Farmscape for July 11, 2022
Full Interview 9:38
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The Coordinator of the Manitoba Invasive Swine Eradication Project says baiting and trapping entire groups, appears to be one of the more effective means of eliminating wild pigs. The Squeal...
Farmscape for July 7, 2022
Full Interview 8:41
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The Alberta Invasive Species Council is encouraging the public to use any of four options for reporting sightings of wild pigs in the province. In May 2021 the Alberta Invasive...
Farmscape for July 5, 2022
Full Interview 9:53
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A Partner with Polar Pork Farms suggests global food security is being jeopardised by the war in Ukraine. A combination of factors including shortages of locally produced feed grains due...
Farmscape for July 6, 2022
Full Interview 9:38
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The Coordinator of the Manitoba Invasive Swine Eradication Project reports the scope of province's wild pig population appears to be much larger than had been first anticipated. Earlier this year...
Farmscape for June 30, 2022
Full Interview 7:27
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The General Manager of Manitoba Pork suggests representative of the Canadian and U.S. pork sectors need to be working together when it comes to communicating with governments and with consumers....
Farmscape for June 29, 2022
Full Interview 9:05
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A pilot project underway in Saskatchewan is assessing technology designed to track the movement of swine transport vehicles.
Guelph based Farm Health Guardian and the Saskatchewan Pork Development Board are collaborating...
Farmscape for June 28, 2022
Full Interview 9:53
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A Partner with Polar Pork Farms if the price of feed grain remains at its current high level, consumers can expect higher meat prices.
A combination of factors including shortages of...
Farmscape for June 27, 2022
Full Interview 10:04
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Research conducted by the Western College of Veterinary Medicine suggests the inclusion of high levels of highly ground pea starch in the rations of pigs will heighten the risk of...
Farmscape for June 24, 2022
Full Interview 17:01
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Researchers with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine are assessing compounds secreted in the gut that offer the potential to be used as an early indicator of developing gut health...
For centuries Pork has been enjoyed for its nutritional values, flavor, and taste. History shows pigs were domesticated by 5,000 BC. This is seven millenniums of Pork consumption (today, Pork is the most desired and consumed meat in the...