Overview Alberta Pork is pleased to announce a new partnership with Food Banks Alberta. Last week, Alberta’s hog farmers donated five pallets of vacuum-packed fresh pork tenderloin, representing more than 5,000 tenderloins or enough for 15,000 meal portions. “We are beyond grateful for our new partnership with Alberta Pork,” says Arianna Scott, CEO, Food Banks…
With global livestock feed supply already strained for several significant reasons, fuelling high prices, another possible disruption has been added to the list: a potential worker strike for Canadian Pacific (CP) Railway, which may begin as early as Friday, March 11. CP is a major transporter of grain in western Canada and has played a…
This week, a Russian military campaign was launched in Ukraine, turning heads around the world. Commodity markets, too, noticed and responded. As the situation constantly evolves, over the coming days and weeks, producers are urged to pay attention to their costs, which could be on the rise as supplies tighten in feed and energy markets.…
The Alberta Pork Board of Directors welcomes its latest members, Stan Vanessen and Dan Majeau. Our board of directors helps guide the future direction of our organization while performing important work on behalf of fellow producers and the entire industry. Stan and Dan will begin their upcoming three-year terms in March 2022. Stan is a…
From new vaccine mandates for truck drivers crossing the Canada-U.S. border, to rail cars and cargo ships delayed by the B.C. flood recovery, to COVID-19 labour shortages, supply chain challenges in the agri-food sector have dominated news headlines in recent months. Combined with increasing inflation, cost of production for Alberta’s hog farmers is sharply on…
Alberta Pork’s board of directors, staff and producers are saddened to acknowledge the passing of long-time pork industry researcher and advocate, Dr. George Foxcroft, who left us suddenly on Mon., Dec. 6. Our sincere condolences to Foxcroft’s loved ones and colleagues. Foxcroft earned a Bachelor of Agricultural Sciences and a PhD in Reproductive Physiology from…
The 22nd Red Deer Swine Technology Workshop returns virtually, free-of-charge, for two afternoons, on Wednesday, October 20 and Thursday, October 21, 2021, following a one-year hiatus. The 2021 edition of the event will take place via Zoom. Topics this year will range from profitability and feed ingredients to reproductive efficiency and sow mortality. The Red…
Over the past year, there has been a marked rise in feed costs. Various strategies to address managing feed costs are currently being explored. This article is the fourth in a series that began earlier this month. Check your inbox for the emails sent on Friday, September 3, Tuesday, September 7 and Monday, September 20…
The latest Canadian federal election took place on Monday, September 20. Prior to the election, Alberta Pork provided information on candidates in the constituencies where Alberta’s commercial hog farmers are most highly concentrated, in addition to policy proposals that could impact their operations. See below a full list of results for those constituencies, in order…
Over the past year, there has been a marked rise in feed costs. Various strategies to address managing feed costs are currently being explored. This article is the third in a series that began earlier this month. In the previous articles, Alberta Pork highlighted some of the strategies that may be employed to curb feed…