Canada's 7,000 pork producers are pleased that the Federal Government has proposed a solution to fix AgriStability, but disappointed a consensus was not reached at the recent Federal Provincial Territorial (FPT) meeting. The lack of a consensus is especially...
Farmscape for November 24, 2020
Full Interview 12:53
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Research conducted by the University of Saskatchewan shows pork producers can reduce their environmental footprints while lowering their feed costs by incorporating low cost high fibre ingredients into their rations. Researchers...
MSP is demonstrated effective at improving gut health in piglets at any life stage. Most experts agree that you have to start early, and MSP can be used on the first day as an effective gut health strategy. It...
University of Alberta professor of Animal Biotechnology Michael Dyck has received new funding through Genome Canada's Genomics Application Partnership Program (GAPP). He is no stranger to the needs of pig producers and has past experience helping the industry raise...
Farmscape for November 3, 2020
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The Veterinary Counsel with the Canadian Pork Council says a lot of great work has been done in Canada to reduce risk of exposure to foreign animal disease but we still...
Source: Yorkton this week
Lacombe pigs are rather unique among a myriad of swine breeds.
To begin with it is the only breed developed in Canada.
The breed is also considered critically endangered by Rare Breeds Canada.
And, that brings us to Robert...
Pig Champ is a leading database of U.S. swine production data.
Table below - Genesus compared the Pig Champ Mean and Top 10%. Forty-nine (49) Genesus herds and three hundred five (365) PigChamp herds used for data.
No doubt Genesus outperforms...
Farmscape for October 26, 2020
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By focussing on the nutritional needs of the individual sow, pork producers can reduce costs while maintaining optimum performance.
Saskatchewan Pork Industry Symposium 2020, hosted by Sask Pork, will be held virtually...
Farmscape for October 16, 2020
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Research conducted by the University of Saskatchewan shows including low cost high fibre feed ingredients in swine rations can reduce the volume of greenhouse gas output attributed to pork production. Researchers...