PED On The Rise This Year In Manitoba

Sep 29, 2016

Hogs are being moved out of a finisher farm in southeast Manitoba, after the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) Virus was discovered at the operation last week. The pigs are being moved out to the US market. The barn is being cleaned and disinfected and new pigs will be brought in once the disease is under control.

This was the tenth on-farm case of PED discovered in the province. The farm is within 5 km of a sow farm that was confirmed positive for PED on September 14th.

Manitoba Pork General Manager Andrew Dickson says they don't believe the two cases are directly related. Calls are currently being put out to find out where the disease might have come from and also where it might end up.

"The problem we've had with all the cases is that we've never been able to definitively say how each of those operations got the disease," commented Dickson. "There's so many potential ways the virus could be spread, by the time it got into a barn, the way it might have got in there is long past."

Dickson couldn't say how many pigs would be lost, but the number is in the hundreds. He notes the plan is to get both farms back into operation once the disease has been eradicated.

Source : Portageonline

Video: Drone Flight & Baling Success at Last!

Drone Flight & Baling Success at Last!

After weeks of rain delays and frustration, we finally have a reason to smile — it’s hay time again at Ewetopia Farms! In today’s episode, we head out to the fields where Arnie is baling hay, and I attempt my second drone flight to capture it all from the air. The drone still had some hiccups, but I managed to get some aerial footage of the baling process.

Back at the farm, the work doesn’t stop. Arnie brings the bales home, and the next critical step begins — wrapping and stacking the bales to make haylage. This process is essential for preserving feed for our sheep and ensures they have nutritious forage in the months ahead.

It’s a good day on the farm — the sun is out, the drone is flying (sort of!), and we’re making progress. Join us for a satisfying and productive day that brings a long-awaited sigh of relief to this year’s challenging hay season.

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