Manitoba Pork Councils’ chair Rick Préjet started the recent east of the Red River fall producer Zoom meeting with some bad news, one case of PED confirmed October 25. The Manitoba Agriculture Animal Health and Welfare website on Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus reported the second case PED October 29 bringing it to two cases for
Yes, many reasons to be grateful You gotta move, love. You have to forgive people who sometimes aren’t even sorry. Master this, and the blessings overflow. Move love! You may wonder where is Harry going this time. Bear with me; this is my Thanksgiving message for 2021, prompted in part by that message I received on
Red Deer Swine Technology Workshop has returned after a Covid-related cancellation in 2020. Alberta Pork and its sponsors offered an online version this year, sharing insights on various technical aspects of breeding, raising and marketing hogs. Across the board, most of the presentations – ran live on the afternoons of October 20 and 21
Ingredients1 cup (250 mL) orange juice1/2 cup (125 mL) cider vinegar1/2 cup (125 mL) brown sugar1/4 cup (60 mL) honey2 tsp (10 mL) fresh rosemary, chopped1 clove garlic, minced2 – 1 lb (500 g) pork tenderloins1 Tbsp (15 mL) canola oil1 tsp (5 mL) salt1/2 tsp (2 mL) ground black pepper
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Design Concrete Expands TeamJim Haggins is pleased to announce that Rich Smith will join him as representatives of Design Concrete for western Canada.“Rich has worked in the agriculture industry for more than four decades, bringing an impressive amount of knowledge and experience,” said Haggins. “From his many connections in the livestock sector, we know
Alberta Livestock Expo CancelledUnfortunately due to the current government restrictions and the strain on the alberta health care system the 2021 Alberta Livestock Expo has been cancelled. We hope to see you back in 2022. Dates to be confirmed.For details more information on exhibition and sponsor fees refunds please contact Kaite at 431.337.8726 orE:
The first air raid siren sounded over London, England, in September of 1939. For anyone who lived in the city during World War II, its sound will echo forever. The German blitzkrieg dropped a hundred tons of explosives on sixteen British cities. More than a million homes were destroyed, and forty thousand civilians lost
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While there are other influences on commodity prices, government posturing and import barriers among them, supply and demand is still the biggest, and the truest element affecting prices. And this fall the supply of cereal grains and oilseeds certainly appears destined to tighten significantly. We are of course aware of the impact of the long hot,
Mark Ferguson, the general manager of Sask Pork, said Saskatchewan could go from the lowest cost region to feed pigs to the highest, as pork producers rely more heavily on imported feed this coming winter. Western Canada has suffered from a severe lack of rainfall this growing season, and feed prices will be high for
