Farmscape for June 6, 2022
Full Interview 7:27
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The General Manager of Manitoba Pork suggests building and maintaining relationships with farmers in other countries is one of the most important responsibilities of Canadian agricultural representatives. An article being...
A team of five professionals will permanently work in this new central microbiology laboratory under the supervision of Delphine Sène, director of food safety at Olymel.
Olymel says it has set up its own central microbiology laboratory inside its plant...
On a mission to feed a hungry and growing world in a way that is environmentally sustainable, a University of Saskatchewan (USask) graduate researcher is working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the pork industry.
As the human population grows,...
Farmscape for May 31, 2022
Full Interview 14:14
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The Canada West Swine Health Intelligence Network reports a perfect storm of conditions during the first quarter of 2022 resulted in multiple challenges for pork producers and veterinarians. The Canada West...
Farmscape for May 27, 2022
Full Interview 12:11
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Research into the microbiome of piglets conducted on behalf of Swine Innovation Porc is assisting in creating new tools to increase the productivity of the swine herd. Preliminary results of...
Farmscape for May 25, 2022
Full Interview 5:48
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An antimicrobial use benchmarking project will allow Saskatchewan's pork producers to compare their on-farm use of antibiotics to others in the province and across Canada. A first of its kind...
Farmscape for May 20, 2022
Full Interview 14:20
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The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center says, for the first time, we can see the prospects on the horizon for a commercially available African Swine Fever vaccine....
Farmscape for May 19, 2022
Full Interview 12:17
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An Associate Professor with the University of Saskatchewan says wild pigs are easily the most destructive invasive large mammal on the plant.
Manitoba Pork, in partnership with the federal and provincial...
Sask Pork is undertaking a first-of-its-kind in Saskatchewan benchmarking project, thanks to funding from the Agriculture Development Fund (ADF). Sask Pork will receive $150,000 over three years to evaluate antibiotic use on Saskatchewan hog farms.
“We are so pleased to...
Farmscape for May 10, 2022
Full Interview 9:50
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A new Manitoba Pork initiative is encouraging the public to assist in the task of identifying populations of wild pigs. Manitoba Pork, in partnership with the federal and provincial governments,...