Novid Welcomes New Member
Novid Inc., a leader in stainless steel fabrication is pleased to announce the addition of Shawn Compton to their team.
Ryan Plett, President of Novid was quoted as saying; “We’re very proud to have Shawn come on board with our team as our Director of Business Development for our Livestock Division. Shawn’s many years of experience advancing the in-vessel composting industry will serve us well as we forge new inroads with our NoviComp in-vessel composting system. Shawn’s experience as the founder/owner of Nioex Systems Inc. and BIOvator, are only part of Shawn’s resume.”
Cal Funk, General Manager of Novid Inc. added; “Shawn brings a wealth of composting experience to our company. Shawn and our existing team bring over 30 years of combined composting expertise. That, combined with our decades of stainless steel manufacturing experience position Novid well as a leader in the livestock sector. Novid is committed to being a front runner in providing quality organics waste and mortality management options. The NoviComp Division compliments Novid’s already successful world class stainless steel liquid and dry storage tanks, bins and accessories.”•
Maple Leaf Hands Out Awards
There were about 100 people in attendance at the yearly producer meeting in Lethbridge, AB on November 7th in the Saddle Room at Exhibition Park
After a wonderful meal of crown roast of pork and all the trimmings annual awards were presented.
Hog Delivery Performance winner was Keho Lake Colony, second New York Colony, third Willow Creek Colony
Highest Index winner was East Cardston Colony, second Rosedale Colony, third Elmspring Colony
Meat Quality Award –First Rockport Colony. Second Ewelme Colony and third Albion Ridge Colony
Weight in Core—First group—First Parkland Colony, second Big Bend Colony and third Baker Colony
Weight in Core—Second group—First Willow Creek Colony, second Blue Ridge Colony and third Neu Muehl Colony
Overall Signature-Award takes all criteria into consideration. First Rosedale Colony, Second Baker Colony and Third Rockport Colony. Congratulations to all the winners. •
TTT Expands Team
TTT Stock Co. has grown a lot since becoming Hypor’s distributor in Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Montana in early 2017. TTT Stock Co. has always strived to supply a high level of technical service along with our quality products. We’ve steadily grown our business over the last few years and knew another account manager was 
needed to ensure regular technical barn visits and monthly face-to-face meetings with our customers.
Introducing two new members.
Brent Taylor comes to TTT Stock Co. with over 30 years of livestock production experience – more specifically he has managed three different high performance 3,000 sow units in Alberta over the last 9 years. Originally from the UK, Brent also brings a wealth of experience in loose housed, outdoor, and enhanced welfare production systems.
Based out of Drumheller Brent will be managing our accounts in Central Alberta and Southern Montana.
Dominic Rowan comes to TTT Stock Co. by way of the United Kingdom with over 15 years of livestock production experience, for the last 3 years he managed a high performing 3,000 sow unit in Southern Alberta. He’ll be managing accounts for TTT/Hypor across Southern Alberta and North Eastern Montana
Please join us in welcoming Brent and Dominic to the TTT Stock Co. team! •
Pigs R Us Opens Doors
On a cool snowy rain mix day in October visitors gathered near Mayerthorpe for a barn opening. The $1.8 million state-of-the-art facility will feature an over-4,000-head contract finishing operation, shipping three full cycles annually to the Olymel processing plant in Red Deer.
Operating the barn will be Pigs R Us Inc., owned by Niko Preugschas. Niko’s father, Jurgen, was instrumental in constructing the barn and is a former chair of both Alberta Pork and the Canadian Pork Council.
“We’re very proud to have completed this project,” said Jurgen. “Barns like these are the future of the pork 
industry: energy-efficient, easy to keep biosecure and designed with reduced stress to people and pigs in mind.”
Notable facility features include four, 1,000-hog rooms separated by a hallway that includes all necessary barn controls, to reduce wear caused by ammonia vapours from manure. A window in each room provides some natural light and an escape hatch for workers in the event of an emergency.
The hallway and rooms are all stark white to reflect as much of the LED lighting as possible, and the hallway floor has a very shallow grade—as opposed to a flat walk, then ramps—to make the journey from barn to truck effortless for pigs. It also helps with clean-up and reduces loading time by about one-third. The facility also has a convenient a 120-foot wash bay for feed trucks alongside the loading zone.
Electronic feeders and waterers are situated next to medication dosers to eliminate waste and allow for responsible control. A mechanical pulley system opens and closes ventilation panels on ceilings.
“It’s really the best thing you can have in a barn,” said Jurgen. “Whether Niko’s just around the corner, in the house, or in Hawaii, he can keep an eye on what’s going on right from his smart phone.”
Barn construction began in May 2018 and wrapped up in October, with a first load of pigs scheduled for delivery at the beginning of November. •
Files from Alberta Pork Photo Compliments of Ralph Tuck Penner Farm Service
