June / July 2002 Selected Articles Behind The Lines Cover Special report on Loose Housing: Is it the way of the future? Ontario producers weigh the pros and cons Research - by Nadine Fortin When cold strikes, straw bedding makes for happier, healthier pigs. But..... Environment - by Sam Bradshaw The earth neither grows old nor wears out if it is dunged U.S. View -  by Steve Marbery Co-ops sprout across the Midwest    on page 92 Nutrition - by Janice Murphy Strategies to help reduce nutrient excretion in swine manure Feeding - by Ken Palen Don't foget -- your pigs need clean water, too Economics - by Ken McEwan Who benefits from consolidation in the U.S. meat packing industry

Pork News & Views Will chimneys help clean up odours from barns built too close to neighbours? New Ridgetown study shows pig numbers down three per cent between December and March Independence pays off for fast-growing Wallenstein Eye on Europe  -  by Norman Dunn Germany: Simple substitute for antibiotics Holland: More money for bio-pork Denmark: Green hog farms Britain: Operation survival helps home-grown pork Management-  by Cate Dewey Can you afford the time for maximal nursing pig care?    Herd Health- by S. Ernest Sanford What's the reality behind these erysipelas outbreaks?    Second Look How to ensure predictability in the barn