Canadian Hog Journal Summer 2020
Articles in the Summer 2020 Canadian Hog Journal Include: Hot Issues: Producer-Packer Tensions Threaten Viability, Tracking COVID-19's Continued Impact, Governments Work to Curb Farm Trespassing Producers and packers continue to have a lopsided relationship in favour of processing. Loans are more available in Canada for...
Canadian Hog Journal Spring 2020
Articles in the Spring 2020 Canadian Hog Journal Include: Hot Issues: Defending the Pork Value Chain During COVID-19, Buying into Biosecurity can be a Burden So far in the recent months of COVID-19, food demand remains unchanged, though losses are projected for the future. Spring...
Canadian Hog Journal Banff 2020
Articles in the Banff 2020 Canadian Hog Journal Include: The Right to Farm is Under Fire Studies publishing results that make swine farming seem like a risk to the public are being spread, even though the information is inaccurate. Lots of lawsuits are currently ongoing...
Canadian Hog Journal Fall 2019
Articles in the Fall 2019 Canadian Hog Journal Include: Hot Issues: Eco-Friendly Tech Helps Farms Offset Carbon and Costs A new heat recovery unit helps improve operational profitability and self-reliance. Combined heat and power generates electricity and heat at the same time. Industry News: Swine Breeders'...
Canadian Hog Journal Summer 2019
Articles in the Summer 2019 Canadian Hog Journal Include: For the Love of Science: What is the Long-Term Production and Economic Impact of Feeding Deoxynivalenol-Contaminated Feed to Finisher Pigs? Mycotoxins continue to be a concern for agriculture. It may be possible to feed diets with higher...
Canadian Hog Journal Spring 2019
Articles in the Spring 2019 Canadian Hog Journal Include: Hot Issues: Canada Food Guide Isn't Bringing Home the Bacon, African Swine Fever - Can it Be Stopped? Changes have been made to the Canada Food Guide with only three food groups now, with milk and...
Canadian Hog Journal Banff 2019
Articles in the Banff 2019 Canadian Hog Journal Include: How Trends are Re-Shaping Worldwide Food Production Eating is more meals-to-go and prepared ingredients. As population grows, Meat consumption will as well, but a lot of the emering population will be Hindu or Muslim which restrict the...
Canadian Hog Journal Winter 2018
Articles in the Winter 2018 Canadian Hog Journal Include: Hot Issues: The War on Wild Boar in Canada Wild boar is present in Saskatchewan and continues to reproduce. Genetics of the wild boars is being collected, as hybrids with domestic and wild boars seem to...
Canadian Hog Journal Fall 2018
Articles in the Fall 2018 Canadian Hog Journal Include: Hot Issues: Pork Industry Sweating about African Swine Fever, New Trade Deal May Bring Relief for Producers Hit by Low Prices African Swine Fever is now spreading throughout China, Eastern and Western Europe. Producers should be...
Canadian Hog Journal Summer 2018
Articles in the Summer 2018 Canadian Hog Journal Include: For the Love of Science: 4-H Growing Minds and Hearts for the Future of Ag 4-H involvement often leads to a career in agricultural science. New Hand at the Helm of Prairie Swine Centre Murray Pettitt is the...