Reading Time: 5 minutes When Gerbert Oosterlaken began designing a new 600-sow barn on his livestock and crop farm in this densely populated district, he wasn’t interested in state-of-the-art production systems. He looked 20 years into the future — one he believes will be driven as much by how well he can get along with his non-farming neighbours as […] Read more
Dutch farmer finds animal health and welfare go hand in hand
Gerbert Oosterlaken wants animal welfare advocates on his side instead of the opposition
Alberta pork producers on high alert after PEDv reaches Ontario
Alberta Pork rolls out action plan, calls on producers to plug any gaps in their biosecurity procedures
Reading Time: 4 minutes Many of Alberta’s pork producers were gathered at the Banff Pork Seminar when news broke that Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv) had been found on a farm in Ontario. But there was also good news — Alberta Pork has a battle plan in place and the province’s 350 commercial producers have a couple of things […] Read more
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
