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Hogs, Opinion

A new plan is needed

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The description of Big Sky Farms Inc. circulated by the receiver trying to find a buyer for the failing hog production company’s assets is appropriately labelled a “teaser.” The Humboldt, Sask. business is the second-largest hog-producing company in Canada with capacity to produce up to one million hogs annually. We are told it is one
Dairy cattle, Hogs, Livestock

Baytril use expanded to hogs and dairy heifers

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An antimicrobial weapon against respiratory illness in feedlot cattle can now also be used against pneumonias in hogs and non-lactating dairy cattle. Bayer HealthCare’s Canadian animal health division announced Oct. 24 it has approvals to sell its injectable enrofloxacin solution, Baytril 100, to treat swine respiratory disease (SRD) in hogs, and to treat bovine respiratory
Hogs, Livestock, News

No new funding for hog producers

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Hog producers won’t be getting any additional government help. Weeks of talks between Ottawa, the provinces, and producer representatives have ended with producers being told to make use of existing support programs. “I was pretty disappointed to see that,” said Karl Kynoch, Manitoba Pork Council chairman. “This shows us that government is not taking the
Hogs, Livestock, Livestock Markets, News

Manitoba’s independent hog farmers will disappear

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Producer George Matheson says they need $10 more a hog from 
processors otherwise only vertical integrators will survive

Manitoba’s independent hog farmers, including the Hutterite Brethren, won’t survive unless Canadian processors boost prices $10 a hog, says George Matheson, a Stonewall hog producer. “To be quite frank, I think the independent (hog) producer in this country is dying a slow death,” he told the Keystone Agricultural Producers’ General Council meeting Oct. 25. Matheson,
Beef cattle, Hogs, News, Other livestock

U.S. meat producers may pare back output

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Reuters / Despite nearly record-high feed prices, U.S. meat production has continued to trend higher in recent months, and the latest monthly statistics show that beef, pork and chicken output all remain above the five-year average. Brisk meat exports combined with strong domestic wholesale and retail prices have encouraged these high production levels, but a
Dairy cattle, Hogs, Livestock

First-lactation teat usage affects milk production

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Before the advent of highly prolific breeding stock, it was common practice to let first-litter sows suckle a maximum of 10 piglets in order to minimize their weight loss during lactation. With a lower feed intake compared to older sows, gilts are vulnerable to excessive weight loss, leading to an extended wean-to-estrus period and lower
Hogs, Livestock

Is pork industry’s business model broken?

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There is no doubt that, whichever way you look at it, Western Canada is a good place to raise pigs. The combination of abundant space and locally grown feed ingredients provides key elements that are missing in some important pig-producing countries such as Denmark, where manure disposal is a challenge, and China, where a lot
Hogs, Livestock, Livestock Markets, News

Maple Leaf searching for hog suppliers

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Fears of a worldwide bacon shortage are overblown, but local processors are searching for new hog suppliers even as some producers cut their losses and depopulate their barns. “Unfortunately, there will be some producers who do exit this industry,” said Jason Manness, director of procurement for Maple Leaf Foods. “As a result, we are currently

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