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Bacon Wrapped Pork Loin with Pineapple and Red Pepper

Ingredients2lb (1 kg) pork tenderloin1 can (14 oz/398 mL) pineapple chunks, drained and reserve juice1 medium red pepper, diced1/4 cup (60 mL) reserved pineapple juice2 Tbsp (30 mL) brown sugar, packed1 tsp (5 mL) chili powder1 tsp (5 mL) garlic powder8 – 10 thick cut bacon strips*

Serves 8Prep Time 25 MinCook Time 30 Min

DirectionsPreheat

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5 08, 2021

Kudos

Western Canada Veterinarian Earns Top U.S. Swine AwardEgan Brockhoff, DVM, president and managing partner of Prairie Swine Health Services in Red Deer, Alberta, will receive the 2021 Allen D. Leman Science in Practice Award in September. He joins a growing and illustrious list of veterinarians who have received the award, which is presented at

5 08, 2021

Pork Chops

Alberta Livestock ExpoPlans are underway for the Alberta Livestock Expo to take place in Lethbridge October 6 & 7, 2021.Booth bookings now open on the expanded floor space. As of press time booths are 65% sold, so do not delay book today online at albertalivestockexpo.com. Subject to restrictions, hope to have a hot lunch

5 08, 2021

Reconnecting 

Live events resume in Alberta in just a few more weeks, assuming continued success in the efforts to stamp out COVID-19. Alberta Livestock Expo, scheduled for October 6 and 7, will be the first in-person event since March of 2020, when the World Health Organization declared a global outbreak of a new coronavirus among human

5 08, 2021

What’s in a Word

“Nonplussed”I know. A funny word. You probably have never used that word in a sentence.From it Latin roots nonplussed means “not more,” as in “not having any more words to say.” Ever been somewhat speechless– when surprised or bewildered in the moment? In being perplexed, you are nonplussed. That’s the historical meaning of the

5 08, 2021

With Fluctuating Hog Prices Use Targets to Lock in Some Profits 

Tyler Fulton, the director of risk management with HAMS Marketing Services said a legislated reduction in U.S. hog processing capacity would have its most significant negative impact on hog markets this coming fall and winter. Fulton said that there’s not much of an issue with packer capacity and the available supply in the summer months.

5 08, 2021

Outlook for Swine Sector Cautiously Optimistic Says FCC 

Craig Klemmer, an economist with Farm Credit Canada, said despite the prospects of higher feed costs and rising interest rates, there is room for cautious optimism within the pork sector. But as the Canadian economy recovers from the disruptions caused by COVID-19, livestock producers should prepare for higher interest rates and higher feed costs amid

5 08, 2021

On The Edge With Siemens Says

We need to stick together and help each other    The drought, the severe drought in many areas in Western Canada cuts across all boundaries, all sectors of agriculture, and most likely many small towns and villages and even cities. It’s one thing to deal with the fallout from the latest pandemic, but still,another when the

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5 08, 2021

NPPC Urges Biden Administration to Appeal Pork Harvest Facility Line Speed Ruling 

Jim Monroe, NPPC spokesperson at the recent World Pork Expo. Photos supplied by NPPC.

The National Pork Producers Council urges the Biden Administration to appeal a court ruling that reduces U.S. pork processing capacity. The Biden Administration has until the end of August to appeal a federal district court ruling that took effect June 29, which

5 08, 2021

Farmers Encouraged to Step up Interaction With Consumers

Cam Dahl, the General Manager of Manitoba Pork, calls on farmers to seize the opportunity to interact with consumers and share the good news story of how they produce their food. To maintain the public’s trust, farmers, processors and everyone involved in supporting agricultural production, the public keeps increasing the demand of farmers telling their