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Pig Industry News by Topic
News by Topic: Production Management
Friday, December 03, 2010
Benchmarking Pilot Project Slated for Early 2011 CANADA - A Benchmarking Pilot Project slated to begin early next year will provide pork producers a new tool for comparing their costs of production, writes Bruce Cochrane.
Tuesday, November 09, 2010
Govt Helps Saskatchewan Livestock Producers CANADA - The Government of Canada is helping livestock producers in North-Eastern parts of Saskatchewan who are struggling as a result of excess moisture by offering tax deferrals to a number of municipalities....
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Canada Sends Positive Message to Trading Partners CANADA - A veterinary advisor to the Canadian Swine Health Board says Canada's response to a foreign animal disease scare in June sends a positive message to Canada's trading partners, according to Bruce...
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Swine Board Introduces Biosecurity Users Guide CANADA - 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, October 19, 2010
Re-Opening of Moose Jaw Gets Positive Response CANADA - Officials with Donald's Fine Foods report the response among Saskatchewan swine industry stakeholders to its planned re-opening of an idled Moose Jaw pork processing plant has been extremely positive,...
Thursday, October 07, 2010
Benchmarking for Ontario Swine Operations CANADA - The benefits of benchmarking explained by Doug Richards, swine grower-finisher specialist at Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) in the latest 'Pork News and View...
Monday, October 04, 2010
Lower Cost Alternative Feed Ingredients Advised CANADA - In the wake of anticipated higher feed ingredient this winter costs a partner with Gowans Feed Consulting is encouraging swine producers to seek out lower cost alternative ingredients where ever...
Friday, October 01, 2010
New Premises Identification Programme Announced CANADA - Manitoba's agriculture minister has announced that a new Premises Identification programme is being launched in Manitoba as part of a new national livestock traceability system, Bruce Cochrane...
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Effectiveness of New Manitoba Ag Building Code CANADA - Saskatchewan's chief building official says his province will be closely monitoring the impact of the introduction of a new agricultural building code in Manitoba, according to Bruce Cochrane...
Friday, September 17, 2010
Facility Expected to Provide Solutions to Challenges CANADA - Manitoba's minister of entrepreneurship, training and trade expects a new Agricultural By-Products Processing Research and Demonstration Facility planned for the University of Manitoba's Glenlea...
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Pork Producers Applaud Agri Research Facility CANADA - Pork producers are applauding the planned construction of a new Agricultural By-Products Processing Research and Demonstration Facility at the University of Manitoba's Glenlea Research Station,...
Wednesday, September 08, 2010
New Farm Building Code to Be Monitored Closely CANADA - Manitoba's labor and immigration minister says her department will be closely monitoring the effectiveness of the province's new agricultural building code when it takes effect this fall, according...
Monday, August 23, 2010
Calgary Consumer Services Office Closes ALBERTA, CANADA - Over the last few years Canada’s pork producers have incurred a sharp economic decline that has reduced the number of producers in Alberta to approximately 380 and has reduced the number...
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Demand for PigTrace Canada Ear Tags Stimulated CANADA - The Canadian Pork Council reports demand for the new PigTrace Canada ear tags has increased since June when the format for the tags was changed, according to Bruce Cochrane.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Cattle, Pork Producers Get Time to Repay Advances CANADA - Some cattle and hog producers facing hard financial times now have extra time to repay cash advances under the Advance Payment Programme (APP).
Thursday, August 05, 2010
Canadian Dollar Influences Returns to Hog Producers CANADA - The Saskatchewan Pork Development Board says fluctuations in the value of the Canadian dollar continue to influence returns to western Canadian pork producers, according to Bruce Cochrane.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Proposals for Constructing Agricultural Buildings CANADA - Manitoba's Fire Commissioner estimates extending provisions of the Buildings and Mobile Homes Act to cover agricultural buildings will add one to three per cent to the cost of constructing new...
CPC to Distribute Traceability Ear Tags CANADA - As part of a national swine tracing system, the Canadian Pork council has begun to hand out traceability ear tags.
Monday, July 26, 2010
Improved Testing of Needle-Free Injectors CANADA - New methods being developed by the University of Manitoba for analysing the jet stream produced by needle-free injectors are expected to assist manufacturers in improving the devices, writes Bruce...
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
Feed Ingredient Shortages to be Anticipated CANADA - The Animal Nutrition Association of Canada is advising livestock producers to anticipate shortages of most of the feed ingredients they typically use this winter, writes Bruce Cochrane.
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
Pork Producers Need Prolonged Stable Hog Prices CANADA - Farm Credit Canada says pork producers will need a prolonged period of stable returns to recover equity lost over the past three years, according to Bruce Cochrane.
DDGS and Zero-Tannin Faba Beans in Swine Rations CANADA - Manitoba's pork producers are counting on research to provide a clearer indication of the potential role of dried distillers grains with solubles and zero-tannin faba beans in swine rations, writes...
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Sow Herd Management CANADA - The trend in market hog prices has been significantly upward over the past three months, according to Ontario Pork's Pork News & Views for June 2010.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Interest in Low Stress Swine Handling Training CANADA - A Saskatchewan-based low stress pig handling trainer reports improvements in hog markets are fueling renewed interest in techniques designed to make the job of moving pigs easier, according to...
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Expertise Shared at 10th London Swine Conference CANADA - Internationally renowned speakers recently shared their unique expertise with the Ontario pork industry at the tenth annual London Swine Conference.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Software Modified to Streamline Traceability CANADA - The Canadian Pork Council is confident modifications to commercially available swine production management software will allow seamless collection of information necessary to accommodate a national...
Friday, May 14, 2010
Adoption of Biofilters to Reduce GHG Emissions CANADA - A researcher with the University of Manitoba says economics will play a key role in determining interest in using biofilters to reduce the levels of greenhouse gasses and odors emitted by covered...
Wednesday, May 05, 2010
Enzyme Deficiency Causes Early Weaning Problems CANADA - Early weaning reduces the production and activity of alkaline phosphatase in the piglet's gut, according to a study at the University of Guelph.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Producer Interest in AgriStability Plus Builds CANADA - Manitoba Pork Council reports producer interest in a proposed AgriStability top-up programme continues to build, writes Bruce Cochrane.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
DDGS Quality Variation Important in Ration Formulation CANADA - Gowans Feed Consulting is encouraging pork producers to develop procurement and formulation strategies to accommodate variations in the quality of dried distillers grains with solubles, writes...


