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Throughput Key To Minimizing Production Cost

bernie peet Peet on Pigs A relatively small deviation in several parameters may easily add up to a reduction in income of $4-$5 per hog. On 500 pigs per week, that’s up to $130,000 in lost margin each year. Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor of Western
Cereals, Hogs, Opinion

Letters – for Aug. 27, 2009

CWB promotion waste of farmers’ money Having been in the business world for over a decade before entering farming, we found our best advertisement didn’t cost us a cent. Simply, do a better job than your competition, be fair and honest, and business took care of itself. The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) does the exact
Hogs, Livestock

Disjointed Federal Policies Harm Pork Industry

Researchers with the George Morris Centre say the federal government’s ongoing support for the ethanol industry undercuts its support for the troubled Canadian hog industry. In a report critical of the federal government’s assistance plan for the hog sector, authors Al Mussell and Ted Bilyea say the government does not acknowledge the policy failures that
Hogs, News

Hard Times Have U. S. Hog Producers Seeking Help

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“The big driver of losses for this business is the run-up in costs of production.” – STEVE MEYER U. S. hog producers, who have been losing money since late 2007, have asked the U. S. Agriculture Department for $250 million in assistance, of which $150 million would buy pork for federal food programs. Producers also
Hogs, News

Updated H1N1 Influenza Advice Sent To Manitoba Schools

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School principals and superintendents across the province have received updated H1N1 influenza information about infection prevention, vaccination and absenteeism, along with public health advice for ill children or staff, Health Minister Theresa Oswald and Education, Citizenship and Youth Minister Peter Bjornson announced Aug. 17. “Manitoba’s health-care experts know that parents, students and teachers have questions
Hogs, Opinion

What Were They Thinking?

JOHN MORRISS EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Responding to last Saturday’s federal plan to cut hog numbers, one producer made the point that cutting Canadian production wasn’t going to make much difference to the price as long as there were no cuts in the U. S. Regardless of the merits or otherwise of the program, he’s right. But
Hogs, News

NAFTA Trade Delegates Denounce “Mischaracterization” Of H1N1

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It’s time to stop calling H1N1 the “swine flu.” As they wrapped up the 19th annual meeting of the Tri-National Agricultural Accord in Gimli on Aug. 14, delegates from Canada, Mexico and the United States issued a joint appeal to the media and health officials to end the practice of using “technically incorrect” and inflammatory
Hogs, News

Peru Finds Swine Flu In Amazon Tribe

Members of an Amazon tribe have tested positive for the new H1N1 swine flu, Peruvian health officials said Aug. 12, raising concerns the deadly virus could spread to more remote communities with limited defences against disease. The seven cases, reported in the Matsigenka tribe, were confirmed by the Health Ministry’s regional office in southeastern Peru.
Hogs, Livestock

Slumping Hog Futures — Sell Or Buy?

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U. S. hog futures, which slumped to a seven-year low last week as the recession took a big bite out of demand, is seen by some analysts as a buying opportunity. But others are not convinced that the worst is over. “If I was a speculator, I would probably buy them,” Jim Robb, economist at
Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock

Panama Open To Canadian Beef

Canadian beef exports will soon have access to Panama for the first time since 2003. Panama has approved Canada’s meat inspection system and lifted the ban on Canadian beef imposed in 2003 because of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), a federal release says. “I’m pleased to see that Panama recognizes that Canada produces safe, high-quality beef

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