Maple Leaf Foods, Inc. (TSX: MFI, the "Company") has become the first company in Canada to secure sustainability-linked terms for its credit facilities. The...

Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics   Last week we attended the Mid-West Swine Conference that was held in Danville Indiana, just west of Indianapolis. Our...

For the longest time we did not know that most of the cases of Congenital Tremor or “Shaky  Pig”  were  caused  by  Atypical Porcine...

Piglet livability is described as the percentage of potential viable piglets a sow can raise. It is calculated by adding the number of stillborn...

Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics Last week the U.S. celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday. It is a holiday to give thanks but for pig...

Farmscape for November 29, 2019 Full Interview 13:31 Listen A Research Scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada says, by extending the longevity of sows in...

Acquisition expands Pestell Nutrition’s geographic presence and product portfolio, adding specialty pet food ingredients Wind Point Partners (“Wind Point”) and portfolio company, Pestell Nutrition (“PN”...

Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics The last two weeks it’s like we have reached a tipping point in production misery. The words “Survival Mode”...

Understanding the interaction between pig diet, gut health and intestinal microbiota is an  important  area  of  research  and  can provide clues to developing alternatives...

Dr. Dinesh Thekkoot, Genesus Inc.   Sow longevity is a key economic component in commercial pig farming, as it is directly proportional to the herd replacement...

The Canadian Pork Council is pleased to learn that Minister Bibeau will continue her work as Minister of Agriculture and Agri-food Canada. “On behalf of...

As your pigs grow, so do your profits. Of course, nothing in the pork industry is that easy. Keeping your grower-finisher pigs well fed...

Farmscape for November 19, 2019 Full Interview 7:36 Listen The Swine Health Information is exploring the epidemiology of a bacterial infection that has resulted in...

Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics Who would have thought on a week in November U.S. pork cut-outs would hit 90.12₵ lb. in the...

The  design  of  slatted  concrete  floors  for liquid    manure    barns    has    traditionally leaned more heavily towards  optimization of  effective  drainage  of  manure.  Some  of...