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
Greetings from the last issue in 2024, literally seems like just a few weeks ago I was typing my message for the February edition. Looking ahead to 2025 it will be the 29th year for Prairie Hog Country, and I am honoured to be able to keep bringing you the latest hog news and information
Greetings on a very fall feeling day, cool and breezy and a haze of combine dust in the air. This edition marks one year since I had to change printers after the press I had been using since 1998 closed its door. I do hope you are enjoying the slightly different look on the core section
Greetings on a cooler, smoke filled afternoon. The heat wave we have been having has taken a back seat for some much needed moisture. As I am typing this my heart aches for all those affect by the wildfires, makes you appreciate the countless blessings we each have in our lives.This issue is jam
Greetings on a bright and sunny Saturday afternoon, as I am penning this. We have been blessed with some much needed rain, so a treat to see the sunshine.First off I have to say what an amazing response to the kids colouring contest – 219 entries – WOW! The winners, drawn from a random draw,
Greetings, as I am penning this a light dusting of snow is coming down, unlike other parts of Alberta we have not received the amount of snow over past few days. But we definitely need moisture, with the authorities already talking about fire bans even some fires that are still burning underground and water levels
Greetings in the first edition of 2024, Prairie Hog Country’s 28th year. I am so excited to be bringing you the latest hog news and information for another calendar 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
Welcome to the sixth and final edition of Prairie Hog Country in 2023. Looking ahead to 2024 will mark the 28th year for Prairie Hog Country. We will continue to be your independent direct connection to the Western Canadian hog sector six times per year. Release dates for next year can be found on
Welcome to the fifth edition in 2023, our 27th year in publishing. You might notice a few very slight changes in this issue. After 25 years, the printer I had been using closed its doors last month, wishing all those affected by the plant closure the best. So I had to search for a
Greetings on a beautiful plus 29º day. I thoroughly enjoy putting every edition of Prairie Hog Country out however, this one marks a special anniversary. It has been 20 years since I purchased Prairie Hog Country from MSA Publishing. Although, I have been involved since its inception 27 years ago, took over a chief cook and bottle
