A partner with Polar Pork Farms said a new Saskatchewan-based cull sow slaughtering plant will reduce the cost of shipping sows to slaughter, minimizing the risk of transmitting disease from one country to another and avoid the complications that result from border closures. Construction of the new North 49 cull sows slaughtering plant in Moose
Does anyone know the actual cost of the carbon tax? I came from the local A&W drive-thru and sat down and wrote this column. Why? Because three chicken fingers cost $8 plus fries and a drink. Wow, that will be the last time I order those delicious chicken fingers. The bill was considerably higher than
Dr. Sylvain Charlebois
Grocery chain CEOs fielded tough questions from MPs at a parliamentary committee meeting in March attempting to understand why Canadians face such high food prices. Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, senior director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University in Halifax, NS also known as the Food Professor said there are other areas to
Dr. Ellen Goddard
Dr. Ellen Goddard, a past cooperative chair in agricultural marketing and business at the University of Alberta said there is no one simple answer to what producers need to know about food and consumers. At the Manitoba Swine Seminar in February, “You have to keep your eye on evolving movements and remember that
First place in carcass competition went to Vanguard, sold to Western Ag.
2nd placeCarmichael sold to Friesen Livestock
3rd place Ponteix sold to Sollio Ag
The 13th annual Saskatchewan Livestock Expo, formally known as Cramer Ag Expo, took place back on February 9th. The sold-out trade show representing over seventy- five various companies was well attended despite
Alanna Koch and Ted Menzies
With growing demand from consumers in global markets to understand where their food comes from, farmers are more pressured to respond to this shift in the marketplace. In introducing a panel at the recent Keystone Agricultural Producers AGM, the value chain as a whole – farmers, processors, and retailers – must
Origin labelling claims on meat and poultry products are again up for discussion in the U.S. According to media reports and Federal government announcements Canada will firmly oppose U.S. proposals to renew mandatory country-of-origin labelling for pork and beef. The same as in the past because it could cause disruptions to North American livestock supply
Dead wild pigs on Berrys’ property
Nighttime trail camera footage.
That’s what farmer Chad Berry of Glenboro tweeted back on February 9, 2023, when spotting some wild pigs on his property. Phil Gervais asked, “Is the meat any good? Or is it like bear meat? The few that I have seen guys shoot, they just garbage it.
Dr. John Deen with MSScommittee member Steffen Klenk
Dr. John Deen is a professor in the Department of Veterinary Population Medicine at the University of Minnesota. He is a world-renowned expert in swine health and production, and his research focuses on improving the efficiency and sustainability of pig farming. One of Dr. Deen’s areas of expertise
On Feb. 12, a barn fire near Sturgis, Sask. saw the building destroyed and about 10,000 pigs killed. No staff were hurt in the blaze. The Olymel facility near the east-central Saskatchewan community was a finishing facility known as the Kopje barn. Brad Secundiak Fire Chief with the Sturgis Fire Department which responded to the fire said
