Gerry Friesen has been out of the hog business for more than 15 years, but listening to speakers at the Banff Pork Seminar, he said it is clear the stressors haven’t disappeared and warned farmers not to ignore any mental health worries.“Don’t ignore issues. They don’t go away,” said Friesen, who suffered for years
Dr. John Harding and Ben Willing
George Foxcroft winnerThe George Foxcroft Lectureship award to recognize outstanding excellence in swine production research was given to Dr. John Harding, during the Banff Pork Seminar.Harding’s research “is directly applicable to our industry and holds the potential to improve production efficiency,” said Ben Willing, a University of Alberta agriculture
Brett Stuart
The strong worldwide demand for pork continues to push prices higher and Canadian pork producers should expect strong prices for the next two years, a market analyst told the Banff Pork Seminar.“Do the math, Canadians ate more pork last year than they did in the past. When you see production up three percent
Tell your story
If Canadian pork farmers are going to continue to compete against other meat products in Canada and around the world, they need to continue to earn the trust of consumers by telling their story, said Lisa Bishop-Spencer with the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity.
The organization is focused on understanding and strengthening the
Happy 2026! Welcome to the first edition in 2026 and the 30th, yes 30th year, for Prairie Hog Country. I continue to be humbled with the continued support for PHC, through readership, encouragement and financial support through advertising which enables me to print and mail out the six editions every year.In a recent conversation
Ingredients
1 pork shoulder blade roast, boneless, about 2 lb / 1 kg, cut into 1-inch / 2.5 cm cubes1 cup / 250 mL chopped yellow onion2 cloves garlic, minced3 large plum tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped1 tsp / 5 mL EACH ground cumin and salt½ tsp / 2 mL EACH curry powder, groundcoriander, cayenne
Brandon Hog & Poultry ShowThe rebranded Brandon Hog & Poultry Show will take place Tuesday December 9th at the Keystone Centre in Brandon. The one day show opens at 8:30am, and concludes with the Pork Quality Competition winners announced and live auction. •
Banff Pork SeminarBanff Pork Seminar 2026 is taking place January 6th -8th
Hipra Welcomes New MemberHi my name is Ramiro Aguilar and I was born and raised in Mexico, Currently I reside in Lethbridge,AB.I am proud to serve as the Western Canada Sales Representative for Hipra Animal Nutrition. I am passionate about animal health and industry growth, I am looking forward to building new relationships and
Showing once again he has more in common with a petulant child than he does with someone with the mantle of world leader US president Donald Trump is again threatening more tariffs on Canada.Trump intensified his criticism of Canada recently after terminating trade talks over a Canadian political advertisement that was used from Republican
We end up spending a third of our lives at work (at least). But, doing what? That’s the question.How about this person? “I wanted to be a pet groomer. But I couldn’t make heads or tails of it.” Or this person: “Got fired from my job as a masseuse. Apparently I rub people the
