Farmscape for July 22, 2024 Full Interview 11:57 Listen 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 Listen 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...

The Canadian pork market is experiencing notable changes in hog flows and slaughter rates, particularly in Western Canada. Key players such as Olymel, Donald’s Fine Foods, and Maple Leaf are making strategic moves impacting these dynamics. Olymel’s downsizing has...

Farmscape for July 15, 2024 Full Interview 18:29 Listen 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 Listen 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...

Download the complete report here Key Highlights: Consumption and Demand: Canadian pork consumption increased by over 14% in 2023, reaching nearly 23 kilograms per person, the highest since 2015. Pork demand surged by over 10%, the largest increase since 1984. ...

Farmscape for June 3, 2024 Full Interview 10:32 Listen 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,...

Farmscape for June 25, 2024 Full Interview 13:07 Listen The Wild Boar Specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation suggests the time to address the wild boar situation is when their numbers are still low. The risk of the spread...

Farmscape for June 19, 2024 Full Interview 19:01 Listen A series of surveys of practicing swine veterinarians conducted by the Western College of Veterinary Medicine suggests a need to step up the recruitment of veterinary students. In response to...

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 Listen 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...

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...