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
Stoneleigh, Coventry is the venue for the biennial UK Pig and Poultry fair. The site in the past used to host England’s Royal Show and it’s very sad that England does not have a premier farming event, unlike Wales or Scotland. We do have the very successful and popular three day Great Yorkshire Show
People I meet, and some are more special than others.I’m one who isn’t afraid to tell people to their face, or comment about them in public, if they mean something to me in my life. My wife Judith, my in laws, my parents, my children and grandson, and my extended families are very important
What’s a fair without a competition and what’s a competition without a winner? Often the culture of removing competition from events like this actually takes away that feeling of accomplishment for those who enter these events, but not so at the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair in Brandon in April.
Manitoba Pork Council, the title sponsor
Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea has not made its way into British Columbia and the BC hog industry wants to keep it that way.
The industry has received $600,000 from the provincial and federal governments through Growing Forward II to implement bio-security programs to prevent PED and other infectious diseases from coming onto BC hog farms and
