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Canada's Canola Crush Running Ahead of Schedule

Canada's canola crush is running well ahead of the year-ago pace.
 
According to a story in the Western Producer, the latest numbers of stats-Can suggest four months into the new crop year, more than 3.3 million tonnes of canola have been crushed.
 
That's an increase of more than 8 per cent from a year ago at the same time. The amount of canola oil produced rose more than 8 per cent from year to year.
 
Canola meal was up almost 9 per cent. The report says domestic use of canola helped reduce the overall impact of China closing its border to our canola seed, which began in March.
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In this episode of The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Kwangwook Kim, Assistant Professor at Michigan State University, discusses the use of non-nutritive sweeteners in nursery pig diets. He explains how sucralose and neotame influence feed intake, gut health, metabolism, and the frequency of diarrhea compared to antibiotics. The conversation highlights mechanisms beyond palatability, including hormone signaling and nutrient transport. Listen now on all major platforms!

“Receptors responsible for sweet taste are present not only in the mouth but also along the intestinal tract.”

Meet the guest: Dr. Kwangwook Kim / kwangwook-kim is an Assistant Professor at Michigan State University, specializing in swine nutrition and feed additives under disease challenge models. He earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in Animal Sciences from the University of California, Davis, where he focused on intestinal health and metabolic responses in pigs. His research evaluates alternatives to antibiotics, targeting gut health and performance in nursery pigs.