Darcy Fitzgerald in the recent zoom MPC fall meeting.
Manitoba pork producers and hog sector partners participated in the online fall producer meeting for producers west of the Red River and both Hutterite Brethren Districts on Nov 18. The last session with Darcy Fitzgerald and Andrew Dixon, respective general managers for Alberta and Manitoba Pork,
Welcome to the last edition in 2020, and what a year it has been. We all hope and pray that 2021 will bring a more usual routine, without starting every morning with hearing new case numbers and how many new hospitalizations plus even worse, how many new deaths.All those in the agricultural field are a
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Manitoba Pork CouncilWelcomed Back DirectorsDuring the recent Zoom Webinar AGM Manitoba Pork Coucil the election of four Director positions was completed: George Matheson was elected by acclamation for the West District and Rick Bergmann was elected by acclamation for the East District. Margaret Rempel was appointed Director-at-Large and James Hofer as Director for the Hutter
Alberta Livestock Expo CancelledSorry to be announcing the decision to cancel the 2020 Alberta Livestock Expo scheduled for October 7 & 8, 2020. At the time of writing, we are in Phase Two of Alberta’s relaunch. Large agricultural shows, like the Alberta Livestock Expo, are only permitted under Phase Three. At this time, we don’t
All of those who know me, know I collect pigs of all shapes, sizes and varieties. I found a “fun” pig and could not wait to use it. So on a recent camping trip in the mountains deep down in the Castle area in SW Alberta, I was able to take out the pig
The psalmist David proclaims: “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name!” (Psalm 103:1) How do we (or can we) bless the Lord?When was the last time someone blessed you after sneezing? Blessing someone after a sneeze began in the 6th century. It was Pope Gregory
The National Farm Animal Council just released this update:The Code of Practice for the care and handling of pigs was released in 2014. In March 2019 a Code Technical Panel was established to undertake the pig Code’s 5 year review.The Code Technical Panel (CTP) also needed to address a requirement in Section 1.1.2 of
There is potential for thousands of people to attend the 50th-annual Banff Pork Seminar – virtually. Plans for a bang-up celebration during the week of January 6, 2021 slid off the road in July as realities of dealing with a pandemic forced organizers to step back and reload. In a style that is true to
A new approach developed by VIDO-InterVac for vaccinating sows and gilts to protect against various diseases shows promise.Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan are evaluating the delivery of intrauterine vaccines; administered to sows and gilts along with the semen during artificial insemination.Dr. Heather Wilson, a research scientist with VIDO-InterVac, said most diseases that impact
