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Letters – for Apr. 22, 2010

April 22, 2010

Customers will determine industry trends Regarding the story “Gestation stalls could become Canada-U. S. trade issue,” Manitoba Co-operator April 15, Manitoba Pork Council chairman Karl Kynoch said his industry is not against loose housing for sows but change must be based on science, not human emotion and that MPC is going to make sure that

Hogs, Livestock

Hog Farm Transition Funding Booked Up

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 25, 2010

Another 93 bidders in the federal government’s hog farm transition program (HFTP) will share in its final allocation of $14.2 million, to fold up their hog operations for at least three years. The Canadian Pork Council, which administers the HFTP on Ottawa’s behalf, reported March 16 that 93 of 274 bids were accepted for the

Opinion

Being Good Neighbours

By Laura Rance-Unger February 4, 2010

H ow are you? Try counting sometime how often in a day you exchange that greeting with family, friends, colleagues and neighbours. And then think about how often you listen – really listen – to the answer. If Gerry Friesen is right, and we suspect he is, there’s more than a few of us living

Dairy cattle, Hogs, Livestock

Long-Term Battle Is To Win Consumer Trust

July 16, 2009

“Our research shows very few conventional producer groups or well-known food brands have a presence in the content that most frequently shows up when consumers search on these food production topics.” bernie peet Peet on Pigs Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor of Wes tern Hog Journal.

Livestock

New National 4-H Leaders Elected

By Canadian 4-h Council Release July 16, 2009

The Canadian 4-H Council elected Judy Shaw president at its recent annual meeting in Prince Edward Island. Shaw was elected by her fellow board members for a two-year term, and replaces previous president, Robert McAuley. Shaw has been involved in 4-H since 1996 when she became the member representative of Syngenta Canada for the Canadian

Hogs, News

Pork Industry’s Chickens Come Home To Roost

By Ron Friesen July 2, 2009

One by one, hog farmers trooped to the microphone, struggling with a balky sound system to tell stories of financial ruin and to appeal for government aid. “At least give us some dignity to retire after working for 45 years,” Menno Bergen pleaded with a speakers’ panel of politicians and industry officials. Bergen put his

Hogs, Opinion

(PART 2)

By Laura Rance-Unger July 2, 2009

No one doubts the severity of the cash crunch burdening the current generation of hog producers in Manitoba. Watching one’s equity erode with each hog sold is not something we’d wish on anyone. Barns are being depopulated and producers are shutting the door. These investments were made in good faith, and while any investment is

Hogs, Livestock

Extended Swine Cull Program Accepting Forms

May 14, 2009

The extended national cull breeding swine program will begin taking applications from eligible hog producers as of May 7. The extended federal program, delivered by the Canadian Pork Council, goes further back to include breeding swine culled between Aug. 1 and Oct. 31, 2007. That’s on top of any breeding swine covered under the original

News

Step up: Agriculture can’t ignore PR wars

By Gord Gilmour February 5, 2009

“We’re just not great communicators, compared to our adversaries.” – Kevin Stewart, agvisiontv.com It might be easy to roll one’s eyes at the latest campaigns from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) – such as their attempt to rebrand fish “sea-kittens” in an attempt to make people reconsider eating them. Truth is, PETA

News

U. S. ethanol industry wants diversification

By Alex Binkley February 5, 2009

Developing non grain sources of ethanol should be a priority for the administration of President Barrack Obama, the U. S. Renewable Fuels Association says. Chairman Chris Standlee and CEO Bob Dinneen told reporters in a conference call that the Obama administration should provide loan guarantees for next-generation technologies to make the ethanol industry less dependent

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle rebound on technical buying

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as rapid harvest overshadows China trade hopes

Good weather pushes Alberta harvest along

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