Since the Manitoba NDP government placed a moratorium on new hog barns and stopped the expansion of older ones, and the hog industry tanked financially, there’s been virtually no building or even renovating going on.
However, Manitoba Pork is hopeful the first applications for permits to build new or expand existing hog barns under a
The stellar organizers behind Red Deer’s 17th-annual Swine Technology Workshop revved it up a bit this year with shorter presentations and pop quizzes.
No worries for those with less than stellar memories of their school years; the quizzes involved a set of multiple-choice polls posed throughout the day that participants could answer on their cellphones.
Swine Innovation Porc, a national organization created to facilitate research on behalf of Canada’s pork industry has released its 2014 2015 annual report. This organization conducts the research through a national partnership involving the pork industry, government, and researchers is focusing on ensuring consumers will continue to choose pork.
While funded in part by the
Following the previous governments inking a deal as part of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), accolades kept flowing in for the federal government as to how it will help processors, exporters and producers in Canada.
Claude Vielfaure, the vice-president of Hylife says Canada’s participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership will help maintain his company’s competitiveness in Japan, while
Hiring Canadians is far easier – and cheaper – than seeking help from overseas, says a human resources manager for a Central Alberta hog farm.
However, Canadians simply are not applying for the jobs available, says Denise Ormond of Partners in Pork Farms near Rimbey.
Partners in Pork has therefore relied heavily on foreign workers during
When the PED virus hit Canada back in 2014, the veterinarians and total animal health field plus the industry itself took the experience gained during the eight-month lead time from when it first hit the pig industry in the United States and put it to good use.
Research continues across the industry and country to
Ingredients
6 Canadian Pork Loin Centre Chops, 3/4″/2 cm thick
1 tsp (5 ml) canola oil
½ tsp (2 ml) pepper
1 tbsp (15 ml) butter
1 cup (250 ml) finely chopped onion
2 sprigs fresh rosemary, chopped (or 2 tsp/10 mL dried)
½ cup (125 ml) fresh or frozen cranberries, chopped
¾ cup (175 ml) reduced sodium chicken broth
13 oz (384
Hog Days
Brandon is playing host for Hog Days in December. The one day show will be held at the Keystone Centre in Brandon Wednesday December 2nd from 10 am – 4:30 pm. Lunch tickets can be purchased on site.
Back is the ever popular Pork Quality Competition, the winners will be announced at 4:15 pm following the winners of the
What was old is new again as the 45th-annual Banff Pork Seminar returns to the Banff Springs Hotel.
Started in a small conference room at Olds College in 1972, the seminar was moved to Banff to take advantage of better accommodations against an unrivalled background, giving delegates access to one of Canada’s most renowned attractions.
This
As I am typing this I am reminded of how lucky we are to be in Canada with food on our tables, roofs over our heads, freedom to choose what religion to follow and education to pursue.
As it is Remembrance Day those choices were all made possible by the sacrifices of others. My admiration,
