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Capturing relative phenotypes to help us understand boar fertility

Amanda Minton, Associate Director of Reproductive Technology at Acuity Swine and Karl Kerns, Assistant Professor at Iowa State University, discuss capturing relative phenotypes to help us understand and ultimately improve boar fertility.

 

R&D: Understanding index distribution and accountability in competitive comparison

Justin Fix, Director of Business Development and Genetic Improvement with Acuity and Caleb Shull, Director of Research at The Maschhoffs discuss how genetic evaluation varies from nucleus to commercial production and how that variation creates a bias in data analysis.


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Behind the Pork Supply Chain: Five HyLife Promotions Highlight Career Growth in Neepawa

Five recent promotions within HyLife’s Neepawa Truck Wash Bay are putting a spotlight on both career development and an often-overlooked part of an integrated pork production system.Read More

Inside Eagle Creek: Building a 4.4-Acre Pork Production System from the Ground Up

From above, Eagle Creek Colony’s newest swine facility almost looks like a small industrial complex dropped into the Saskatchewan prairie.Read More

Expanding Consumer Knowledge About Food Production Builds Confidence and Trust

The Executive Director of Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan says when consumers understand what goes into producing their food their level of confidence and trust in that food increases.Earlier this month approximately 36 farms and ranches across Saskatchewan opened their doors to the public as part of the third annual Saskatchewan Open Farm Days. Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan Executive Director Clinton Monchuk says we know that when consumers have conversations directly with the people who produce their food it builds trust in that food.Read More

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