Pork barn site visits reach milestone Thursday, March 8, 2012 by BETTER FARMING STAFFOntario Pork recently processed its 500th barn site visit for the National Biosecurity Training Program of the Canadian Swine Health Board. The Canadian Swine Health Board has provided funding to Ontario Pork for an additional 1,000 barn site visits.Dr. Mike DeGroot, Ontario Biosecurity Program Coordinator for Ontario Pork, says the program has two parts. Farmers meet in groups with a veterinarian for training on best biosecurity practices. Farmers then fill out a self-assessment and that is followed up with a farm visit by the veterinarian.On the farm visit, DeGroot says, veterinarians make suggestions and tell farmers “where they can improve their biosecurity.”So far, 1,000 producers have taken the class sessions. DeGroot says they expect class sessions and visits to all 1,500 barn sites will be wrapped up by the end of this year. BF Report says pork exports to South Africa under threat How much have productivity gains offset the downsizing impacts?
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P.E.I.’s ag minister is the new premier Tuesday, December 16, 2025 Prince Edward Island’s minister of agriculture is also the province’s newest premier. Bloyce Thompson, who also held the justice file and was the deputy premier, was sworn in as the province’s 35th premier on Dec. 12 after former premier Rob Lantz resigned to seek the leadership of the... Read this article online
USDA December 2025 Crop Report a Dud Tuesday, December 16, 2025 By Pierson Doyle The USDA released its December 2025 WASDE crop report on December 9, 2025. The report confirmed strong U.S. corn exports, lowered domestic ending stocks, and had largely unchanged production figures for key crops such as soybeans and wheat compared to the November... Read this article online
AI Powered Weed Control Research Begins Tuesday, December 16, 2025 Ecorobotix has started a multi-year research partnership with Oregon State University to study how artificial intelligence can improve weed management in grass seed production systems. The project is focused on Kentucky bluegrass and tall fescue seed crops, which are major parts of... Read this article online
PigTek offers new warranties on select products Tuesday, December 16, 2025 Following recent updates to its feed line offering, PigTek of Milford, Indiana, has announced new five-year limited warranties on select products. The company’s anchor bearing, stainless-steel boots, and stainless-steel control units now come with the industry-leading warranties for... Read this article online