Disclaimer: Gowans Feed Consulting presents the ingredient prices and feed cost modelling as a snapshot of the market using current information available at the time of the report. These findings are for informational purposes online and should not be...
Farmscape for August 1, 2023
Full Interview 10:08
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Researchers with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine expect providing environmental enhancements to pigs during their first weeks of life to improve welfare and productivity during their entire lifetime. In...
Farmscape for July 25, 2023
Full Interview 12:20
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Researchers with the University of Saskatchewan’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering are exploring the prospects of using artificial intelligence to improve animal welfare....
The provincial and federal governments are committing nearly $2.4 million over two years to Manitoba’s pork industry.
The funding, announced on Monday, is part of a $52.8-million capital expansion project at Winkler Meats.
Government funding will go toward new harvesting and...
Farmscape for July 21, 2023
Full Interview 11:32
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The Executive Director of the Canadian Pork Council says the environmental record of Canada's pork sector is something to be proud of and should be considered as Bill C-234 moves...
Farmscape for July 20, 2023
Full Interview 9:06
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The General Manager of Manitoba Pork says passage of Bill C-234 will help restore the ability of Canada's pork producers to compete on the international market. Bill C-234, a private...
Farmscape for July 17, 2023
Full Interview 9:41
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A professor of veterinary medicine with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine suggests accurate diagnostics is key to controlling diarrhea in grow finish swine operations. Data released by the Canada...
Farmscape for July 14, 2023
Full Interview 15:11
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An analysis of Canadian pork production over the past 30 years shows a continued increase in efficiency and productivity and a shrinking of the sector's environmental footprint. As part of...
Source: Calgary Herald
Producers are losing more than $40 per pig despite an increase in supermarket prices due to rising costs and shrinking price share.
Hartland Colony has been producing pork commercially for five decades — but unless things change, 2023...
Sector calls for same treatment for all perishable products as grain receives
The Canadian Pork Council and the Canadian Meat Council are calling on the
Minister of Transport to give the same protection to perishable agriculture products as grain receives in...