down interview, just before he caught a flight back to Ukraine in February.
While not personal to Canada, the African Swine Fever in Eastern Europe could have some
World Pork Expo
The dates are set for the 2016 World Pork Expo — June 8-10 — at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa. World Pork Expo is brought to you by the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) and presents a wide range of activities, including the world’s largest pork-specific trade show, educational
