Index

NEEDED:
a consistent farm policy for Canada’s hog industry

Right-sizing, supply management, the Quebec model?

A farewell to stalls? Cracking a trade fortress with Humane Pork

BATCH FARROWING: One way to reduce disease and manage your workload

by KATE PROCTER

QUEBEC PORK PRODUCERS Burdened with debt and an unsustainable safety net

by SUZANNE DEUTSCH

WINNING those small victories in the ongoing battle against PRRS

by KATE PROCTER

THE KEY TO PREVENTING BARN FIRES

Ventilation, ventilation, ventilation – and a $40 infrared measuring gun

By DON STONEMAN

Who should pay for trucking hogs to market?

That’s the question facing Ontario Pork – and by extension producers – as it assesses the costs and benefits of moving to FOB plant pricing

By DON STONEMAN

NICHE MARKETING: A venture still in its infancy for Ontario producers
Producers, packers and retailers are starting to respond to consumer demands for specialty pork. But the industry is still far from the potential 15 to 20 per cent of provincial pork production that industry experts believe could go to niche markets

By DON STONEMAN & MARY BAXTER

Three Pork Producers, Three Strategies for Hard Times
Three leaders in Ontario’s pork industry have done some cold hard calculating and made decisions about staying in the beleaguered industry.

By DON STONEMAN