Comfortable 2025! I’m very excited as Prairie Hog Nation is now coming into its twenty ninth yr. Thanks so very a lot on your continued assist, encouragement, readership and monetary assist via promoting which allows me to print and mail out each version six occasions per yr.
Very pleased to go alongside that the core part of the February/March version of Prairie Hog Nation was uploaded to the press earlier this week. The entire 60 web page problem shall be within the arms of Canada Submit subsequent week to be launched by Friday, at which era the net updates shall be accomplished as nicely.
This problem has plenty of follow-up protection from the current Banff Pork Seminar, which had 798 registered attendees this yr. It was nice to see so many acquainted faces from the hog sector and meet some new peeps too. It was a really strong line up of audio system and periods, as BPS as soon as once more supplied an awesome alternative to realize data and updates on all features for the hog trade. Including protection on some additional conferences that came about in Banff resembling updates on Swine Innovation Porcs analysis initiatives, an announcement extending a 5-year time period welcoming extra funding. The ultimate closing session, whereas not associated to pork was an exquisite message, from Tyler Smith Humboldt Broncos survivor. His participating means of sharing his story is a tribute for everybody to ask for assist, there isn’t any disgrace in admitting you want help of any type. I had the pleasure of chatting with Tyler and Kat earlier than he spoke, what an incredible younger man. He too is from Leduc Alberta, now residing in Calgary.
As well as preparation of pig code updates, commerce challenges & upcoming potential tariffs, management challenges, PQA celebrating charity and excellent high quality, group sow housing choices, assembly Mangalitsa pigs and so a lot extra.
Thanks so very a lot on your continued assist. Â
Laurie Brandly
Writer, Prairie Hog NationÂ
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