Why On-farm Programs Matter Those were among the first words John Ross said during his presentation at Saskatchewan Pork Symposium 2021. For the second consecutive year, the symposium was held via Zoom, given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Ross, the executive director of the Canadian Pork Council, told producers of the value of Canadian Pork Excellence program and
Rick Préjet a hog producer from Notre Dame de Lourdes, MB is the new chair of the Manitoba Pork Council. He worked as a delegate for quite a few years and always felt it was necessary for producer involvement on the MPC. It’s essential to get out there, know what’s going on, and give
Award Of DistinctionSask Pork honoured local swine researcher Dr. Dan Columbus with a Saskatchewan Pork Industry Award of Distinction in the area of Excellence in Production Research this week at the 44th annual Saskatchewan Pork Industry Symposium.Columbus is a Research Scientist in Nutrition at Prairie Swine Centre and Adjunct Professor in the Department of
Prairie Swine Centre was originally built in 1980 by the University of Saskatchewan, and served as their swine research and teaching facility. At that time, the Centre consisted of two 100-sow and one 50-sow unit, each with its own gestation, and weanlings area, a small 240 head feeder barn and a small office/service building. In
Tyler Fulton, the Director of Risk Management with HAMS Marketing Services in Winnipeg, MB said lower than expected slaughter hog numbers helped create an opportunity to lock in some very profitable prices. USDA’s quarterly Hogs and Pigs report September 24, showed that while the heavier weight slaughter hog categories are in line with market expectations,
Like somebody wanting to get something off their chest, Kevin Grier admitted at the beginning of his presentation at Saskatchewan Pork Symposium 2021 that he missed the mark badly on his prediction for lean hog prices in 2021. Grier, a marketing analyst from Guelph Ont., forecast the price would be $71, while in actuality it
All the stops are being pulled in efforts to keep African Swine Fever from entering Canada’s swine herd, including heightened security at borders and attempts to eradicate feral pigs that have the potential of spreading the virus if it gets through our first line of defence. Over the last 18 months, Alberta Pork has been
When pork producers and provincial senior staff from across Canada virtually met recently as part of the Canadian Pork Council’s (CPC) fall members’ meeting they reelected Rick Bergmann, a producer from Manitoba as chairman. The next day Bergman addressed the fall producer meetings of the Manitoba Pork Council. Always promoting and putting the Canadian pork
John Guliker’s farm can been seen in top left of this image. Mother nature can be very cruel at times. Photo found on WhatsApp HB Pork group.
The morning of Thursday, November 18 broke to find swine producer John Guliker and his team travelling in a convoy along a clogged mountain highway, attempting to return
Looking out my office window as I am typing this it is snowing a bit and quite windy, although not really cold, the wind chill of -15˚C. But would take that any day over the devastation that BC is facing right now. My heart, thoughts and prayers are with all affected in any way by mother
