North America’s pork industry could perhaps be likened to a giant and diverse flotilla churning through stormy seas toward an unfamiliar port. Well-seasoned captains gathered from Western Canada and beyond were advised of the ways and means to navigate those waters and the outcomes they can anticipate during plenary sessions of the Banff Pork
Organizers of the 46th-annual Banff Pork Seminar are brushing up their game plan for next year, hot on the heels of hosting 658 delegates inside the Christmas-card setting of the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel during the second week in January.
While the weather outside was frightful at times – dropping at one point to -32C
In October each year the Danish pig industry shuts down for two days and moves to Herning, where the 2000 delegates learn of the latest industry findings and also enjoy a hearty banquet, naturally featuring pork — Danish of course! Some of the presentations make up this report.
African Swine Fever – The Dane’s Nightmare
Surely the biggest news of late, at least in the Prairies, is the idea of climate change and carbon tax.
Premier Brad Wall has never exactly gotten around to admitting that the climate is changing.
It really should only take a quick perusal of the funds funnelled through Saskatchewan’s Provincial Disaster Assistance Program in recent years
Happy 2017 welcome to Prairie Hog Country’s 21st year, although it is January, when I am typing this, it sure doesn’t feel like it plus 7 is the forecast today. That was not the case when 658 of the industry joined together in Banff for the 46th Banff Pork Seminar. That week the temperatures
Looking forward
It’ just one of those things, you know what I mean, another year goes by, and a new one begins. Well, we are so blessed here in southern Manitoba, [where we live] and sometimes I think people take that for granted. I know I do.
On Christmas Day, I asked my brother Jack two
It is always interesting to read about the issues of agriculture beyond Canada’s border.
The influences on the sector in places such as Europe and California may seem a long way from a farm at Springside or Val Marie in Saskatchewan, but often trends started in such far away locales have a tendency to flow
Speaking at the Prairie Livestock Expo 2016 in December in Winnipeg, Dr. Tracy Gilson the Operations Manager of the University of Manitoba’s Glenlea Research Station says discoveries made through research are driving the success of agriculture in feeding growing numbers of people while using fewer inputs.
Dr. Gilson says the primary goal of agricultural research
The debate rages on about carbon taxes and how it will affect farming, whether hogs, cattle, grain and or special crops.
Former Ag minister Gerry Ritz thinks we need to oppose any kind of Carbon tax at all levels of government, if we are to remain competitive with our farming production, and any other exports,
As president Donald J. Trump was telling business leaders from across the United States in the White House he’s going to remove redundant regulations to make doing business easier, the Manitoba government marked the beginning of Red Tape Awareness Week by making a commitment to introduce new legislation that would reduce the burden of
