A receivership order filed June 12 in the Court of Kings Bench in Winnipeg has appointed BDO Canada Limited as receiver and manager for Genesus Inc., Genesus Genetics and Can-Am Genetics, Inc.
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Swine genetics company Genesus in receivership
Letters: Message to the pork council
I feel I must take issue (once again) with Manitoba Pork. In a 700-plus word article appearing in several rural papers recently, Cam Dahl, the industry group’s general manger, makes the preposterous claim that “it’s hard to be green while in the red.” If you are in the red, you must have been working at
Barn temperature for hogs about more than just air
Contact surfaces also impact pig thermal condition
To a pig, heat is about more than air temperature. Unfortunately, many hog producers don’t realize that. “We have to think about all the other surfaces in the barn that the pig can be in contact with for conduction, or just exposed to,” said North Carolina State University swine specialist Suzanne Leonard. For instance, barns might need
Comment: It’s hard to be green while in the red
Farmers must make money before they can invest in sustainability and the carbon price isn’t helping
I’m not the one to come up with the line used in this article’s headline, but I wish I was. It is a succinct way of describing one of the most challenging policy aspects of sustainability. It is difficult, even impossible, to change farming practices aimed at improving environmental sustainability when experiencing negative margins. That
China to encourage hog farmers to reduce capacity after price slump
Aggressive expansion in Chinese hog sector turns to mounting losses on demand downturn
China will "guide" farmers to reduce hog production capacity as it steps up regulation of the industry, the agriculture ministry said on Tuesday, after an aggressive expansion drive led to an oversupply of pigs and heavy losses.
Comment: Government in an uncertain world
There are a couple of asks agriculture needs to make of government
What should farmers be asking of governments? This is an especially relevant question for producers in Manitoba who are getting to know the new government led by Premier Wab Kinew. Farmers and their representatives need to get this question right. Sometimes, agriculture’s asks can be counterproductive both for the development of a positive relationship with
Olymel to idle multiple Prairie hog barns
Packer cites 'continued financial losses' in sector
Pork packer Olymel is preparing to dial back its hog production in Western Canada by shuttering six of its sow units in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Olymel, the agrifood arm of Quebec’s Sollio Cooperative Group, announced Friday it has served 80 employees with layoff notices at five sow units in Alberta and one in Saskatchewan. The
Pork sector shows cross-border anxiety on meat labelling
American pork producers also nervous on VCOOL, U.S. industry reps say
Hog producers in Iowa and Minnesota aren’t pleased with U.S. changes to meat labelling that could have spillover effects into Manitoba, representatives told Manitoba Pork’s gathered membership in mid-April. “As pork producers, we love the trade,” said Aaron Juergens, an Iowa hog farmer and director with the Iowa Pork Producers Association. Why it matters: Manitoba’s
Comment: 2023 — The year of risk management
Pork producers will want to look for ways to dampen volatility and risk this year
When we talk about the passing of 2022, the most common response I hear is “good riddance.” It was a year of uncertainty. We saw disruptions to supply chains and reverberations from COVID-19. The war in Ukraine impacted markets and African swine fever jolted traditional supply and demand. Will 2023 be any better? Many of
China’s 2022 pork output highest in eight years
Average hog weights remain relatively high
Reuters — China’s pork output increased 4.6 per cent in 2022 from 2021 to reach its highest level since 2014, official data showed on Tuesday, confounding some expectations for a smaller rise. Pork output in the world’s top producer of the meat reached 55.41 million tonnes, the highest since 56.71 million tonnes recorded eight years
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