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1 12, 2016

Genomics Demystified

The Human Genome Project took almost 15 years to complete and cost a whopping $3.8 billion.

In science speak the project — officially launched in 1990 and completed in 2003 — was undertaken to determine the sequence of nucleotide base pairs which make up human DNA. It turns out there are about three billion of

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1 12, 2016

Group Housing

With the compliance year of 2024 approaching, pork producers in Canada are looking at options for group housing for their sows.

Three of those options were presented at the Saskatchewan Pork Industry Symposium. Dr. Jennifer Brown, the moderator of the session and a research scientist at the Prairie Swine Centre, said sow housing used to

1 12, 2016

From the publishers desk,

Greetings on a cool foggy morning. With the ground now white it’s looking more like early winter than late fall.

Speaking of fall, the seminars, meetings and workshops continue to have strong turn outs. There is an abundance of coverage in this issue from such events; Red Deer Swine Technology Workshop, Saskatchewan Industry Pork Symposium,

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16 10, 2016

City Life Farms, Back to the Roots of Farming

On an overcast afternoon I arrived at City Life Farms a bit early, so as I was waiting to meet Brian I found myself noticing my surroundings. First the two dogs came to play with me and see what I was all about, closely followed by four turkeys who were curious too. In the

7 10, 2016

From the publishers desk,

Happy official first day of fall, as I am penning this, a cool morning so no combines moving quite yet. Although around this area anyway, they have been making great time with warm breezy afternoons. With the fall season brings the many opportunities to refresh and rekindle our minds with the various seminars and

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6 10, 2016

Bacon Wrapped Pork Medallions with Pears

Bacon Wrapped Pork Medallions with Pears

 

Ingredients

1 lb (500 g) Canadian Pork Tenderloin

4 thick slices Canadian Side Bacon

2 firm pears, peeled, cored and cut into wedges

2 tbsp (25 ml) butter, divided

1/2 cup (125 ml) shallots or onions, minced

1 cup (250 ml) chicken stock

1/2 cup (125 ml) port, Marsala, or Madeira wine

3 tbsp (50 ml) grainy

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6 10, 2016

Companies Roll Out New Products for Eurotier

The biennial EuroTier trade fair held in Hannover Germany is the world’s leading trade fair for animal production, focusing on pigs, cattle, sheep, goats, horses, poultry, fish farming and also bioenergy. It will take place Nov 15 – 18, 2016 and is held at the huge Hannover “Messe” showground, with buses being provided for

6 10, 2016

Imperial Seed Breaks Ground in CentrePort

CentrePort Canada is North America’s largest inland port, offering 20,000 acres of high-quality, affordable industrial land and unique access to tri-modal transportation, including three Class I railways (Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, and BNSF Railway), a 24/7 global air cargo airport and an international trucking hub.

Recently Imperial Seed broke ground on its new agricultural hub

6 10, 2016

Gerry Ritz Canada’s Trade Critic Voices his Concerns

Gerry Ritz, the Member of Parliament for Battlefords-Lloydminster /International Trade Critic for the Conservative Party of Canada isn’t quite yet prepared to hang ‘em up as the saying often goes when people think it might be time to retire.

In a recent interview, to determine where he wants to take his new position too, we

6 10, 2016

On The Edge With Siemens Says

Farming getting more difficult Family gatherings are for me a great place to be for various reasons. The one I attended recently on a Sunday in September has several family farms, and about six different opinions on things, but they are all into producing food and I often pick up great comments, observations and