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Polls And Animal Welfare

As you are reading this article, we are going through a federal election. As with any election, a multitude of polls are being published that declare this or that federal party is going to win either a majority government or a minority government. While the political polls are considered useful by some, nothing but entertainment
Hogs, News

Pork Industry Awards Announced

The Manitoba Pork Council honoured two Manitobans recently for their contributions to the industry. The late Larry Friesen of Hangar Farms was recognized for his passionate pursuit of free trade in hogs. He became the first director of Manitoba Pork’s Weanling Exporters in 2001, a position he held until his accidental death due to a
Cereals, Crops, Hogs

Farm Debate Mostly A Rerun Of Earlier Shows

Other than the occasional elbow in the direction of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, the two-hour debate among the main political parties on agriculture policy April 11 featured a lot of the same old taunts and promises. Liberal Wayne Easter, Bloc Andre Bellevance and New Democrat Pat Martin, whose downtown Winnipeg riding includes the headquarters of
Hogs, Livestock

Producers Must Lead Changes In Animal Welfare

Taking good care of animals is a top priority for most livestock producers, one they grew up with and practise daily. But somewhere along the line that message has gotten lost, says Dr. Allan Preston. Today it is consumers, animal activists and the corporate world who have taken over the driver’s seat. “That shouldn’t happen,”
Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Poultry

U.S. Meat Sales Holding Despite Higher Prices

Consumer spending at U.S. meat counters is steady to up slightly over the past two years as worries about the economy and high unemployment have waned, according to surveys presented at a meat industry convention Apr. 13 “At this point consumers are relatively happy because they are coming out of the other side of the
Hogs, Livestock

Manitoba Pork Council Undergoes Major Restructuring

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Seismic changes reverberating through the Manitoba pork industry have forced the province’s hog producer membership association into its biggest corporate restructuring in years. The Manitoba Pork Council is cutting local districts, slashing the number of delegates and adopting a grassroots approach for electing them. A massive loss of hog farmers and a desire for more
Hogs, Livestock

Kansas State Research Results Provide Practical Guidance

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. Ialways look forward to the publication of the Kansas State University Swine Day proceedings detailing the results of a range of trials carried out over the
Hogs, Opinion

Silent Hog Barn Marks End Of An Era

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It’s not like I have never been in a hog barn before, and yet this time as I enter the door, it’s very different. Gone are the familiar squeals of someone waiting to be fed. It’s silent. Deathly silent as a matter of fact. I can hear the melting snow dripping off the eaves and
Hogs, Livestock

New Research On Inoculants

Anew research paper on silage inoculants has been posted on foragebeef.ca, a website with information on producing forage and beef in Western Canada.Comparison of the Fermentation Characteristics, Aerobic Stability and Nutritive Value of Barley and Corn Silages Ensiled With or Without a Mixed Bacterial Inoculantwas published by Drs. W. Addah, J. Baah, P. Groenewegen, E.K.
Hogs, News

Pork Producers Get A Chance At PRRS-Free Certification

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Prairie hog farmers may soon be able to certify their animals free of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS), a disease which can cause big losses in swine herds. A two-year pilot project beginning this spring contains a protocol for testing swine herds and certifying them as PRRS free. The industry program, if successful, could

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