Eric Olson is a Farm Management Consultant working out of the MNP office in Winnipeg, MB. He told producers at the 2020 Manitoba Swine Seminar in Winnipeg, MB, there are several reasons why producers should have a disaster plan in place as it pertains to a disease outbreak. The first one has to
Ingredients Marinade 3 cloves crushed garlic 1 Tbsp (15 mL) coriander seeds 2 tsp (10 mL) fresh chopped ginger 1 tsp (5 mL) cumin seeds 1 tsp (5 mL) coarse sea salt 1 tsp (5 mL) mixed peppercorns 1 pinch allspice 1 bottle beer, preferably brown or red ale Pork Tenderloin 1 pork tenderloin
While some details were still to come, the Canada-U.S. border closed to all non-essential travel in both directions as of Friday night, according to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Trudeau anticipated the closure, a mutual agreement that will allow trade routes and commercial channels to remain open, would go into effect at some point in
With all farm organizations cancelling or postponing their AGM’s and producer meetings this spring, producing food and business continues. Despite the current market disruptions resulting from the global reaction to COVID-19, Tyler Fulton of H@MS Marketing Services said hog producers should stay the course on existing marketing strategies. The one overwhelming factor influencing
The difference a few weeks can make. Kids were in school. Everyone who had work was still at work. Social distancing encouraged, but no states of emergency. But now, COVID-19 looms about like a dark cloud. People are dying. Is life as we know it unraveling?
Imagination and money are the only limits when setting up an emergency plan for your farm, says a large-animal rescue specialist from Macon County, Georgia. Rebecca Gimenez-Husted, founder of Technical Large Animal Emergency Response, made a return visit to Alberta Farm Animal Care’s annual conference on March 11, bringing her message about setting
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Manitoba Pork welcomed federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau’s announcement recently of a $482,000 plus grant to help create a private-sector livestock insurance program to help producers recover economically from a disease outbreak on their farms. An insurance consulting company that MPC is working with will work with stakeholders and develop a model
Dr. Brett Ramirez of the Iowa State University told producers at the 2020 Manitoba Swine Seminar the goal of ventilation in winter is to maintain proper relative humidity and concentrations of noxious gasses and in the summer to maintain a temperature that will keep the pigs thermally comfortable. Ventilation in today’s modern production systems
Dr. Al Mussell, the Research Lead with Agri-Food Economic Systems, said emergency planning has focussed on border closures, animal diseases and, in some cases, plant diseases but no focus on absenteeism due to a pandemic. Dr. Mussell suggests greater cooperation, coordination and flexibility among governments and industry to minimize disruptions within agriculture due to
Anybody who knows me well, knows I am not usually at a loss for words. Well, as I am trying to type my message this morning just before a print deadline, I find myself feeling that exact thing – a loss for words. Not sure what to say or in this case type. Ninety
