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March 1, 2026

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Why you need to tell your farm story

Tim Parent February 19, 2023

Ontario dairy farmer Andrew Campbell and communications expert is asking, who is going to tell your…

  • cattle
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Campaign Raises Beef with Health Canada Proposal

Craig Lester June 15, 2022

A proposal by Health Canada to label ground beef and pork as high in saturated fat,…

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Maritime AgCast: Episode 18 – Intro to Small Scale Pork Production – Housing and Care

Guest Author February 14, 2022

Heather McLean, Perennia, talks about raising weaned pigs - through growing and finishing, focusing on housing,…

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AFAC: Small-Scale Swine Webinary Summary – Part 1

Craig Lester October 2, 2021

A recap of Dr. Kelsey Gray from Prairie Swine discussion of various aspects of starting and…

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PED surfaces on second farm in Alberta

Craig Lester February 24, 2019

A second case of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea surfaces on an Alberta farm. Producers are being urged…

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High traffic pig-sites in Alberta test negative for PED

Craig Lester January 19, 2019

An environmental surveillance of high traffic-pig sites in the province, which includes assembly yards, abattoirs and…

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RRC PODCAST: What bio-security measures producers should review in wake of Alberta PED case

Craig Lester January 12, 2019

Dr. Julie Keenliside from Alberta Agriculture and Forestry and Darcy Fitzgerald from Alberta Pork talk about…

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RRC Podcast: A look back at 2018 with Alberta Ag Minister Oneil Carlier

Craig Lester December 31, 2018

In this 2018 recap, Alberta Ag Minister Oneil Carlier talks about the rough harvest, the new…

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Cutting-edge nutritional strategies featured at Animal Nutrition Conference of Canada

Brad Brinkworth March 24, 2018

A new wave of cutting-edge nutritional innovation is emerging to power the animal agriculture and feed…

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Leading-edge feed analysis tool unveiled as CBS launches ‘iNSPect’ at World Pork Expo

Craig Lester June 8, 2017

A next generation feed analysis app designed to support state-of-the-art sophistication in feeding approaches for livestock…

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Aggie Days: The ultimate agriculture Q and A session

Craig Lester April 12, 2015

Tens of thousands of wide-eyed kids full of energy and excitement have been peppering farmers and…

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Agriculture at the centre of new Free Trade Agreement with South Korea

Craig Lester March 11, 2014

After years of negotiations between Canada and South Korea, the two countries finally concluded negotiations on…

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PED: Where did it come from?

Craig Lester March 3, 2014

Pork producers, truck drivers transporting pigs, veterinarians and all industry stakeholders remain vigilant in keeping up…

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Pellet recall leads to testing for PEDv in feed

Craig Lester February 19, 2014

As pork farmers across the country remain vigilant in keeping their eyes open for signs of…

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Alberta vet talks up bio-security protocols for pork producers

Craig Lester February 10, 2014

As the number of Porcine Epidemic Cases increases in Ontario, Alberta Farm and Animal Care has…

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A new tool on the way to help pork producers contain PED

Craig Lester February 2, 2014

The Federal Agriculture Minister has cleared the way for veterinarians to import a tool to be…

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Spot It, Screen it and Stop-it: Alberta Pork

Craig Lester February 1, 2014

The motto that Alberta Pork has adopted as it continues to work with producers across the…

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New insurance tool available for western cattle and hog producers

Craig Lester January 25, 2014

A new four year pilot program to help cattle and hog producers manage price risks will…

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Canadian pork officials ask producers to increase bio-security measures in wake of PED case

Craig Lester January 24, 2014

A close eye is being kept on the port industry, after the first case of Porcine…

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  • Canadian Pork Council and Swine Innovation Porc joint statement on AAFC research facility reductions
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  • Swine Innovation Porc to Host Webinar Examining the Impact of Pork Research in Canada
  • Canada’s Agri-Food Exporters Welcome Pragmatic Engagement with China
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