Overview
View the CWSHIN Q3 report as a PDF
The CWSHIN report for the third quarter of 2021 has been released.
With funding from producers through their pork boards, government and the participation of registered veterinarians in the four western Canadian provinces,...
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
U.S. Cash hog price is having trouble getting traction with the National Hog Price weighted average dipping below a year previously for the first time this year.
DTN calculates U.S. Packer Gross Margin. The...
Farmscape for November 19, 2021
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The Canada West Swine Health Intelligence Network is encouraging pork producers to request ASF rule out testing if they detect any infection that produces symptoms similar to African Swine fever. The...
Saskatchewan Pork Industry Symposium 2021 Audio Special for November 18, 2021
Dr. Arkin Wu, with Pipestone Nutrition discusses "What’s Happening in the Chinese Pig Industry?"
Dr. Arkin Wu 54:02
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Dr. Denise Beaulieu with the University of Saskatchewan discusses "Diets for...
Why group housing makes sense for our pigs and our people.
By Jonathan Sawatzky, Vice President, Maple Leaf Agri-Farms
Profound changes sometimes start with an idea that at first seems impossible. I’m certain that when we announced our intent to convert...
Alberta Pork Weekly Report
November 2, 2021
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From Alberta Pork
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Lucas A. Rodrigues1,2, and Daniel A. Columbus1,2*
1Prairie Swine Centre, Inc., Saskatoon, SK
2Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
*dan.columbus@usask.ca
Highlights
Average daily gain and feed efficiency were improved by feeding functional amino acids above requirements for growth...
Meat Protein delivers outstanding top-line growth of 13.4%, Adjusted EBITDA Margin of 13.0% and Adjusted EBITDA dollar growth of 21.8%; Reassessing Plant Protein investment
Maple Leaf Foods Inc. ("Maple Leaf Foods" or the "Company") (TSX: MFI) today reported its financial...
For all producers sending hogs, isoweans or sows to Manitoba, please review this latest update from Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development:
As of Fri., Nov. 5, a total of four swine premises are confirmed to have porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED). Positive...
In 1994, the Norwegian Pig Health Service decided to embark on a plan to eradicate Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (Mhyo). A partial depopulation program was initiated in all Mhyo positive farrow-to-feed and farrow-to-finish herds. Total depopulation was performed in all positive...