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10 08, 2017

Verdant Valley Grows Forward with Major Renos

Production managers Amos and Ron Wipf may finally be able to get some sleep, now that the final touches are complete on a multi-million-dollar renovation at Verdant Valley Colony, northeast of Drumheller.

The two cousins put insight gained over 17 years of raising livestock into the design and creation of updated facilities for the colony’s

10 08, 2017

Moving Ag Programs Forward

Late in July Ag leaders across Canada looked forward to the new Canadian Agricultural Partnership announced by the feds. The five-year, $3 billion investment will come into effect April 1, 2018, replacing Growing Forward 2.

Florian Possberg, the Chair of the Saskatchewan Pork Development Board, said confirmation that Canada’s Agriculture Ministers have agreed to move

10 08, 2017

Higher U.S. Hog Numbers Expected to Result in Lower Market Hog Prices

h@ms is a hog marketing service provider representing Manitoba and Saskatchewan producers and put out a regular hams Market Commentary. On Wednesday, July 26 h@ms called the U.S. cash prices to open lower again following the same trend that started about ten days ago. “Packers have cut their bids for hogs by about five

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10 08, 2017

Barbecued Asian Back Ribs

Ingredients

2 racks Canadian Pork Back Ribs

3 cups (750 ml) hot water

1/2 cup (125 ml) hoisin sauce

1/4 cup (50 ml) soy sauce

1/4 cup (50 ml) rice or cider vinegar

1/2 cup (50 ml) dry sherry or rice wine

2 tbsp (25 ml) Dijon mustard

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 tbsp (15 ml) minced fresh ginger

 

Directions

Pre-heat oven to

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10 08, 2017

Getting to Know the Prairie Hog Country Contributors

When one is asked to talk about themselves there is a great desire to weave a fantastical tale of being born in a land far, far away, from humble roots, and fast forwarding to some level of greatness.

That of course is rarely the case.

To begin with Tisdale, SK, yes the one which was famous

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10 08, 2017

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Genesus Producers Achieve Top Numbers

The following is a list of Genesus customers that have exceeded 25 pigs weaned per mated female in the calendar year 2016.

Camrose MT 32.07; Eagle Creek 31.94; Midway 31.89; Rosedale 31.26; Fairlane 30.91; Biotech Com 30.60; Gadsby North 30.44; Hooter Lane 30.00; Hartland 29.95; Sundale 29.95; Suncrest East 29.94;

8 06, 2017

Pork Chops

Alberta Pork Congress

The 43rd Alberta Pork Congress will be in Red Deer at Westerner Park on June 14 & 15, 2017.

The trade show is totally sold out.

Following set up on Tuesday June 13th, Swine & Cheese will be on the trade show floor from 6 – 8pm for exhibitors. The trade show floor is open

Wednesday

8 06, 2017

Getting to Know the Prairie Hog Country Contributors

I grew up in the 1940s and 50s on a small farm about 15 kilometres west of Kitchener. My parents – a school teacher and an immigrant from Germany who fled Hitler before he became Chancellor – bought a 50-acre pile of sand and gravel that wise observers said could never be profitable.

Dad agreed

8 06, 2017

Trump Trade, Pork and China and How do They Mix

Dr. Dermot Hayes, a Professor and Pioneer Chair and Agribusiness with Iowa State University talked Trump Trade at the annual meeting of the Manitoba Pork Council in Winnipeg, MB last month and how that is affecting pork.

“The US has suddenly become much more concerned about a trade deficit and ways to impose adjustments to

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8 06, 2017

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Manitoba Pork Honours Valuable Industry Partners at AGM 2017

At Manitoba Pork’s Annual General Meeting on April 5, 2017, Chair George Matheson presented Manitoba’s Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr. Megan Bergman, with a 2017 Pork Industry Award in recognition of her exemplary support of the industry as it met recent swine health challenges, through her strong