Manitoba Pork/University of Manitoba Student Networking Night
On March 9th, Manitoba Pork was proud to organize a meet & greet reception for agriculture graduate students Working on swine or livestock related projects. Attendees at this event included Manitoba Pork staff, other invited Manitoba swine sector representatives, and University of Manitoba agriculture grad students.
The intent is to connect the graduate students with Manitoba swine sector representatives to help provide context for their projects and a possible kickstart to their careers after university. This also provided a great opportunity for those in the swine sector to gain better insight into the research that Manitoba Pork helps to fund as part of our ongoing commitment to continuous improvement. •
Cookbook Author and Food Blogger Renée Kohlman Highlights Pork in New Recipes
Renée Kohlman loves food. And she wants to share that love with everyone.
The award-winning cookbook author and food blogger has been writing a newspaper column in the Saskatoon StarPhoenix for the last decade. But she has recently turned her attention to developing a series of new pork recipes for Sask Pork and its consumer arm, PickPork Saskatchewan. Kohlman is releasing six new recipes this spring that can be found on the Sask Pork website.
With 147 farms across Saskatchewan raising 2.2 million pigs a year, Kohlman and home chefs across the province have no shortage of options when it coms to pork.
Kohlman’s new recipes for Sask Pork include Pork Cutlets with Lemon Butter Caper Sauce, Slow Cooked Pork Carnitas, Crispy Salt and Pepper Pork Belly, a kid-friendly Ham and Cheese Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole, Baked Gnocchi with Italian Sausage and Ginger Sesame Pork Burgers.
“Burgers don’t just have to be about beef! Ground pork makes for excellent burgers, too. It has a rich flavour that works so well with a variety of toppings and add-ins. And, pork burgers are so juicy. Have lots of napkins on hand,” advised Kohlman.
Kohlman has worked in a variety of kitchens since graduating from the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) in 1999, including a kitchen in the remote Yukon wilderness to fancy pastry kitchens in Edmonton to catering kitchens in Saskatoon. But she said that the kitchen she loves to work best out of is her own.
“I’m always thinking about the home cook, in their very own kitchen, and what they might like to cook to feed their families, said Kohlman. “The Baked Gnocchi with Italian Sausage is already a favourite in my house! It’s a quick recipe, which comes in handy on busy weeknights, and it’s got loads of flavour thanks to the Italian sausage. My barbecue is currently covered in snow, but I can’t wait to grill up the Ginger Sesame Pork Burgers. These are so juicy and delicious, and a nice twist on the typical burger. Plus that special sauce is really special. You’ll use it on everything once it’s in your kitchen.” •
H@MS Hands Out Awards
h@ms marketing services recently announced their Top Producer awards for 2022.
Paid Weight- Heavy: 1st Evergreen Colony Ltd. Somerset, MB; 2. Sunnyside Colony Ltd. Newton Siding, MB; 3. Woodlands Colony Farms Ltd. Poplar Point, MB.
Paid Weight- Light: 1st Southland Farming Company Ltd. Herbert, SK; 2nd Wymark Farming Co. Ltd. Swift Current, SK; 3rd Beechy Farming Co. Ltd. Beechy, SK.
Average $ per Kilogram: 1st Majeau Ag. Enterprises Ltd. Sturgeon County, AB; 2nd R Valley Farming Co. Ltd Assiniboia, SK.; 3rd Hillridge Farming Co. Barnwell, AB.
Overall: 1st Beechy Farming Co. Ltd. Beechy, SK.; 2nd Evergreen Colony Ltd. Somerset, MB; 3. Rosebank Colony Farms Miami, MB.
Congratulations to all the winners •
