9 06, 2022

The Tree of Life

By the wisdom of our heavenly Father, He created us to be interdependent upon the world. What is most vital for our survival upon this planet, aside from leaning upon Him and each other? Trees.Without trees life cannot exist. Clean air. Trees absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen. Trees also provide food and medicine

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9 06, 2022

Manure Application Technology and Techniques Keep Evolving

Doug Redekop

Manure application was to begin on April 10 but based on current conditions, it probably won’t start for another two to three weeks.  Doug Redekop, president of Precision Pumping Ltd. of La Broquerie, MB said despite a wet spring and a delay in applying the manure he’s filled with hope.  “Never have we seen a

9 06, 2022

California’s Proposition 12 Raises International Concerns

The Supreme Court of the United States recently agreed to take up the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) and American Farm Bureau Federation’s (AFBF) challenge to California’s Proposition 12. The court could hear arguments shortly after a new term begins in October. NPPC and AFBF are petitioning the Supreme Court to consider the constitutionality of

9 06, 2022

On The Edge With Siemens Says

Farming hurts -The three biggest challenges facing farmers in Canada have government stamps. Carbon tax, taxing farmers and food producers into oblivion while causing everything else to go up by leaps and bounds. Next, the Feds claim the production of cereal grains contributes the most to climate change and consequently makes noises about requesting

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9 06, 2022

MB Pork Presents Pork Industry Awards 

L – R – Denis Vielfaure, MPC chair Rick Préjet, and Claude Vielfaure, picturecourtesy of Manitoba Pork.

Most, if not all participants at this year’s annual meeting of Manitoba Pork in Winnipeg, MB April 6, like felt it was a novelty to attend a public farm meeting in person in more than two years.  As part

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9 06, 2022

A Final Farewell for Bernie Peet

“I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain.I’ve seen sunny days that I thought would never end.I’ve seen lonely nights whenI could not find a friend.But I always thought thatI’d see you again”-James Taylor, Fire and Rain, 1970

Bernie & Cathy in June 2014 when Bernie won the Alberta Pork Congress Lifetime Achievement Award

He had a

9 06, 2022

Labour Shortage

Cam Dahl, the general manager of Manitoba Pork said the pork industry is enormous to the Manitoba economy with well over 14,000 jobs contributing in the range of $2 billion to the GDP every year. With continued growth and expansion, every new barn built in Manitoba, that’s new primary agriculture production. And it’s not

9 06, 2022

Markets, Pandemic, Invasion and Weather -Things out of Your Control

Grain and oilseed prices in 2022 have been very good, and that is typically the result of some sort of outside force. Markets react when something is perceived to threaten the usual supply of product. At present there are some rather significant forces at work in the world which are pressuring markets – if not creating

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9 06, 2022

Dr. John Carr Relates His War Experience in Ukraine

Air raid shelter, where Dr Carr was sent from hotel.

“On February 24, I woke up at 6:45 AM to the hotel shaking, missiles and a bit like a fireworks display.”That is how Dr. John Carr put it to me in a Skype interview from his office in Brisbane, Australia still feeling the trauma and

9 06, 2022

SHIC Domestic Swine Disease Monitoring Report Expanded  

The Swine Health Information Center advised pork producers to focus on biosecurity in response to higher-than-expected Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea and Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome in certain states. SHIC released its monthly domestic and global swine disease surveillance reports in its April newsletter. Associate Director Dr. Megan Niederwerder said PED virus levels have been higher than