A long ride is less stressful Wednesday, August 10, 2011 Shorter truck trips are more stressful to market hogs than longer truck rides, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Animal Science.The reason? Pigs need time to recover from the stress of loading before they get stressed again when they disembark, says Prof. Michael Ellis, at the University of Illinois's Urbana-Champaign campus.Another stress factor is floor space. Overcrowding is stressful, but pigs that have too much space are thrown around as the livestock truck moves. University researchers found that U.S. market pigs on average require five square feet each.Co-author of the study with Ellis was Bradley Wolter, chief operating officer of the Maschhoffs packing company in Carlyle, Ill. Wolter says working with Ellis allowed the company to reduce pig losses due to transportation and handling by more than one percentage point in a system that was already well managed and where less than half a per cent of pigs died because of movement and handling. BP Another sign of bacon's popularity: clogged drains 'Welfarists' pressure supermarkets
Ag implications in first Liberal bill of the fall session Wednesday, September 23, 2026 The Liberal government’s first bill of the fall session has components affecting the ag sector. Overall, Bill C-39, the Building Canada Strong Act, is designed to “bring greater speed, certainty, and predictability to infrastructure project reviews, and support the workers who will build... Read this article online
Ontario Hunters and Farmers Asked to Support Deer Disease Monitoring Wednesday, September 23, 2026 As Ontario's hunting season begins, the provincial government is calling on hunters and farmersto help protect wildlife by participating in its annual Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) surveillance program. The program is designed to detect the disease early and provide wildlife officials... Read this article online
Canada Could Add $5.4 Billion by Food Processing in the Country Tuesday, September 22, 2026 Canada could add as much as $5.4 billion to its economy and create roughly 34,000 full-time-equivalent jobs by shifting only 10 per cent of its raw crop exports towards domestic value-added processing, according to a new analysis by EY released by Protein Industries Canada. The... Read this article online
Local Food and Farming Drive Community Growth Tuesday, September 22, 2026 The 12th annual Farm and Food Awareness Week has already begun in Manitoba, held from September 20 to 25. The week provides an opportunity for people to learn more about where their food comes from and appreciate the efforts of farmers, producers, and food workers who help bring safe and... Read this article online
Equipment Technician Demand Reaches New Highs Tuesday, September 22, 2026 Canada's agriculture and construction equipment industry is facing a growing shortage of skilled technicians, according to a new report released by industry organizations the Canada Equipment Dealers Association (CEDF)and the Associated Equipment Distributors Foundation (AEDF). The findings... Read this article online