Temple Grandin at the recent SK Pork Industry Symposium
The world’s rock star of animal handling and welfare was greeted with thunderous applause by the 325 attendees when she was introduced at the Saskatchewan Pork Industry Symposium on Nov. 5 in Saskatoon.Temple Grandin is a best-selling author, an innovator, a professor and an advocate for
Greetings from the last issue in 2024, literally seems like just a few weeks ago I was typing my message for the February edition. Looking ahead to 2025 it will be the 29th year for Prairie Hog Country, and I am honoured to be able to keep bringing you the latest hog news and information
Ingredients
4 lb (2 kg) pork leg roast
2 Tbsp (30 mL) canola oil
1 Tbsp (15 mL) coarse sea salt
Directions
Pat roast dry with paper towel. Leave to dry, uncovered, on a plate in the fridge for about 1 hour or overnight to completely dry out the rind.
Using a sharp knife, gently score the skin of the
Manitoba Pork Welcomes New Chief Veterinary OfficerManitoba Pork is pleased to welcome Dr. Glen Duizer to his new position as chief veterinary officer for the Province of Manitoba. Dr. Duizer’s appointment was announced on Tuesday, September 3rd.“We would like to welcome Dr. Duizer to his new role and want to congratulate him on this
RDSTWThe 25th Red Deer Swine Technology Workshop will be held on Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at Westerner Park. Swine Tech is Alberta’s biggest technical seminar specifically aimed at furthering the practical, hands-on knowledge of producers and barn workers. Some of the topics included are: Weaning Age Impact; Water Line Disinfection; Advantages and Disadvantages on
The idea of free trade is a great one – something all countries should aspire to.It’s a rather common sense approach that products should be produced where that production is at its lowest cost and then those products flow to markets which need them. There are of course some caveats, reasonable working conditions for
Do you remember the excitement of returning back to grade school? Your Laurentian pencil crayons were all sharpened like darts. You can still smell the scent of your Pink Pearl unused eraser. But, as one class day led to another, this excitement may have been replaced with grumbling. Assignments were assigned. Expectations were set
When it comes to politics – especially at the federal government level – few things are ever as black and white as we might like.Take for example Bill C-275, the private member’s bill to amend the Health of Animals Act, which would increase fines for those who unlawfully enter livestock barns and processing facilities.The
Dr. Wayne Lees
The coordinator of Squeal on Pigs Manitoba, Dr. Wayne Lees, said that as scientists learn more about the behaviours and feeding patterns of feral Eurasian wild boars in Manitoba, strategies for their capture and eradication evolve.Squeal on Pigs Manitoba coordinates Manitoba’s efforts in collaboration with groups throughout North America to eradicate wild
Minority governments and parties playing games with farmers’ well-being
Two bills before the Senate in Ottawa were not friendly to different parts of agriculture and food production, but they need watching. The amended version of Bill C-234, with the proposed farm carbon tax exemption reduced to only grain drying and just three years, is heading
