Production and processing leaders from across Canada left a meeting in Calgary on Jan. 28 with the feeling that something great is afoot.
Last fall, Michael Young from Canadian Pork International presented producers and processors with a new proposal for a pork grading system that would provide a high level of detail about what’s inside
The most stressful time in a piglet’s life is the day it says goodbye to mom. After spending three or four weeks in a farrowing room, it is time for junior to go to nursery school.
There are ways in the farrowing room to take some of the stress out of that moment in every
Euthanizing an animal is not easy, even for an expert on the field. During her presentation at the Saskatchewan Pork Industry symposium 2015, Jennifer Woods shared an experience she had with euthanasia on her Alberta sheep farm.
Woods and her family became attached to a lamb after saving it from near death. The bond was
Turning a pigpen into a playpen can make for happier and healthier animals.
Enriching a pig’s life doesn’t have to be expensive, according to Dr. Yolande Seddon, a post-doctoral fellow in swine ethology with the Prairie Swine Centre.
In her presentation at the Saskatchewan Pork Industry Symposium 2015, Dr. Seddon talked about meeting the enrichment goals
There’s a whole bunch of ‘stuff’ that hog industry people are saying about the effects of the COOL repeal, but more importantly the effects that, the exchange rate, and what the feed costs will be going into 2016 and beyond, and of course that mighty giant, consumer demand. How much pork do people eat
Dreams of new markets danced in their heads as leaders in Canada’s pork industry discussed where it would take them in the coming months and years.
Canada had just won its fight against COOL (Country of Original Labelling) in the United States and was on the brink of signing a new trade agreement – the
For certain, individual sow crates are becoming increasingly difficult to defend, a tag team of experts based in Nebraska said during their presentation to the 2016 Banff Pork Seminar in January.
Veterinarian Larry Coleman from Vet Care and Tim Friedel, manager of Thomas Livestock, shared the stage for a discussion of factors they had encountered
Use their tools, speak their language and address their values, says a leading animal welfare specialist invited to address the 2016 Banff Pork Seminar.
Colorado State University professor Temple Grandin, internationally renowned for her leading-edge work in animal welfare, said the general state of food animals across North American has improved immensely during the last
Started in 1987 by a young entrepreneur, Steve Brandt, with a single truck and trailer, Steve’s Livestock Transport today is the largest commercial livestock carrier in North America and a leader in the transportation industry.
Each week, their fleet of 130 power units is out on the road, transporting more than 2,500 head of cattle
Well here we are at the beginning of another year, a very exciting year for Prairie Hog Country indeed. As 2016 marks the 20th Anniversary in publishing, it seems our grass roots style of publication has found a niche. Producers and fellow industry tell me on a regular basis that they like the style
