Farmscape for March 15, 2023
Full Interview 8:57
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A partner with Polar Pork Farms says a new Saskatchewan based cull sow slaughtering plant will reduce the cost of shipping sows to slaughter, minimize the risk of transmitting disease from one country...
Fire chief says no severe injuries in leak at Fearmans Pork Inc. on Thursday morning
Twenty workers at a Burlington, Ont., slaughterhouse have been taken to hospital as a precautionary measure after an ammonia leak, the city's fire chief says.
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Farmscape for February 20, 2023
Full Interview 11:00
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Researchers with the University of Guelph are developing the tools needed to validate interventions being developed to prevent swine disease, such as post-weaning E. coli diarrhea. As part of research...
Farmscape for January 31, 2023
Full Interview 11:25
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The new Chair of the Canadian Pork Council says priorities moving forward include strengthening the economic sustainability of the sector, addressing animal disease and developing programs to help producers deal...
Farmscape for January 27, 2023
Full Interview 11:45
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An independent economic analysis demonstrates money allocated to pork research in Canada is win-win for the pork sector and for government.
An independent economic assessment conducted on behalf of Swine Innovation...
Farmscape for January 24, 2023
Full Interview 9:48
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An Associate Professor with McGill University suggests it’s important to inform the public of the enormous potential the application of gene editing technology offers agriculture. "Successes and Opportunities with Gene...
Farmscape for January 23, 2023
Full Interview 25:05
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A geneticist with the University of Guelph says the science of gene editing offers opportunities to strengthen the disease resistance of pigs, increase the production efficiency of swine herds and...
Full Interview 17:41
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Farmscape for January 13, 2023
Preliminary results of research being conducted at the Prairie Swine Center shows pigs can be stimulated into engaging in play.
The Western College of Veterinary Medicine and the Prairie Swine Centre,...
The Canadian Pork Council’s (CPC) Board of Directors has named a new board chair and anew vice-chair as part of the organization’s first steps into the New Year.
At a board meeting in Banff, Alberta, on the eve of this...
Farmscape for January 11, 2023
Full Interview 11:45
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An independent economic analysis shows swine cluster research is boosting productivity in the Canadian pork sector. An independent economic assessment conducted on behalf of Swine Innovation Porc which looked at...