The Hog Industry Advisory Committee (HIAC), appointed last fall to guide the transition as Ontario Pork’s monopoly ended, falls outside of the regulations of the Farm Products Marketing Act, says Rob Shapiro, lawyer for Huron County Pork Producers. Outline Better Pork - June 2009Behind The Lines - Better Pork June 2009 Beyond The Barn - June 2009Advisory committee composition is challenged Solutions to labour shortages may lie offshore Livestock breeding patent unites German farmers and environmentalists Pork campaign targets younger females Cover Story: BATCH FARROWING - One way to reduce disease and manage your workload Feature: Feed management the key to handling the modern sow NUTRITION: Bulking up with wheat straw improves sow and litter performance ENVIRONMENT: What Ontario pork producers get for their research dollars MANAGEMENT: Gestation sow housing – the debate continues HERD HEALTH: What you should know about swine flu HERD HEALTH: Oral fluids for diagnostic tests – a progress report EYE ON EUROPE: Dutch hog raisers face a battery of new ‘political’ costs SECOND LOOK: Where is the best place to raise pigs? ‹ Beyond The Barn - June 2009 up Solutions to labour shortages may lie offshore ›