Where else can you enjoy supper with 500 friends on a runway?
The Steinbach Chamber of Commerce recently hosted the highly anticipated Taste of Steinbach, an extraordinary event that transformed the North Airport taxiway into a vibrant outdoor dining experience...
Farmscape for June 17, 2024
Full Interview 13:18
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The Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation reports the use of cell phone camera and remote trapping technology is proving successful is helping locate and capture feral pigs roaming through the province....
Gilt retention challenges can result in a parity profile skewed to younger females in the breeding herd. We know that there are differences in reproductive efficiency and disease control in gilts vs sows. Gilt progeny (GP) are already known...
Farmscape for June 11, 2024
Full Interview 8:14
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The General Manager of the Saskatchewan Pork Development Board says efforts to locate and eradicate wild boar have been effective in keeping the problem from spreading to new areas of...
This week, the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, visited Des Moines, Iowa, and Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota, to meet with key agri-food stakeholders and U.S. officials. The goal of the visit was to strengthen Canada’s relationships in...
Mario Bulacso, a dedicated livestock driver with HyLife, has achieved an
exceptional milestone by winning two prestigious awards: the 2024 MTA-Volvo Trucks Canada Manitoba Driver of the Year Award and the Manitoba Trucking Association (MTA) Inland Industry Excellence Award.
These awards...
Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus (S. zooepidemicus) has emerged as a significant pathogen in pigs, now ranked as the second most serious bacterial disease on the Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) bacterial disease matrix. Disease outbreaks, while infrequent, can cause...
anadian organic pork producer duBreton has voiced strong concerns over the competitiveness of Quebec’s pork industry, attributing its struggles to outdated regulations and ineffective marketing policies.
A recent report commissioned by the Quebec Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food revealed...
Farmscape for May 17, 2024
Full Interview 16:50
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A veterinary pathologist with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine is encouraging farmers to take steps to minimize the potential exposure of farm animals to migrating birds. In March USDA...
The Canadian Pork Council (CPC) is pleased to announce that it has been selected to receive funding under Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's (AAFC) African Swine Fever Industry Preparedness Program (ASFIPP). The CPC's ASFIPP initiative, titled "Development of a low-cost...