Loading pigs is an art, but farmers don’t have to dread the task, Olymel’s Kevin Brooks says.

Moving pigs without the stress

Thinking like a pig can help keep pigs calm and reduce the farmer’s own frustration at the loading bay and in the barn

Reading Time: 5 minutes Farmers don’t need to stress when loading pigs. Good handling techniques and awareness of how the pig sees the world can help the process run smoothly.




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U.S. livestock: Cattle mixed, hogs higher

Strong export sales for cattle, hogs

Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange dropped back on Thursday, despite strong export sales. The United States Department of Agriculture reported export sales of 24,907 tonnes for the week ended Jan. 30. That’s up 23.5 per cent from the previous week and the most since August. The April live cattle contract […] Read more