The Tailgate Experience

Celebrating the pig-skin spirit with the Edmonton Eskimos The Edmonton Eskimos are in the heat of the 2017 season, and Alberta Pork has joined forces to help cheer them on to the Grey Cup! When you join in on an Eskimos home game, you’re in for a bit more than just waving a couple of…

Success in Containing PEDv

Town Hall Recap for August 10 There has only been one new PEDv positive farm since the last Town Hall on July 19th. PEDv has not been eliminated, but Biosecurity protocols have been working to prevent a massive spread of PEDv across the western provinces. Dr. Glen Duizer noted today that this single instance of disease spread in the past few…

Recap of July 19 PEDv Town Hall

Dr. Glen Duizer from the Chief Veterinarian’s office of Manitoba Agriculture joined us Wednesday to discuss the recent spread of PEDv in Manitoba. Thank you Dr. Duizer for sharing your knowledge. Thank you as well to everyone that could tune in to hear them speak. His presentation was filled with excellent information, but we’ve put together…

Producer operation

AgCoalition expresses concern over the Government of Alberta’s process in introducing Bill 17

The AgCoalition is expressing concern over the Government of Alberta’s process in introducing the Fair and Family-friendly Workplaces Act (Bill 17). Introduced on May 24 and passed earlier [Tuesday], Bill 17 has the potential to seriously disrupt the agriculture sector’s unique culture of cooperation and family-style relationships between employees and employers. Bill 17 includes a…

Curious piglets

49th Annual Aggie Days in Full Swing

Calgary, AB — The Calgary Stampede’s Aggie Days are back and bigger than ever. It returns for its 49th year, and it is expected to draw in over 40,000. Aggie Days is aimed at people from urban areas to learn about life on the farm and where their food comes from; it’s an excellent rural…