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New On-Farm Efficiency Program Launched

The Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (SCAP) has introduced a new On-Farm Efficiency Program tailored for producers, consolidating the benefits previously available under the Farm Technology Program and Efficient Grain Handling Program, now with an added focus on Energy Efficiency.

The On-Farm Efficiency Program provides up to $150,000 in funding across four key areas, each with its own maximum limit:

  • Smart Farm Technology: Up to $50,000
  • Energy Efficiency: Up to $50,000
  • Farm Security: Up to $2,000
  • Efficient Grain Handling: Up to $100,000

This funding is available on a cost-share basis at 50%, with eligible purchases retroactive to April 1, 2023.

Producers who have submitted quotes to Alberta Pork will be contacted directly. For additional information or inquiries, please reach out to Charlotte Shipp at 780-491-3528 or via email at charlotte.shipp@albertapork.com.

Source : Swine Web

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Four Star Pork Industry Conf - Back to Basics: Fundamentals drive vaccine performance

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At a time when disease pressure continues to challenge pork production systems across the United States, vaccination remains one of the most valuable and heavily debated tools available to veterinarians and producers.

Speaking at the 2025 Four Star Pork Industry Conference in Muncie, Indiana, Dr. Daniel Gascho, veterinarian at Four Star Veterinary Service, encouraged the industry to return to fundamentals in how vaccines are selected, handled and administered across sow farms, gilt development units and grow-finish operations.

Gascho acknowledged at the outset that vaccination can quickly become a technical and sometimes tedious topic. But he said that real-world execution, not complex immunology, is where most vaccine failures occur.