Acorn-eating pigs save ponies Thursday, December 5, 2013 After a wet spring and a dry summer, there's a bumper crop of acorns in the Hampshire woodland on the southern coast of England. That's bad news for the region's famous New Forest ponies. In a Daily Mail article, top forest official Jonathan Gerelli said: 'The problem is that our ponies like the acorns but the acorns don't like them. If they eat them, they tend to start to bleed internally and die a horrible death."But the acorns aren't poisonous to pigs, so every year in about mid-September local farmers let their pigs loose in the forest to save the ponies from themselves by eating the fallen acorns first. This practice is known as "pannage," and has been going on in the region since the 19th century, when some 6,000 pigs would forage. These days, the number is usually around 200, though the unusually high amount of acorns called for double the pigs this year. After about 60 days in the 70,000-acre forest, the pigs are rounded up and returned to their farms. As a side benefit, pannage fattens up the pigs for Christmas. BP Eating bacon may extend your life Gestation crates (almost) banned in New Jersey
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Boehringer Ingelheim Launches New PCV2 Vaccine - INGELVAC CIRCOFLEX® AD Saturday, September 6, 2025 INGELVAC CIRCOFLEX® AD is the first vaccine to provide protection against the most prevalent genotypes of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2), combining PCV2a and PCV2d antigens in a single dose. PCV2 is one of the most common and devastating viruses in pigs, leading to poor pig health,... Read this article online
Ag group concerned about Conservative proposal to eliminate TFW program Saturday, September 6, 2025 At least one Canadian ag organization is voicing concern about a proposal from the Conservatives to do away with the temporary foreign worker (TFW) program. While speaking in Mississauga, Ont., on Wednesday, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre called on the government to cancel the TFW... Read this article online
Kody Blois joining Premier Moe on canola trip to China Saturday, September 6, 2025 A member of Prime Minister Carney’s inner circle will head to China to engage in talks about canola. Kody Blois, the parliamentary secretary to the prime minister, will travel to China from Sept. 6 to 9 as part of a trade delegation spearheaded by Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe. This... Read this article online
Pulse Growers Coming Together in Saskatoon Friday, September 5, 2025 The Canadian Pulse Research Workshop (CPRW) will be hosted in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, from November 15 to 18, 2026. This will be the 13th edition of the event, bringing together participants from across Canada and the northern United States. The three-day workshop will highlight new... Read this article online