Rick Bergmann, president of the Canadian Pork Council on behalf of Canada’s 7,000 pork producers, urged the Federal government to make targeted enhancements to fix AgriStability. Hog producers face unprecedented volatility and loss due to COVID-19, and fixing AgriStability is essential to help farmers stay in business as they struggle to produce a high-quality,
As I am penning this the unique times continue, some families are settling back into fall routines with school starting and the combines are going at solid pace trying to get this year’s crop off and in the bin. While fall is here, it still looks quite different, when passing people in the grocery, equipment
A year shy of its 50th anniversary, Banff Pork Seminar hosted 755 delegates for two days of learning, sharing and networking at the jewel of the Rocky Mountains, the Fairmont Banff Springs.
Organizing committee Chair Amy Cronin opened the two-day seminar on the morning of January 8, remarking on the buzz she felt in the
IngredientsStuffing:1 small diced red onion2 diced cloves of garlic1 tbsp butter400 g sausage meat (used honey garlic)1/4 cup bread crumbs1 tsp sagesalt & pepper to tasteLoin1 5lb pork loin@ 14 slices baconshaved parmesan cheesethinly sliced mozzarella cheese
DirectionsStuffing: Finley dice the onion and garlic, add butter. Over medium high heat for a few minutes, until
Dr. Brockhoff Named FoodAnimal Veterinarian of the YearIn recognition for his veterinary career, Dr. Egan Brockhoff was presented with the Merck Veterinary Award by the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association.As a veterinarian he has contributed significantly to the advancement of food animal medicine and surgery, including herd health management. Dr. Brockhoff has brought his skills
Alberta Livestock ExpoThe fourth Alberta Livestock Expo will take place at Exhibition Park in Lethbridge October 7 & 8. Where Livestock Producers and Suppliers MEAT. Expanded trade show floor, dinner banquet, Pork Quality Competition, daily Alberta made door prizes plus much much more. Check the website for complete details. albertalivestockexpo.com or contact us at
Mountains loom large with us upon the parkland and prairies. As a boy or girl, did you ever sit forward in your seat glued to the window, fascinated with trips to the Rockies? Every trip guaranteed moments of admiration. Those mountains were there before we were born, and if Jesus doesn’t return until then,
Unlike a seemingly growing portion of the population I remain a firm believer in science.It’s not that every discovery made by science is ultimately proven safe, that is what happens as the research data grows, discoveries are made which can change the initial conclusions, but without science the world will stagnate, and risks regressing
Research conducted by the University of Saskatchewan and the Prairie Swine Center will help producers prepare for new requirements due to come into effect in 2024 for gestating sows housed in stalls.As of 2024, as part of the Canadian Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Pigs, new requirements will come into
It is what it is – farming – Serving agriculture the basic industryLooking back to August 2019 amid a three-year so-called drought, with crops suffering more so in some areas than others, and then the rains came, delaying the harvest 2019. Of course not to be outdone, Old Man Winter, well still fall ‘19
