Regular readers will remember the author’s article in spring 2016 about top Beverley, East Yorkshire producer Ian Broumpton. Given that Ian has been doing what Yorkshire folk are renowned at NOT doing, namely spending money, or “brass” in Old English, it seemed timely to go and see what Ian has been up to over
In 2017, HyLife of La Broquerie, MB announced plans to build a substantial new feed mill in Killarney, MB. Company President Claude Vielfaure said it will be identical to their original feed mill west of Steinbach, MB and will accommodate their growth plans.
In the fall of 2016, HyLife announced a $125 million investment and
The decision to build or retrofit a pig barn certainly involves many factors, but should in the end be fairly straightforward, according to Murray Elliott, a retired farm building consultant with FGC Construction based in Sebringville, Ontario.
The right choice is mostly based, he says, on taking a good, hard look at the deficiencies of
Don’t give up the right to farm and live to tell it
Communicating, speaking, even breathing and eating the story of farming is something I do every day of my life, and as the adage says, and twice on Sunday. As I noted to a friend on Twitter recently, I started farming when I was
Recent research is showing canola meal can be a significant component of rations for sows.
A recent study at the University of Manitoba, led by Dr. Martin Nyachoti, into the effect of increasing dietary canola meal inclusion on lactation performance, milk composition, and nutrient digestibility of lactating sows has shown good results.
The aim was to
After 20 years of providing Manitoba livestock producers with manure management research and information, the work of the Manitoba Livestock Manure Management Initiative (MLMMI) and other research programs the Manitoba government is amalgamating it into a single research delivery model.
Effective April 1, 2018, Canadian Agricultural Partnership, which is replacing Growing Forward 2, will direct
Organizers of the Brandon Hog and Livestock Show said the success of the 2017 edition indicates a bright future for hog production in Manitoba. The one-day event on Dec 15, the Brandon Hog & Livestock show brought pork producers and their service and equipment suppliers together.
One of the organizers, Ron Bazylo said the attendance
Alberta Pork’s Chair has received a priceless gift from a prominent economist.
Within his report to the 2017 Annual General Meeting in Calgary on Nov. 30, Frank Novak renewed his call for a pricing change based on the cut-out value rather than the US-based cash market.
Novak’s quest got a high-powered boost a few weeks later,
A talented manager is the single most important factor in determining the success of a hog farm, says the Chilean veterinarian who led the design and set-up of a 10,000-sow farm in Mexico.
Gustavo Pizarro, member of the Pipestone Veterinary Services Team, discussed during a breakout session at Banff Pork Seminar the principles around which
Andrew Dickson, the General Manager of Manitoba Pork, said elected U.S. state officials and agricultural leaders he spoke with want to see the North American Free Trade Agreement improved in a way that will increase the volumes of trade among the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
Recently in Kansas City, Missouri, State Agriculture and Rural Leaders
