Alberta Pork Expands Team
Alberta Pork Welcomes New Animal Care & Quality Assurance CoordinatorAlberta Pork is pleased to announce that we have hired a new Quality Assurance Coordinator to replace the recently departed Audrey Cameron. Javier Bahamon was raised in a rural setting in Colombia where he developed an early passion for the swine industry.
Maple Leaf Foods (Brandon) announced recently they have started a reduced processing schedule by cutting one day per month, for the next five months. “This temporary “brown-out” is because of a lack of market hogs. This situation will not improve until producers build more barns to produce market hogs,” says Karl Kynoch, Chair of
Manitoba Pork reports information gathered through a 2012, producer survey is playing a key role in developing the infrastructure needed to accommodate swine traceability.
This survey launched by Manitoba Pork in 2012, collected information for use when representing producers to government, to update producer contact information and to gather information for the provincial agriculture department
From the publishers desk,Hello all. As I am typing this I just finished listening to a loud thunder and lightning storm. It didn’t last long but was pretty intense. It made me think of our industry, sometimes things seem intense and we are never really sure how long they are going to last. With
The higher prices for pork and live hogs, and the lower feed prices keep the pot boiling, but makes for the best incentive to get people in the industry out to an annual meeting, this year’s AGM of Manitoba Pork Council was no exception.
Great speakers, another PED virus alert, and great turnout saw the
Ingredients
6 Canadian centre-cut Pork Chops, boneless, about 1
inch (2.5 cm) thick
1-1/2 tsp (7 mL) ground allspice
1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt
1 tsp (5 mL) EACH dried thyme, ground coriander,
cinnamon, nutmeg, garlic powder
1/4 tsp (1 mL) cayenne pepper
2 Tbsp (25 mL) vegetable oil
Directions
Trim off any visible fat from pork chops. In a small bowl, combine all
seasonings
Alltech’s Gator Giveaway Event Attracts 400 FarmersAlltech’s 4th Gator Giveaway event drew crowds by the bus load across three provinces in Western Canada. Close to 400 producers from the three regions attended the event with the hopes of driving home in a brand new John Deere Gator. On May 1, Alltech Western Canada hosted
Red Deer Swine Technology Workshop
Mark your calendars for the annual Red Deer Swine Technology Workshop, which will take place Wednesday November 5th at the Sheraton in Red Deer.Registration will commence soon. The cost for the one day workshop is $80 and if you purchase four the fifth one is free. Registration includes a copy
Slat Gap Cover Has Many Uses
Because of welfare considerations many EU countries have introduced legislation which increases the area of solid flooring in pens. This has given producers with fully slatted floors something of a headache, as relaying flooring is a very expensive exercise.Danish legislation relating to piggery flooring is very detailed . Fully
The Manitoba hog industry continues to hold its fingers crossed and keeping the bio-security tight as news came from the Office of Manitoba’s Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) confirming the province’s second on-farm case of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus in a finisher barn in southeast Manitoba.
Interestingly, the CVO says the animals on this farm
