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Summary of the Farrow to Finish Swine Enterprise Budgets - 2004 to 2009
Tuesday Mar 09 2010
Posted in: News

by Doug Richards

Doug Richards, swine grower finisher specialist at Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) indicates the latest trends in income and costs for the province's pig industry.

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Reduced Production and Inventories Improve Prices
Tuesday Mar 09 2010
Posted in: News

by ThePigSite News Desk

CANADA - The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture credits a 15 per cent increase in live hog prices over the past month to reduced North American pork production and lower volumes of meat in cold storage, writes Bruce Cochrane.

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Quick, Safe and Effective Vaccine Delivery Offered
Tuesday Nov 24 2009
Posted in: News

by The Pig Site News Desk


CANADA - The Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture says, in the hands of skilled personnel, needle-free injectors offer a quick, safe and effective means of administering vaccines and medications to swine, writes Bruce Cochrane. Needless injectors use a high velocity blast of compressed air or carbon dioxide rather than...

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Big Sky Farms Files for Creditor Protection
Tuesday Nov 24 2009
Posted in: News

by The Pig Site News Desk


Big Sky President and CEO, Casey Smit, said: "The protracted downturn in the North American pork market prompted the company to seek court approval for creditor protection.
"Big Sky has consistently ranked in the top percentile of North American producers; however, the extended downturn and a recent collapse in hog prices associated...

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Questions & Answers on Nitrites
Thursday Aug 27 2009
Posted in: News

by Dr. Nathan Bryan

Dr. Nathan Bryan of The University of Texas has answered the following ques-
tions on his work with nitrates and nitrites in foods and the health benefits
he believes they provide.

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News Release
Saturday Aug 15 2009
Posted in: News


WINNIPEG, Manitoba, August 15, 2009
The Government of Canada is delivering a comprehensive restructuring plan for pork producers by investing in key marketing initiatives to get more customers buying Canadian pork, providing government-backed credit to help viable operations weather the current economic uncertainty and helping struggling operations to transition out of...

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Cured Meats Beneficial
Thursday Aug 06 2009
Posted in: News

by Trent Loos and Sarah Muirhead

Nitrites protect against tissue damage.
Causative link between nitrites and cancer missing.
People consume more nitrates from vegetables than cured meats.

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Winkler Meats Press Release Winkler Meats Press Release
Tuesday Jan 27 2009
Posted in: News


The Progressive Group of Companies through Progressive Meats Inc has completed the purchase of Winkler Meats Ltd on December 31, 2008, and is committed to maintaining their high quality products while enhancing existing product lines.

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U.S. Government Urged to Finalize Mandatory COOL Quickly
Monday Apr 21 2008
Posted in: News

by Karl Kynoch - Manitoba Pork Council

North American hog producers are urging the U.S. government sort out the Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling issue as quickly as possible and end the uncertainty facing pork producers.

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Straight Talk on Pork Straight Talk on Pork
Monday Apr 21 2008
Posted in: News


For Matt Adema, hog farming is a way of life. And it's all he has ever wanted to do. Following in his father?s footsteps, Matt started working...

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