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5 02, 2025

Collaborating and Investing in Canadian Pork Research

SIP panelists Yolande Seddon, Chantal Farmer and Martin Nyachoti

A national organization dedicated to pork research from farm to fork is midway through a cluster involving 15 projects at a total investment of just over $20 million. Since its establishment in 2010, Swine Innovation Porc has invested over $71 million in 75 large-scale projects involving

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5 02, 2025

A Tale of Two Jens

Jen Yun Chou

The ethology and welfare research scientist Prairie Swine Centre has recruited to replace Jennifer Brown brings, quite literally, a world of experience.Jen-Yun Chou, originally from Taiwan, was introduced to Western Canada’s swine production leaders as an animal welfare session speaker at Banff Pork Seminar in January. That is, she was introduced to

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5 02, 2025

Science and Innovation Lead the Way -BPS Awards

Interview time with the FX Aherne winners

F. X. Aherne Award for InnovationThe need to double production at their hog barn has earned an F. X. Aherne Award for Innovation for a mixed farm based in Southern Ontario.First-generation Canadians, Richard and Terri De Wetering operate De Wetering Hills Farms near Stratford with two young adults,

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5 02, 2025

And That’s A Wrap Banff Pork

Plenary Session II, Banff Pork Seminar welcomed 798 registered attendees.

Yesterday’s Change, Tomorrow’s StrengthOnly rarely does the final session at Banff Pork Seminar draw as strong of crowd. It’s common for attendees, speakers and sponsors to pack up after lunch on the second day, leaving a fairly sparse audience gathered for the final plenary.Not this

5 02, 2025

From the publishers desk,

Happy 2025! I am very excited as Prairie Hog Country is now entering its 29th year. Thanks so very much for your continued support, encouragement, readership and financial support through advertising which enables me to print and mail out every edition six times per year.This issue has lots of follow-up coverage from the recent

3 02, 2025

Pork Chops

Saskatchewan Livestock ExpoSaskatchewan Livestock Expo, formally known as Cramer Ag Expo is SOLD OUT. Visit Thursday February 20th starting at 8:30am at the Kinetic Exhibition Park, featuring a trade show, door prizes, live auction and of course the Cramer Cup series. •

On-farm Emergency PlansSask Pork has been working with our provincial ministry of Agriculture and

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4 12, 2024

Baked Apple & Bacon Pancake

Ingredients

4 tart apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced1/3 cup (75 mL) dark brown sugar1 tsp (5 mL) ground cinnamon1/2 tsp (2 mL) ground nutmeg2 Tbsp (30 mL) butter6 slices Applewood Smoked Bacon, cooked, drained and torn into small pieces3 large eggs1 cup (250 mL) milk1/2 cup (125 mL) all-purpose flour1/2 cup (125 mL) whole-wheat

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4 12, 2024

Kudos

Maple Leaf Shares Award WinnersAt a producers meeting in Lethbridge on October 30th awards were presented in various categories.Hog Delivery Performance Award – 3rd Keho Lake Colony, 2nd Fox Valley Colony, 1st Roseglen ColonyMeat Quality – 3rd Fox Valley Farming, 2nd Willow Creek Colony, 1st Elmspring ColonyWeight in Core over 200 hogs/week – 3rd

4 12, 2024

Tremble Not

According to my Houghton Mifflin Canadian dictionary, fear is defined as “A feeling of alarm or disquiet caused by the expectation of danger, pain, disaster, or the like; terror, dread, apprehension.How would you answer this question: “What am I afraid of?” Are you afraid of heights? Are you afraid of the dark or of

4 12, 2024

How Will Canada Fare With New Whitehouse

With the result of the recent American election in, ‘Pandora’s Box’ seems very much to be wide open, and certainly a wild card has emerged.The return of Donald Trump to the White House is going to change many things – whether any of those changes are positive in the long run is very much