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New Genetic Testing Technology Revolutionizing Swine Breeding

bernie peet Peet on Pigs “The genome of the pig has millions of such SNP locations, so SNPs are a rich resource for use as genetic markers.” 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
Hogs, Livestock

U. S. Hog Sector Cuts Losses, But Recovery Far Off

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U. S. hog prices have bounded higher in recent months, an unusual development for this time of year, narrowing losses for cash-strapped producers. But it will be several more months before the U. S. hog sector, which has lost money for nearly two years, sees regular profits and even longer before it fully recovers. Stronger
Hogs, News

Hog Loan Program Not Working, Producers Say

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“The early indications are that there are definitely problems.” – JURGEN PREUGSCHAS, CPC Anxiety is rising among Canada’s hog producers amid signs that a federally backed loans program for the debt-ravaged industry is not working as planned. A number of producers applying for loans are either being rejected or told not to bother, according to
Hogs, Livestock

Needle-Free Injectors Available For Hog Producers

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“It’s fast, quick, easy.” – ROBYN HARTE, MAFRI You no longer require a needle to vaccinate a pig. Manitoba hog producers can now get funding to subsidize the cost of buying needle-less injectors for use in their herds. The money is avai lable under a federal-provincial Growing Forward food safety program. An $800,000 fund will
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China Lifts Canadian Pork Ban

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It may not be Manitoba hog producers’ biggest market, but the resumption of pork exports to China is a positive sign for a beleaguered industry. China last week signalled it would lift a ban on pork and pork products from Manitoba, Alberta and Quebec because of the H1N1 flu virus. China imposed the ban earlier
Hogs, Opinion

Exit Auction A Bid For Failure

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The promise of free market access to American markets without fear of reproach has turned out to be one without profit, and even less access than before. Acouple years ago, I was involved with an experiment to see if farm program money could be auctioned as a mechanism for making program payments. The premise was
Hogs, Livestock

Hog Producer Hailed For Philanthropy

The Loewen Foundation and the Steinbach Community Foundation have named Ste. Anne-area hog farmer Marg Rempel as their Philanthropist of the Year. According to a newsletter from the Manitoba Pork Council, the award includes a $2,000 donation to an organization of the recipient’s choice, which Rempel has directed to the Bethesda Foundation, supporting Steinbach’s Bethesda
Hogs, News

Hog Program May Lend Less Than Expected

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“I know the industry is short a billion dollars.” – andrew dickson, mpc Pork producers worry that a federally guaranteed loan program for the financially troubled hog industry may lend only a fraction of the money originally hoped for. Ottawa has set aside $400 million in cash as a reserve to backstop special long-term loans
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Swine Workers Encouraged To Get H1N1 Flu Shot

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“Vaccination of swine workers may reduce the likelihood that H1N1 flu will be introduced into barns.” – DR. WAYNE LEES The Manitoba government is telling people who work directly with pigs to get the H1N1 flu shot. In a recent letter to the Manitoba Pork Council, the province recommended the move, not just to guard
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Province Accused Of Stonewalling Hog Farmers

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– KARL KYNOCH “I would assume that these requests are not being looked at seriously.” The Manitoba government appears to be turning a deaf ear to hog producers’ appeals for emergency aid to help them through their worst economic crisis in memory, the chairman of the Manitoba Pork Council says. The province is stonewalling producers’

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