Manitoba Canola Growers AGM Going Virtual Next Week

Feb 10, 2022

Manitoba Canola Growers will be hosting its AGM virtually on February 17th starting at 9am. The deadline to register is February 11th.

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The results of the Manitoba Canola Growers (MCGA) Election of Directors have been announced.

Five candidates were running for four positions with successful candidates being as follows:

Warren Ellis – Wawanesa
Charles Fossay – Starbuck
Pam Bailey – Dacotah
Jackie Dudgeon – Morden

“We are excited to share that more than 1000 members submitted their vote to determine the future direction of the MCGA board,” said Executive Director Delaney Ross Burtnack, “We welcome back our incumbent directors, and look forward to having two new directors at the table. It is great to see that our members share MCGA’s goal to see diversification of farmers on our board, and the perspectives they bring on important canola issues.”

Manitoba Canola Growers holds an election every two years, with four positions up for election each time.

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Video: What Happens When Pigs Adapt to High Soybean Meal Diets? - Gustavo Lima

In this special rerun episode of The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Gustavo Lima, PhD candidate in Animal Science at Iowa State University, discusses how grow-finish pigs respond to high soybean meal diets. He explains the initial drop in feed intake, changes in backfat, later adaptation, energy efficiency, amino acid utilization, and the rise in nitrogen excretion at higher inclusion levels. Listen now on all major platforms!

Click here to read the full research article: https://academic.oup.com/jas/article/...

“Once they got adapted to the diet, they can handle higher levels of inclusion of soybean meal.”

Meet the guest: Gustavo Lima / gustavo-lima-a9867127 is a PhD candidate in Animal Science at Iowa State University whose work focuses on swine nutrition, ingredient characterization, energy metabolism, caloric efficiency, and applied data analysis. With more than 15 years of experience in swine production across Latin America, Gustavo also brings expertise in environmental control, performance evaluation, barn ventilation, and grow-finish housing. Learn more from Gustavo Lima on The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, available on all major platforms.