Celine Dion and Bob Marley help Rwandan pigs digest Monday, December 6, 2010 According to Canwest News and Reuters News Service, Edmund Ndizeye, a farm pig herdsman in Urwibutso, Rwanda, plays hip-hop, reggae, rhythm and blues, and even a bit of Canadian Shania Twain's country music to his pigs. He claims rearing pigs with music doubles their yields in terms of offspring, quality of the meat and their weight.They get a diet of soft tunes from Celine Dion and Bob Marley to help them digest after eating restaurant and juice plant leftovers, and aggressive dance tracks later to make the boars more virile.The Urwibutso farm is a wealth re-distribution project in a hungry African country. Farm director Gerard Sina gives away 150 piglets to local families every month. The farm gets back a first-born and the original mother is passed on to another family. The foster family keeps the rest.Half of Rwanda's population of 10 million has trouble meeting its food needs and half of its children are chronically under-nourished. The government has trebled agricultural spending as a percentage of gross domestic product since 2007, and ag sector growth is more than six per cent annually. The government's goal is to eliminate extreme poverty and hunger by 2015. BP Pig rearing is tops for profit in India Behind the Lines - December 2010
Hog Sector Outlook Strong in Early 2026 Monday, February 2, 2026 After a surprisingly strong 2025, the Canadian hog sector is starting 2026 on a positive notesays FCC.Hog'sfutures are near five-year highs, and global markets are more balanced after several years of oversupply and weaker demand. Combined with lower feed costs, this is creating supportive... Read this article online
Crude Oil Rises and Metals Drop in Commodity Markets Last Week Monday, February 2, 2026 On the weekly , experts Moe Agostino and Abhinesh Gopal reviewed major market movements during the week of January 26 to 30, by pointing to two drivers: a jump in crude oil tied to US-Iran tensions and a sudden plunge in precious metals. Wheat finished the week higher, while several... Read this article online
Conservatives back Poilievre in leadership review Monday, February 2, 2026 The Conservative Party of Canada is Pierre Poilievre’s to lead into the next election. Party delegates voted 87.4 per cent in favour of keeping Poilievre on as leader during the 2026 Conservative Convention in Calgary, Alta. Under the party’s constitution, a leadership review is... Read this article online
Ag in the House: Jan. 26 – 29 Monday, February 2, 2026 The return of Parliament also means the return of Farms.com’s Ag in the House series. For those new to the series, the weekly articles, released on Mondays, summarize the previous week’s exchanges related to agriculture during question period. On Jan. 26, Jasraj Singh Hallan, the... Read this article online
Wean-to-Finish Survivability Drives Performance and Profitability Monday, February 2, 2026 Looking beyond mortality totals to understand survivability challenges and opportunities in wean-to-finish production. Wean-to-finish survivability has become a growing point of pressure for the swine industry. As pigs grow, the financial impact is significantly greater than losses... Read this article online