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Ranchers Turn to Compost to Improve Soils and Boost Forage Production

Founded in 1988, SARE recently celebrated the milestone of funding 10,000 farmer-focused grants to improve the sustainability of U.S. agriculture. Since 2021, over 98,600 producers have gained new knowledge and skills as a result of participating in a SARE grant. And over 29,400 producers have changed a production or marketing practice. 

The key to SARE’s success is simple: Every SARE grant requires engagement from local farmers and ranchers to ensure that it helps American producers solve their most pressing problems.

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Biosecurity Compliance - Dr. Jean-Pierre Vaillancourt

Video: Biosecurity Compliance - Dr. Jean-Pierre Vaillancourt


In this episode of The Swine it Podcast Show Canada, Dr. Jean-Pierre Vaillancourt, professor of veterinary medicine at the University of Montreal, discusses the human side of biosecurity compliance. He explains why protocols often fail when people are tired, unconvinced, undertrained, or working with impractical systems, and how leadership, employee input, technology, feedback, and small incentives can make biosecurity more consistent on swine farms. Listen now on all major platforms!

"Biosecurity only works when people repeatedly do the right thing, and that means the system has to support compliance every day."

Meet the guest: Dr. Jean-Pierre Vaillancourt is a veterinarian and professor of veterinary medicine at the University of Montreal. His work focuses on biosecurity, infectious disease control, and practical risk reduction in animal production systems, with experience across swine and poultry health. Learn more from Dr. Jean-Pierre Vaillancourt on The Swine it Podcast Show Canada, available on all major platforms.