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6 10, 2022

It Takes a Community to Feed the World Quality Food and Consistent Delivery

Slicing bread: On July 19, 2022 – the 50th anniversary of CerealsCanada, two ceremonial loaves of Canadian grown, in-house milled and baked bread were cut by CEO Dean Dias and Ag Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau. (Cereals Canada supplied photo) 

The forerunner to Cereal Canada, the Canadian International Grains Institute or CIGI as known to many, started

6 10, 2022

Dr. Carr Speaks Out on Pig Production 

Dr. John Carr a world livestock consultant, veterinarian, and lecturer, living in Brisbane, Australia and no stranger to the hog industry in Canada shared some thoughts personally and business about the world hog industry on a recent The Swine It podcast show with host Dr. Laura Greiner.“Okay. I’m a veterinarian and I love pigs.

6 10, 2022

Feed Grain Prices to Determine Hog Market Profitability This Winter 

Tyler Fulton director of risk management with HAMS Marketing Services said profitability in the swine sector through this winter and into early spring will depend mainly on feed grain prices. Summer – fall is when the cash hog supply tightens due to typical seasonal trends and lower growth performance in the hot weather, especially in

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6 10, 2022

Increasing Work Stresses Hitting Rural Veterinarians 

The Precision Swine Vet Team, based in Red Deer. Photo is from Alberta Pork Congress June 2022.

Your veterinary team is undoubtedly among the most important players in your operation. Its crew of skilled professionals advise and treat, analyze, and adjust to help you help your herd. But who is helping your veterinarian? Earlier this year,

6 10, 2022

Manitoba Pork Producers Beware When Spreading Manure This Fall 

The Canada West Swine Health Intelligence Network (CWSHIN) advised pork producers in Manitoba to cautiously spread manure this fall due to the high number of manure storages contaminated with Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus. Digestion syndrome was among the themes of the CWSHIN swine disease surveillance report for the second quarter of 2022. Any disease or

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6 10, 2022

Topigs Norsvin Opens Innova Canada at Plumas, MB 

Guests exploring the freefarrowing system.

Ribbon Cutting with officials from local and provincialGovernment, Manitoba PorkCouncil and Topigs executives.

On September 21, Topigs Norsvin officially opened its new nucleus farm Innova Canada which cost about 30 million dollars, near Plumas, MB. The company said the new facility Innova Canada is an important step in developing Topigs Norsvin as

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6 10, 2022

Red Mittens for the Queen   

LtoR: 1970 Bishop Joseph Kleinsasser, Queen Elizabeth II, JacobKleinsasser at the Miltown Colony near Eli, MB.(Pictures supplied by Ian Kleinsasser)

Ian Kleinsasser is an English teacher at the Crystal Spring Colony near Ste. Agathe, MB and his article Red Mittens for the Queen offers a plausible explanation of how Queen Elizabeth II of England visited

6 10, 2022

Pork Producers to Lock in Feed Prices 

Tyler Fulton the director of risk management with HAMS Marketing Services advises pork producers to lock in their feed costs as they forward contract their hog production. The North American hog sector has started transitioning from the tight hog supplies of summer as numbers ramp up and are in line with those of the last

6 10, 2022

Fresh Cash to Battle ASF 

Canada’s federal government has set aside new cash to help protect the nation’s farms and economy from African Swine Fever. On August 26, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced the release of three buckets of cash totaling a maximum of $45.3 million to be invested in prevention and management of the virus: 

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6 10, 2022

From the publishers desk,

Harvest dust is in the air and the fall routines have returned, which also means the return of fall shows and seminars. There are many opportunities to gather in the next few months to meet with fellow producers and industry peeps, all the while refreshing our minds with the latest hog sector trends. Alberta