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.

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....

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...

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,...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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.

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).

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.

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.

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...

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.

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...

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.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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.

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...