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Monthly Archives: February 2021

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Olymel shutdown prompts alternative measures to safeguard pigs

Industry NewsBy Andrew HeckFebruary 23, 2021

On Monday, February 15, Olymel announced a temporary but indefinite suspension of operations at its Red Deer pork processing facility due to COVID-19 related issues in the community. Many of Alberta’s commercial hog farmers ship to this facility on a weekly basis, and the plant shutdown has since prompted producers to deploy contingency plans and…

Alberta producer pact advocates reducing production

Industry NewsBy Andrew HeckFebruary 12, 2021

Earlier this week, six commercial hog farmers in Alberta submitted a united request to Alberta Pork, presenting three critical questions regarding the organization’s work and position on hog pricing. The group met virtually with Alberta Pork board directors and staff to advocate for reducing hog production, in response to pricing problems that producers continue to…

Carbon tax punishes farmers at the worst time

Industry NewsBy Andrew HeckFebruary 11, 2021

The annual polar vortex has descended upon the prairies, shrouding much of the landscape in a blanket of extremely cold air approaching wind chills of minus-50 degrees Celsius in some cases. Just the thought of those temperatures is enough to chill any person – or animal – to the bone. In Alberta, hog farmers produce…

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