Farmscape for August 7, 2024
Full Interview 8:57
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The expansion of the CanSpotASF program to provide African Swine Fever rule out testing for invasive wild pigs is expected to further Canada's efforts to establish zoning. CanSpotASF, a voluntary...
Happy to share the August/September edition of Prairie Hog Country was uploaded to the press last week.
This issue is jam packed with follow-up coverage from the 50th Alberta Pork Congress, some amazing new vaccine & organ transplant research, a...
Farmscape for August 2, 2024
Full Interview 8:33
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Animal Health Canada has expanded the scope of its CanSpotASF surveillance program to provide African Swine Fever rule out testing for invasive wild pigs as well as commercial domestic swine....
Farmscape for July 22, 2024
Full Interview 11:57
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The coordinator of Squeal on Pigs Manitoba reports research over the past two years suggests the wild pig situation in western Canada is potentially much more controllable than other regions....
Farmscape for July 17, 2024
Full Interview 8:24
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The General Manager of Manitoba Pork says Canada's own approval process for new products is giving pork producers in other countries an advantage in the global market. An article circulated...
Farmscape for July 15, 2024
Full Interview 18:29
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Research to be conducted by foreign trained swine veterinarians working through the Western College of Veterinary Medicine to qualify for veterinary certification in Canada, will focus on reducing swine mortality...
With summer barbecues lighting up across the country and BLT season around the corner, the time has come for those in Canada’s hog/pork supply chain to breathe a little easier and take note of some good news. After several...
Farmscape for July 10, 2024
Full Interview 13:07
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The Wild Boar Specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation says damage caused to the landscape by wild boar is usually the most noticeable indication of a wild boar population. The...
Farmscape for June 3, 2024
Full Interview 10:32
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The Industry Programs Manager with Alberta Pork says hunters and wildlife, such as bears, add to the challenges of locating feral wild boar. Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation, Alberta Pork and...
A pork processing plant in central Alberta remains closed with no immediate plans for repairs or reopening following a fire on June 17. The fire has left a significant impact on the local community, as Sunterra Meats in Trochu,...