There are continuing trade talks in the air and Canada’s Prime Minister makes the most of the one with the European Union.
Prime Minister Trudeau welcomed the European Parliament’s approval of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement and Strategic Partnership Agreement on Feb. 15.
“Today, the European Parliament voted to approve the implementation of the Canada-EU
With prime minister Justin Trudeau and the United States president Donald Trump meeting in Washington, D.C. this Monday, farm people on the Canadian side keep looking south as to what the new trade rules will look like.
Dr. Al Mussell, the Research Lead with Agri-Food Economic Systems says, given the dramatic change in U.S. trade
The co-creator of an updated model for animal welfare shared his theories with a packed house in Leduc during Alberta Farm Animal Care’s annual conference on March 22.
Professor David Mellor, Foundation Director of the Animal Welfare Science and Bioethics Centre at Massey University in New Zealand, has challenged the Five Freedoms as the basis
Welcome to spring, today as I am typing this it is on its way to plus 9, and the snow is disappearing at a rapid rate. Yesterday it was such a lovely Sunday afternoon I even had a fire in my outside pit, my feet in rubber boots with one foot in snow and
Optimizing reproductive efficiency in the breeding herd is a key driver of farm profitability. Vaccinating the breeding herd against Parvovirus, Leptospirosis, and Erysipelas (“PLE” vaccines) is a well-established practice in the swine industry to help achieve optimal reproductive performance by protecting gilts and sows from pregnancy losses caused by these 3 organisms.
Porcine Parvovirus is
When it was my turn to host a extended family function over the holidays, pork of course was on the menu. Rave reviews on the roasted pork loin. Recipe is from a friend of mine.
Ingredients
Pork Loin
1 cup Orange Juice
some Black Ground Pepper
3 tsp Ginger
1 lb Bacon
splash of Worcestershire sauce
2 tsp Balsamic vinegar
shake of
People power is still the most important factor to consider in converting from gestation stalls to loose housing for sows, said all three speakers invited to address the details during the 2017 Banff Pork Seminar. Mark Fynn, manager of quality assurance and animal care programs for Manitoba Pork, veterinary professor Tom Parsons of the
PSC Celebrates 25
The Prairie Swine Centre is celebrating 25 years. Turning science into knowledge. The PSC strives to find efficient and sustainable solutions that improve returns to pork producers, and sustainability of the entire Pork Value Chain in Canada. There are 50 graduate students now involved in the industry. Twenty eight percent increase in
F.X. AHERNE PRIZE FOR INNOVATIVE PORK PRODUCTION
The very real threat that livestock haulers can also carry disease has created ongoing efforts to ensure that tractors and trailers are thoroughly cleared of manure and other organic material between loads.
Among those at the leading edge of improving safety for pigs and producers is Manitoba-based Steve’s
Be afraid. Be very afraid.
There are still some gaps in Canada’s defences against foreign animal disease (FAD) say two veterinarians asked to address preparedness during the Banff Pork Seminar in January.
Chris Byra of Byra Consulting in Chilliwack, B.C. and Scott Dee of Pipestone Veterinary services in Alexandra, Min. discussed the potential that still exists
