Farmscape for December 29, 2022
Full Interview 8:23
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A study underway in Saskatchewan will provide pork producers in Saskatchewan a clearer idea of which swine transport vehicle movement tracking technology works best on their farms. Guelph based Farm...
Spencer Long of Genesus
Canadian producers, like much of the world currently are dealing with high feed prices. This is impacting profitability despite high retail pork prices. There seems to be little to no actual expansion of the sow herd...
Farmscape for December 28, 2022
Full Interview 11:04
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The addition of MLST typing to categorize Streptococcus suis is expected to change the approach taken to the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease associated this bacteria in pigs. Strep...
Farmscape for December 27, 2022
Full Interview 9:05
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The Strategic Advisor Agriculture with Workplace Safety and Prevention Services suggests an effective farm safety plan that that eliminates hazards should improve both the safety and productivity of the farm....
Farmscape for December 26, 2022
Full Interview 10:54
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A new program being developed by the Western College of Veterinary Medicine will allow individuals with veterinary certification in other countries to be certified in Canada. The foreign-trained veterinarian swine...
Today, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced that Justine Hendricks has been named the next President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Farm Credit Canada (FCC). Hendricks joins FCC from Export Development Canada (EDC), where...
Farmscape for December 21, 2022
Full Interview 10:22
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The launch of a new pilot scale vaccine manufacturing facility in Saskatoon is expected to help researchers speed up their development of new vaccines. The Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization's...
Farmscape for December 20, 2022
Full Interview 10:52
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Preliminary findings of a study conducted by the Prairie Swine Centre indicate the performance of group housed gestating sows to be relatively equal under dynamic versus static mixing scenarios. In...
The GVF Group of companies is pleased to announce the launch of an expanded
and exclusive national alliance with Schippers Canada. Starting January 2023, Farmers Depot will become the National Master Distributor of Schippers products across Canada – both direct...
Farmscape for December 16, 2022
Full Interview 15:10
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Research underway at the University of Alberta is providing nutritionists the information they need to maximize the nutritional value of pig feed as they incorporate new feed ingredients into rations....