Pork Commentary: Huge US Corn and Soybean Crop
CANADA - This week's North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.

Pork Producers Welcome Reopening of PSC Elstow
CANADA - Saskatchewan pork producers are hailing the reopening of the PSC Elstow Research Farm under new ownership as very good news for the province's pork industry. writes Bruce Cochrane.

Sale of PSC Elstow Research Farm Applauded
CANADA - Western Canadian pork producers are welcoming the reopening the PSC Elstow Research Farm under new ownership as very good news for the Canadian pork industry.

Sale Offers Collaborative Research Opportunities
CANADA - Officials of the Prairie Swine Centre are confident the sale of the PSC Elstow Research Farm will create new opportunities for collaborative research, writes Bruce Cochrane.

JSR Continues Global Expansion
CANADA - In order to meet the increased worldwide demand for UK pig products and services, JSR Genetics have purchased a 650-sow nucleus unit in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Strategic Alliance between DGI and Génétiporc
CANADA - Pig genetics companies, Génétiporc and Designed Genetics Inc. (DGI), have announced a new strategic alliance aimed at marketing their respective products and programmes in targeted Canadian, US,...

Hypor Expands Multiplication in Quebec, Canada
CANADA - Hypor Inc. announced today that it has expanded its high health multiplication in the province of Quebec. Ferme Porasseny Inc and Hypor Inc signed a contract that will see the partnership provide...

Hendrix Genetics Names Vice President, Americas
CANADA - To further enhance the activities and market position of Hendrix Genetics (ISA layers, Hypor pigs and Hybrid Turkeys) in the Americas, the company has named Mr. David Libertini as Vice President,...

Acquisition of Shade Oak Swine Ltd. Concluded
CANADA - Hypor Inc. announced last week that it has concluded its acquisition of the high health purebred nucleus herd of Canadian based, purebred Duroc breeder, Shade Oak Swine Ltd.

Pork Commentary: June Pigs and Hogs Report
CANADA - This week's North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.

Hypor: MoU to Purchase Duroc Nucleus Herd Signed
CANADA - Hypor Inc. announced has that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to purchase the purebred nucleus herd of Canadian based, purebred Duroc breeder, Shade Oak Swine Ltd. including all AI...

Pork Commentary: Lean Hogs Jump $16.00/Head!
CANADA - This week's North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.

PIC Canada Sponsors Banff Pork Seminar
CANADA - For longtime sponsor PIC Canada, Banff Pork Seminar is all about the exposure. The Seminar takes place in 20-23 January 2009.

Straw Houses - A Better Option for Sows?
CANADA - Research conducted by the University of Manitoba indicates, from an animal welfare perspective, sows housed in groups on straw tend to out perform those housed in conventional slatted floor systems,...

Impacts of Gut Microflora and Probiotics
CANADA - More than 40 scientists and experts from different universities and research centers across North America and Europe gathered last month in Quebec City to participate in Institut Rosell-Lallemand’s...

EmbryoGENE Network Uses Hypor Herd
CANADA - Hypor is pleased to announce its participation in the NSERC EmbryoGENE Research Network, whose goal is to develop diagnostic tools for evaluating embryonic development in pigs and cattle. The...

New Technology Accelerates Genetic Improvement in Swine
CANADA - A geneticist with PIC says new tools and technologies introduced over the past ten to 20 years have dramatically accelerated the rates of genetic improvement in breeding stock for swine, writes...

Recent Developments in Genetic Improvements in Pigs
CANADA - Bruce Cochrane, Farmscape online and Dr. Dave McLaren, PIC, Global Genetic Development Director, discuss recent developments in genetic improvements in pigs. Report from the Manitoba Swine S...

Sperm Sexing Technology Agreement Signed
TORONTO - Several companies providing artificial insemination to the dairy, beef and swine industries, including some of the world's largest, have signed licensing term sheets with Toronto-based Microbix...