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Saskatchewan Crop Commodity Groups Hold AGM's

Normally farmers would be heading to Saskatoon for Crop Production and Crop Sphere activities, but this year everything is going virtual.
 
With the COVID restrictions commodity groups have opted to hold their AGM's online.
 
Spokesperson Dallas Carpenter says everything starts on Monday.
 
"We have the Canaryseed, Winter Cereals, Mustard, Forage Seed, Alfalfa Seed and Leaf Cutters AGM's going on that day. People can register for all of those, they can be either an observer or a voting member."
 
He notes Tuesday features Market Outlook presentations with Chuck Penner from LeftField Commodity Research  and Marlene Boersch with Mercantile Consulting Venture.
 
Tuesdays AGM's include Canola, Wheat, Barley, Flax, Oats and Pulses.
 
Producers can still register at saskcrops.com
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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!

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“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.