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Pork Producers Advised to Maintain Focus on Biosecurity
2014-01-28 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - The chair of Manitoba Pork Council is encouraging the province's pork producers to maintain their focus on biosecurity as the Canadian pork industry mounts its response to the first confirmed case of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea in Canada, writes Bruce Cochrane.
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Alberta Pork Puts Producers on Alert as PEDv Hits Canada
2014-01-28 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - The experts warned that it was only a matter of time before PEDv arrived in Canada. That time is now.
Pork Commentary: Iowa Pork Congress Report
2014-01-28 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - Last week we attended the Iowa Pork Congress held in Des Moines. It is the major winter pork industry show with Iowa the leading hog production state in the US, writes Jim Long.
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Propane Conservation Tips for Pork Producers
2014-01-27 20:20:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: Iowa State University. With the recent spike in propane prices, its never too soon to start conserving heating energy. Pork producers may have propane contracted at a reasonable rate but managing heating costs should always be a priority, especially when expenses are rising. Often the first idea for saving heating fuel in hog buildings is to add insulation, said Jay Harmon, professor in Ag and Biosystems Engineering at Iowa State University. However, ventilation management should actually come first because more than 80% of the heat loss in a swine building is due to improper ventilation. Harmon offers these tips for conserving propane this winter. read more
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Propane Shortage Challenges Pork Producers
2014-01-27 15:26:00| National Hog Farmer
Compiled by Lora Berg The Minneapolis Star Tribune newspaper recently reported on the impact the propane shortage is having on Minnesota livestock producers. The paper quoted David Preisler, executive director of the Minnesota Pork Producers Association, as he explained that some of the states pork producers have been told by suppliers that they do not know when their next propane shipment will be arriving. As pork producers in cold-weather climates are well-aware, the problem is not limited to Minnesota. read more
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