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Farmers Wrapping Up Winter Wheat Seeding

Manitoba's winter wheat seeding is nearing completion, with most of the province's canola crop already off the field.
 
Doug Martin is with the Manitoba Crop Alliance.
 
"There's a little bit more interest this year," he said. "Not like it used to be, but there's the odd guy sticking some in here and there. Overall, I think the acres will be up somewhat but not a big amount. I think with fall rye, I think the acres are going to be really scaled back. COVID has really hit that market hard. Even for old crop from last year there's very little movement."
 
Martin says 2020 yields were a bit disappointing for both crops.
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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.