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11 04, 2018

Rib Roast With Rosemary, Sesame, and Garlic

Ingredients

3 lb (1.5 kg) Canadian Pork Rib Roast

2 tbsp (25 ml) chopped fresh rosemary

1 tbsp (15 ml) chopped garlic

1 tbsp (15 ml) brown sugar

1 tbsp (15 ml) sesame seeds

1 tsp (5 ml) coarse black pepper

 

Directions

Combine all ingredients (except the pork) and rub this mixture all over the pork.

Place pork in a roasting tray

11 04, 2018

kudos

Alberta Pork Industry Loses a Legend and Friend

Doug Maschmeyer passed away at the age of 88 years young in January. I will always fondly remember the day I spent with Gerald and Doug at Hillview Acres sharing stories of the “old” days as Doug would say, a few years ago. One of my favourite

11 04, 2018

Pork Chops

Animal Nutrition Conference of Canada

New generation of cutting-edge nutritional strategies to be showcased at Animal Nutrition Conference of Canada, May 2-3, 2018 in Edmonton

A new wave of cutting-edge nutritional innovation is emerging to power the animal agriculture and feed industries in Canada and beyond, helping them to meet today’s challenges while supporting a strong

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11 04, 2018

New Technology Comes to North America

Imagine being able to weigh your pigs daily and not having to enter the barn. That technology is now available and is being tested in a barn in Iowa.

The system is called ProGrow. It was developed in Denmark by a company named SKOV and is being distributed and installed in North America by Mackay

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11 04, 2018

Ildex Vietnam 2018

Looking at the calendar it’s possible to spend the year travelling around the world purely attending seminars, shows and trade fairs. Attendees get as much from networking as getting updated on new products – either way new knowledge helps improve business efficiency and profitability.

Again studying the calendar there are far more trade fairs now

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11 04, 2018

BC Pork AGM

The BC commercial hog industry is nearly extinct but there are still a lot of pork producers in the province.

Although only 16 producers are registered with the BC Hog Marketing Commission, Canadian Pork Council executive director John Ross told the combined BCHMC and BC Pork Producers Association annual meeting the CPC believes there are

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8 02, 2018

Braised Pork Shoulder with Caramelized Vidalia Onions and Mustard

 

 

 

 

 

Ingredients

2 lb(1 kg) Canadian Pork Shoulder Blade Roast, boneless

2 tbsp (25 ml) EACH butter and canola oil salt and freshly ground pepper

2 carrots, diced

2 stalks celery, diced

1 zucchini, diced

2 large Vidalia onions, sliced

1/2 cup (125 ml) EACH white wine and chicken broth

2 tbsp (25 ml) chopped fresh thyme

1 tbsp (15 ml) honey

2 tbsp (25

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8 02, 2018

Getting to Know the Prairie Hog Country Contributors

As a 8 year old youngster my father used to joke with me and say “What, not another letter,” as I was in the habit of writing to various companies for information on new products, hence I started writing at quite a young age. Vocabulary is very important when trying to make articles read

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8 02, 2018

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New Executive Appointed

Alberta Farm Animal Care (AFAC) has appointed a new Executive Director, effective late last year. Annemarie Pedersen is our new Executive Director. Annemarie Pedersen has worked in agricultural communications for over a decade, including past work as Industry Relations Director with Canada Beef as well as running her own communications consulting business

8 02, 2018

Pork Chops

Cramer Ag Expo

The 8th annual Cramer Ag Expo will be held in Swift Current at Kinetic Park on Thursday February 22nd, 2018 from 8:30 am – 5 pm. Stop by the sold out trade show featuring 106 booths representing 70 companies.

The highlight of the day is Cramer Cup series including a hog carcass competition.