The Southwestern Ontario Pork Producers Conference, usually held in late February at the Ridgetown campus of the University of Guelph, will be sitting out another year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Organizers say their 2022 one-day conference is being cancelled...
Key appointment enhances Topigs Norsvin Technical Support Team
Topigs Norsvin Canada announced today that Rey Garcia has joined its staff as Technical Support Specialist, based out of Oak Bluff Manitoba. In his new role, Rey will be focused on providing...
Farmscape for October 20, 2021
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Research aimed at improving the evaluation of feed ingredients for swine also has implications for the food industry. Researchers with the University of Guelph, working in partnership with Swine Innovation Porc...
A gap is a hole in prices which occurs when the current day’s high is below the previous day’s low or when the current days low is above the previous day’s high. Gaps indicate a sudden change of direction...
Farmscape for October 7, 2021
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An Associate Professor with the University of Guelph suggests, as the impact of global climate change on crop production intensifies, it will become increasingly important to be able to quickly evaluate...
Reproduction Provisions, LLC acquires 100% of ITSI, Inc in Princeton, Ontario Canada.
Reproduction Provisions, LLC owned by Rick and Debra Schoenbeck, is a leading supplier of artificial breeding equipment and supplies in the North American livestock and companion animal industry. ...
Source: PigHealthToday.com
A particularly difficult variant of the porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus recently hit hog farms in south-central Minnesota. Henry Johnson, DVM, with Swine Vet Center in St. Peter, Minnesota, was called to diagnose and treat the...
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Hydrogen Sulphide (H2S) awareness for liquid manure handling systems is needed to ensure worker and swine safety. Hydrogen Sulphide is created from decomposing biological material in the absence of oxygen. Sulfur enters the liquid manure system through feces and...
Farmscape for September 13, 2021
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The Swine Health Information Center is advising the pork sector to be thinking biosecurity as we transition from summer to fall.
As part of its September enewsletter, the Swine Health Information Center...
The modern gestating sow has a problem we can all identify with - she really likes to eat but, at the same time, has to watch her weight. Restricting feed intake in gestating sows is necessary to limit excessive...