Thanks for tuning into our midweek edition of RealAg Radio! On today’s show, you’ll hear: The top ag news stories of the day with host Shaun Haney; Alexandra Posadzki, telecommunications reporter with the Globe and Mail, on the latest piece she wrote in regards to Low Earth Orbit Satellites (or LEOS); Dr. Egan Brockhoff, Canada’s… Read More
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Are we anywhere near managing for African swine fever? On this edition of RealAg LIVE!, host Shaun Haney is joined by Dr. Egan Brockhoff of Prairie Swine Health Services, to talk about this devastating disease and what Canada and its trading partners are doing to keep the virus out of North America. Don’t miss the… Read More
First, on the show, we ask, is Halloween the absolute worst? Then, hear: Top ag news of the day, with RealAgriculture’s Lyndsey Smith; How biosecurity is our greatest defence against African Swine Fever (ASF) with Egan Brockhoff; and An update on upcoming livestock transport regulation changes, with Beef Cattle Research Council science director Reynold Bergen…. Read More
As Justin Timberlake sang, it’s going to be… no wait. It IS May! For this very first episode of the seeding month, RealAg Radio temporary host Lyndsey Smith talks hog diseases, hops, and hopes. On today’s show hear from: New Albertan, Jessika Guse with the top ag news including the federal government announcement of changes… Read More
A four-legged friend is being commended for her perfect sniffing skills at the Ottawa airport. Lacy the detector dog sniffed out undeclared pork products from a traveller who came from a region that is high risk for African Swine Fever (ASF). Veterinary councillor for the Canadian Pork Council, Egan Brockhoff, says the actions taken by… Read More
A virus unique only to pigs is spreading at an alarming rate in China and this latest swine disease has become even more concerning for those at the global pork table. Dr. Egan Brockhoff, of Prairie Swine Health Services and veterinary counsellor for the Canadian Pork Council, explains African Swine Fever (ASF) can go after… Read More
With more than 20 cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) reported overseas, Canadian hog producers are taking note of this serious disease. Stewart Skinner, a hog producer from near Listowel, Ont., says he’s worried it will come to Canada through person-to-person, or rather, farm-to-farm contact. “Without sounding alarmist, if we did have a case in… Read More
What we know A tweet posted July 26th by Dr. Egan Brockhoff, DVM, stated that two environmental samples (not livestock) in Saskatchewan had tested positive for PEDv. Heads up! PED Virus +ve environmental samples. Saskatchewan has found a #livestock trailer and #truckwash positive for the virus. Direct connection to US transportation identified as the… Read More