Dr. Lisa Becton

North American pork producers, in their proactive stance, take every precaution and focus on bio-security to keep disease-causing organisms off the farm. The Swine Health Information Center’s (SHIC) monthly domestic and global swine disease surveillance reports, released in its July eNewsletter, indicate African Swine Fever (ASF) remains the dominant worldwide concern and

Brent Bushell, just laying out the facts

A hog marketing group based in Edmonton is asking producers across Canada to join together in developing a fair pricing system for their hogs.Spearheaded by the Western Hog Exchange, a new partnership has been formed, the Fair Priced Pork Alliance, to update Western Canada’s pricing formula to something

The Canadian pork market is experiencing notable changes in hog flows and slaughter rates, particularly in Western Canada. Key players such as Olymel, Donald’s Fine Foods, and Maple Leaf are making strategic moves that are impacting these dynamics.Kevin Grier, who owns Market Analysis and Consulting Inc. of Guelph, ON. said Olymel’s downsizing has reduced

The Animal Agriculture Alliance’s Stakeholder Summit, themed “Ready, Set, Solve! Advancing Animal Agriculture,” united a diverse group of participants to shape the future of animal agriculture collectively. Echoing the spirit of the year of the Olympics, the conference underscored the shared responsibility of all sectors, from farmers and veterinarians to processors and allied industries,