Things are changing, and changing rapidly for the hog industry in Canada because the perfect storm is blowing in the right direction, higher pig prices, lower feed costs, and even the exchange rate is right for Canadian producers.
The three things pushing back at hog producers horrendous restrictions created to stifle hog production, M-COOL keeping
Ingredients
1-1/2 lbs (750 g) pork, cut into 1-inch (2.5 cm) cubes
1 Tbsp (15 mL) cornstarch
1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt
1/2 tsp (2 mL) cracked black pepper
1 Tbsp (15 mL) vegetable oil
6 cloves garlic, minced
1 Tbsp (15 mL) minced fresh gingerroot
8 green onions, cut into 1-inch (2.5 cm) pieces, white and green parts separated
2 Tbsp (30 mL)
Western Ag Systems Expands
Steve Klein and Brad Legault owners of Western Ag Systems Ltd. are pleased to announce their expansion. Recently they opened up their second location, based in Saskatoon. They are excited to welcome Wayne Sundby as branch manager along with Bill Theissen to assist you with all your needs. The Saskatoon location
World Pork Expo
World Pork Expo will be held in Des Moines IA the first week of June. June 4 – 6th, 2014.
Details and information can be located on their website www.worldpork.org •
Alberta Pork Congress
The 40th annual Alberta Pork Congress will take place at the Westerner Park in Red Deer, Alberta, from June 10 –
Antibiotics consumption in pig production is a very emotive issue and the pig industry is being taken to task over this. Quite rightly, today’s consumer is wanting to know how his or her food is produced and what exactly the pig is eating and receiving in terms of medication. Some parts of the tabloid
The grain / all commodities transportation backlog and rhetoric continues at all fronts. Many have suggested solutions, others are getting into the mix because it is the thing to do, and then there’s Ag Minister Gerry Ritz, who for all intents and purposes, is the go-to-guy, who can do something about it.
Yes, I know,
Swift Current played host to the fourth annual Cramer Crop and Livestock Expo back in February. The sold out trade show had representation from all aspects of the industry from breeding companies, suppliers and everything inbetween.
Doug Cramer, president and founder of both the show and Cramer Nutrition, was all smiles with the traffic flow
Judi Graff, the producer of farmNwife.com says farmers who wish to use social media now have a much wider range of options to choose from, many of them free.
Speaking at the Manitoba Swine Seminar in Winnipeg, MB in February Graff produces and authors a website, FarmNwife.com, she started in 2007, to help farmers tell
One of the side benefits, and maybe a detriment too, depending on how the industry and individuals including hog producers and industry employees handle it, has to do with the heightened biosecurity.
For those who take biosecurity seriously all the time, they can use the crisis as a teaching and learning period, making sure the
Mark Greenwood, the senior vice president of AgStar Financial Services of Mankato, MN says, when using risk management strategies in hog production, producers need to consider all of the risk factors.
Mark Greenwood, speaking at the 2014 Manitoba Swine Seminar in February likens risk management in swine production to a three legged stool.
“You have your
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