The 24th annual Red Deer Swine Technology Workshop returns Wednesday, October 18 in Red Deer. Topics include: Managing More Pigs Born Alive Victor Poza Moreno from Danbred; Creating Revenue from Carbon with Peter Waldner and Dan Waldner from Canadian Carbon Credits; Managing Stress in the Workplace with Mark Bosworth from Kesa Consulting; Low Stress Handling and Tattooing with Kevin Brooks of Olymel; Disease Identification and Preparedness with Dr. Egan Brockhoff of the Canadian Pork Council; and Preparing your Barn for Winter.

Sask Pork is holding PigSAFE | PigCARE (PS|PC) Site Manager Training session on June 8th. The number of participants is limited to 5. Site manager training can be done online or in-person. The objective of the training session is to set producers up for their first PS|PC validation.

What should we be thinking about when transporting hogs in warmer weather? Sask Pork’s spring seminar series returns with its third installment on Wednesday, June 7th at 1:30pm. This free, 60 minute webinar with Kevin Brooks will discuss tips and tricks for preloading in summer along with a focus on reducing stressors during loading and transport.

Sask Pork is holding PigSAFE | PigCARE (PS|PC) Site Manager Training session on May 25th. The number of participants is limited to 5. Site manager training can be done online or in-person. The objective of the training session is to set producers up for their first PS|PC validation.

To register, please contact Ravneet Kaur at 306-343-3502 or rkaur@saskpork.com. 

“Prevention and Treatment – Strategies to keep your pigs safe and healthy “ webinar with Dr. Kelsey Gray will focus on various aspects related to the disease identification, treatment and planning. In addition, it will touch on important aspects of food safety that are important for your farm.

“Getting Started in Outdoor Pig Production-What Do I Need to Know?” with Dr. Kelsey Gray will focus on aspects related to feed and water management systems, fencing to keep your pigs in and predators out, housing for different seasons, pig safe handling, transportation and planning for marketing and slaughter.

With feed costs making up 65-70% of a typical farm’s budget, there’s growing demand on how to make every dollar count. Sask Pork’s spring webinar series returns with How to Save Money in Your Hog operation with Dr. Danilo Sotto, who works with pig producers in Saskatchewan, Alberta and Montana, providing animal nutrition and barn management advice with the overall objective of managing their feed cost per pig and improving overall performance and profitability.

Mark your calendar for the 2023 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 4:30pm at Prairieland Park in Saskatoon to recognize leaders across the agriculture industry that have made distinct contributions.

Sask Pork’s spring seminar series returns again this year with the free 60-minute “Practical Pig Handling & Animal Care: Tips & Tricks” webinar with special guest Mara Rozitis from Signature Swine Solutions. Participants will hear a fresh perspective on pig handling, along with down-to-earth practical tips to try out. Mara began her career in the swine industry in 1995. She is proud to have mastered every task there is to do on a hog farm, from washing to PCAI. Having managed farms for large integrators and small independent producers alike, she saw the need for a service that brings timely, qualified, hands-on help to hog operations.

Ag in the City returns to Lawson Heights Mall as part of the shopping centre’s Winter Break Escape and Sask Pork is proud to be a part of it!

Canada's Agriculture Day is a day to recognize the work of all those who help produce the food that Canadians and people around the world eat. Canada's Agriculture Day, led by Agriculture More Than Ever, was launched in 2017. Every year, Canadians from coast-to-coast show their love through social media using the official hashtag #CdnAgDay.

Southern Saskatchewan’s largest agricultural trade show featuring nearly 80 exhibitors and approximately 550 attendees. The one day agriculture trade show involves feed companies, nutritionists, farm equipment dealers, livestock equipment plus a pork carcass and egg competition and door prizes. Sask Pork is proud to be a sponsor!

CWSHIN invites swine practitioners, swine health experts and producers to a stakeholder meeting to present some key results from CWSHIN. To register please email Cristina Neva at Alberta Pork (cristina.neva@albertapork.com) no later than 26 January 2023.

The next Farm Transition Appreciation Day (FTADay) is January 10, 2023. Over the next 10 years, 75% of farms across Canada will change hands. FTADay was created to encourage and celebrate the progress Canada’s farmers are making to secure the future of farming in Canada. It is a groundswell movement to motivate farmers to start, restart and keep going with farm succession through inspirational stories shared on social media and live events. And, the one day of the year when we can come together to help farmers through their farm transition journey.

The 23rd Red Deer Swine Technology Workshop takes place on Wednesday, October 19th, 2022 at the Cambridge Red Deer Hotel.

As the pork industry industry makes the transition to group sow housing the types of questions producers have regarding their systems change. This seminar will address some of the commonly asked questions, challenges, and opportunities of operating different types of group sow housing systems.

Join us at the Outstanding Young Farmers Awards Luncheon Banquet being held at a the Queensbury Center on June 23, in conjunction with the Canada's Farm Show in Regina. Sask Pork is a proud Gold Sponsor.

On June 2, Meals from the Farm will provide a unique opportunity for kids and communities across Saskatchewan to learn more about where their food comes from. Sask Pork is a proud supporter of this unique collaboration with four urban schools across the province where Farm & Food Care Saskatchewan provides a free breakfast featuring Saskatchewan-grown foods, including Saskatchewan pork, to about 900 school kids.

Southern Saskatchewan’s largest agricultural trade show featuring nearly 80 exhibitors and approximately 550 attendees. Sask Pork is proud to be a part of it!

Sask Pork’s spring seminar series continues with “Livestock Transportation Emergencies Require a Team Effort”. Trent Catley, Director of Emergency Response and Inspection Unit, Livestock Branch for the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, will help producers, drivers, emergency responders, and animal health specialists confidently prepare and respond to livestock transportation emergencies in an organized and safe manner, all while reducing time on scene.

Dr. Kelsey Gray from Prairie Livestock Veterinarians will help navigate the ins and the outs of feed, housing, pig health and biosecurity, behaviour, transport and regulations. The one-hour session will also address how to avoid the most common mistakes and how to make a profit.