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
Dr. Megan Niederwerder
Dr. Megan Niederwerder, the Swine Health Information Center associate director, said improved biosecurity during the wean-to-harvest phase of pork production would lower the risk of pathogen introduction for all production phases. SHIC, the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research and the Pork Checkoff are calling for research proposals to investigate cost-effective, innovative technologies,
Hog Administrative Marketing Services or h@ms held three producer meetings, one each in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta recently. General manager Bill Alford said in general, independent producers are in good shape noting the most significant factor in Western Canada is a decent average crop. Most producers h@ms represent – get their inputs to feed
Ben Wooley, Sunterra.
Elation after a great response to the 2022 Red Deer Swine Technology workout has deflated a bit with news that the facility may not be available for future workshops. Held online through the COVID-19 pandemic, RDSTW returned to an in-person event on October 19, packing the Cambridge Hotel’s exhibition hall with 208 participants
Dr. John Carr a world livestock consultant, veterinarian, and lecturer believes building pig hotels in China is a good idea. He believes that the future of hog production worldwide will be in buildings and not necessarily on farms with biosecurity issues continuing to mount. Dr. Carr also believes that these pig hotels in China and
