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Hogs, Livestock, Oilseeds, Other livestock

Canola Meal Levels Can Be Increased In Weaned Pig Diets

By Bernie Peet September 22, 2011

Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor of Western Hog Journal. His columns will run every second week in the Manitoba Co-operator. With the current high feed prices, hog producers are continually looking for ways to cut costs without compromising pig performance. Nowhere is this more true than

Country Crossroads, Hogs

Discovery Centre Opens Window Into Food And Farming

By Shannon VanRaes September 22, 2011

It was a long way from a one-room schoolhouse to the University of Manitoba for Bruce Campbell, but the journey left him with the knowledge that agriculture is key, despite a growing disconnect between producers and consumers. So I put my money where my mouth is, said Campbell, who took part in the opening of

Hogs, News

Hog Industry Supporters Take To The Streets

By Shannon VanRaes September 15, 2011

Supporters of the pork industry and businesses that rely on it came together at the Dutch Meat Market in Winnipeg to launch the next phase of their battle against the province s moratorium on hog-barn development. In the past, we ve seen the Manitoba Pork Council stand out on their own to talk about these

Hogs, Livestock

CME Hogs Drop Seven Per Cent In August

September 8, 2011

CHICAGO/REUTERS U.S. hog futures on Aug. 31 finished down seven per cent for the month, livestock traders said. With the onset of cooler weather, hog weights have rebounded and put more hogs in hands of packers to pump more pork into the retail sector. In early August, the Midwest was in the grip of a

Hogs, Livestock

Extending The Sow’s Productive Lifetime

By Bernie Peet September 8, 2011

Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor of Western Hog Journal. His columns will run every second week in the Manitoba Co-operator. While many producers use pigs per sow per year as the benchmark for success in the breeding herd, there is now much more focus on lifetime

Hogs, News, Oilseeds

In Brief… – for Sep. 1, 2011

By Reuters September 1, 2011

More soybeans:Global soybean stocks will exceed estimates and keep soybean supplies in the upcoming 2011-12 season sufficient despite a lower-than-forecast crop, oilseeds analysts Oil Worldsaid Aug. 23. “World ending stocks of the 2010-11 season will be higher than expected at a record 75.8 million tonnes (on Aug. 31), approximately 10 million tonnes above a year

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock

MCEC Moving Ahead Following Funding Loss

By Shannon VanRaes September 1, 2011

Anew beef slaughter facility is still on track to open in Winnipeg in 2012, despite losing $10 million in funding from the federal government. “We’re as anxious to get out there and make an announcement as anyone else, and we hope to soon. Everyone is kinda anxious,” said David Wiens, a director with the Manitoba

Dairy cattle, Forages, Hogs, News, Oilseeds, Pulses

Letter Draws Support

August 25, 2011

Concerned about increasing regulation, several of the province’s commodity organizations have joined the Manitoba Pork Council’s public campaign to defend its nutrient management practices. In a full-page ad in theWinnipeg Winnipeg Free Press,the council says hog producers are already subject to more environmental regulation than any other agricultural industry. It says a province-wide ban on

Cereals, Hogs, Opinion

Letters – for Aug. 25, 2011

August 25, 2011

Proper tire inflation crucial to performance I have spent a number of years teaching advanced driving techniques to groups such as police, ambulance and the general public, and I take exception to Jim Kerr’s statement that one not “inflate the tires to the pressure shown on the tire sidewall.” To say this is to indicate

Hogs, Livestock

Pellets And Fine Grind Most Efficient For Pig Diets

By Bernie Peet August 25, 2011

Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor of Western Hog Journal. His columns will run every second week in the Manitoba Co-operator. Pelleted feed made of finely ground ingredients is considerably more efficient than more coarsely ground feed provided in meal form, according to a recently published large-scale

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Hogs

Canola Meal Levels Can Be Increased In Weaned Pig Diets

Discovery Centre Opens Window Into Food And Farming

Hog Industry Supporters Take To The Streets

CME Hogs Drop Seven Per Cent In August

Extending The Sow’s Productive Lifetime

In Brief… – for Sep. 1, 2011

MCEC Moving Ahead Following Funding Loss

Letter Draws Support

Letters – for Aug. 25, 2011

Pellets And Fine Grind Most Efficient For Pig Diets

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