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Individual sow housing benefits the animals

Jun 03, 2011

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A hog farmer from Friend, Neb., explains why sows are housed individually and how that individual care benefits the animals, helps maintain herd health and ultimately provides quality pork.

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Experiences in Marketing Beef in Ontario

Video: Experiences in Marketing Beef in Ontario

Birgit Martin of Martin Farms shares her experience in marketing beef in Ontario through direct to consumer sales and other opportunities under her family's Pure Island Beef brand. This presentation is from the Thunder Bay Field Day held by NOFIA (Northern Ontario Farm Innovation Alliance) in September 2025.

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