To have a great year in farming – at least as a grain producer – you need two things. To start, Mother Nature has to cooperate with timely rains, warm temperatures without it getting so hot as to hurt the crop, and a fall where the weather allows the crop to be put in the
Rick Préjet
Rick Préjet chair of Manitoba Pork commended a recent announcement by the Manitoba government to increase the veterinary student seats at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatoon, SA. A shortage of labour is restricting the growth potential of the hog sector. These additional staff positions will help address one key aspect
Dr. Susan Detmer
Dr. Susan Detmer, an Associate Professor with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, is encouraging people in swine production to protect their pigs by getting the annual flu shot. With the further relaxation of restrictions in Canada, patterns of influenza infection will return to more normal this year, as in the United States
Rebecca Gimenez Husted
Darcy Johannson, district fire chief for Red Deer County, introduces course participants to the county’s rapid response unit and livestock emergency trailer
Nervous and injured animals add multiple layers of complexity and danger in any emergency, whether it be fire, flood or vehicle collision. The skills and tools available for people responding to an
Ian Smith a hog and cattle producer at Argyle, MB attended the recent Topigs Norsvin customer appreciation banquet and yet he is a small producer maybe 18 sows, he likes the service and product. “I use their semen all the time, and so I guess that’s how I get the invite and I have no
Keep focused onhelping others No exercise is better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up! I recently came across this profound short but impactful saying, and it keeps rotating in my mind. So, I sat down to write this column on Saturday, November 19, 2022, giving what is going on in the
Panel (L-R) Susan Riese, Jeff Clark, Mark Fynn, Jenelle Hamblin, and Grant Melnychuk, with Rick Préjet at the podium
In November, Manitoba Pork general manager Cam Dahl led a boar pit discussion at the MPC district producer meetings. The five-panel members all staff members included Jenelle Hamblin, Mark Fynn, Susan Riese, Grant Melnychuk, and Jeff
First place pork quality competition winners Blue Grass Colony, theircarcass was purchased Sollio Ag.
After being cancelled due to the pandemic the last two years Alberta Livestock Expo welcomed back attendees and exhibitors in early October. With over seventy companies representing every segment of not only the hog sector but other species as well.Genetics to
Angela Pearen
Assiniboine Community College is introducing a swine production foundations program, with the first student to start in December. The online and self-directed program provides learners with an understanding of swine operations, including regulations, health and safety, record keeping, and barn systems and maintenance. It will also cover content on production practices related to stockmanship,
A ripple in Quebec was working its way across the country when the leadership at Alberta Pork gathered members for their Annual General Meeting in Calgary on November 24. Chair Brent Moen said a few days before the meeting that he could not yet comment on any impact the abrupt closure of Olymel’s Saint-Hyacinthe plant
