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Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Piglets on Display at Campbell Farm, Discovery Centre CANADA - Officials with the University of Manitoba's Bruce D. Campbell Farm and Food Discovery Centre are inviting the public to visit while a just-born group of piglets is on display.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Key to Successful Livestock ProductionCANADA - The Canadian International Grains Institute says the ability to provide consistent cost-effective feed will play a key role in the success of a livestock operation, Bruce Cochrane writes.
Friday, March 09, 2012
CIGI-ANAC Feed Manufacturing Course Set for AprilCANADA - A Canadian Feed Technology Course planned for next month is expected to be of interest to anyone directly involved in the formulation of livestock rations, writes Bruce Cochrane.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Interest in Biosecurity Training StrongCANADA - An estimated 40 per cent of Ontario pork producers have now completed the first stage of a new national on-farm biosecurity training program, writes Bruce Cochrane.
Friday, February 03, 2012
OPIC Swine Nutrition e-Learning CourseCANADA - The OPIC Swine Nutrition e-Learning course has become a popular way for people involved in the swine industry to become more knowledgeable on the topic of swine nutrition and learn more about...
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Training Offers Defence Against Swine DysenteryCANADA - The Chair of the Ontario Swine Health Advisory Board says new programmes developed by the Canadian Swine Health Board are providing pork producers with the tools they need to keep their operations...
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Traceability Project Uses DNA to Improve GeneticsCANADA - The Canadian Swine Health Board and the University of Prince Edward Island’s (UPEI) Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) have completed the first phase of an innovative research project that analyses...
Friday, January 06, 2012
New Efforts Announced Aimed at Controlling PRRSCANADA - A new two-year project announced earlier this week will bring together pork producers, veterinarians and industry to pilot a strategy aimed at reducing the transmission of porcine reproductive...
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Quebec 2012 Training Targets Expected to be MetCANADA - The Canadian Association of Swine Veterinarians is confident 2012 targets set for Quebec for the delivery of a national biosecurity training programme for swine producers will be easily met, writes...
Friday, November 11, 2011
Ontario Pork Surpasses Biosecurity Training TargetCANADA - Ontario Pork producers who have not yet taken part in a new national biosecurity training programme are being encouraged to consider doing so, writes Bruce Cochrane.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Incentives Stimulate Uptake of Biosecurity Training CANADA - A Quebec-based swine veterinarian reports pork producers in Quebec have embraced financial incentives designed to encourage participation in a new National Biosecurity Training Programme, Bruce...
Wednesday, November 09, 2011
Pork Producers Embrace Biosecurity ProgrammeMANITOBA, CANADA - The provincial biosecurity coordinator with Manitoba Pork Council reports pork producers in Manitoba have responded well to a new national programme designed to provide biosecurity training...
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
National Biosecurity Training Generates Keen InterestMANITOBA, CANADA - Manitoba Pork Council reports the level of interest among the province's pork producers in a new National Biosecurity Training programme has been overwhelming, according to Bruce Co...
Friday, October 14, 2011
Nutrition Award Generates Keen Interest CANADA - Researchers with the Prairie Swine Centre report interest among potential recipients of a first-of-its-kind student award offered by Gowan's Feed Consulting has been keen, writes Bruce Cochrane....
Thursday, September 01, 2011
Swine Biosecurity Training Expected by Year's EndCANADA - The Canadian Swine Health Board expects pork producers in Saskatchewan to have access to a new National Swine Biosecurity Training program by the end of this year, Bruce Cochrane writes.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
OPIC Announces Swine Nutrition e-Learning CourseCANADA - The Ontario Pork Industry Council (OPIC) recently announced details of their Swine Nutrition e-Learning and Diet Formulation Training Project, writes Greg Simpson, Swine Nutritionist of OMAFRA...
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Ontario Pork's Biosecurity Training ProgrammeCANADA - The Canadian Swine Health Board (CSHB) launched a National Swine Farm-Level Biosecurity Standard in the fall of 2010, writes Jaydee Smith of OMAFRA in the latest Pork News and Views from...
Monday, August 08, 2011
Workshop Focuses on Efficiency and CostsCANADA - The 2011 Red Deer Swine Technology Workshop programme will be focusing on increasing efficiency and reducing costs, a reflection of the difficult time still being faced by the pork industry.
Friday, July 22, 2011
Strong Uptake of Biosecurity TrainingMANITOBA, CANADA - Approximately 150 Manitoba pork producers have completed the first step of a new national biosecurity training programme, writes Bruce Cochrane.
Monday, July 04, 2011
Enrolment in Swine Biosecurity Training AdvisedCANADA - The Canadian Swine Health Board is encouraging Canadian pork producers to take part in its new National Swine Biosecurity Training programme, writes Bruce Cochrane.
Friday, May 27, 2011
Joint Care Programmes to Ease Producer ValidationCANADA - The Canadian Pork Council says the amalgamation its on-farm food safety and animal care assessment programmes will streamline the validation process for Canadian pork producers, writes Bruce ...
Thursday, May 05, 2011
One in Three Sask Producers in Care ProgrammeCANADA - The Saskatchewan Pork Development Board estimates a third of the province's pork producers have already been validated under the Canadian pork industry's Animal Care Assessment programme, writes...
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Swine Board Introduces Biosecurity Users GuideCANADA - The author of the Canadian Swine Health Board's Biosecurity Users Guide says the new package will provide one stop shopping to help Canadian swine producers improve biosecurity on their farms,...
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Hands-On Exposure to Livestock Production OfferedCANADA - A southeastern Manitoba pork producer says the non-farming public is interested in learning more about what's involved in the production of the food they eat, according to Bruce Cochrane.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Sharing of Pig Handling Tips and TechniquesCANADA - A new 'Low Stress Pig Handling' blog is allowing those who make their living moving pigs to share practical information on low stress swine handling techniques, writes Bruce Cochrane.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Stress and Depression are TreatableCANADA - A western Manitoba based registered clinical psychologist reports men, especially in rural communities are less likely to seek help in dealing with stress and depression but that trend is starting...
Friday, February 12, 2010
Workshops to Address 'Men and Depression'CANADA - A project coordinator with the Manitoba Farm and Rural Stress Line says the difficulties facing agriculture have resulted in an increased call for help from men who are facing high stress or depression,...
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
U of M: Farm and Food Discovery Centre ConstructionCANADA - Manitoba Pork Council is applauding the launch of construction of the Bruce D Campbell Farm and Food Discovery Centre at the University of Manitoba's National Centre for Livestock and the Environment,...
Monday, December 14, 2009
Low Stress Pig Handling Techniques Save TimeCANADA - A Saskatchewan-based low stress pig handling trainer says the techniques that save time when moving pigs also save a lot of frustration, writes Bruce Cochrane.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Low-Stress Handling Compensates for Other FlawsCANADA - A Saskatchewan-based low-stress pig handling trainer says techniques that use the pig's natural behaviour to ease movement can be effective in less-than-ideally designed as well modern production...
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