Consultant / Secretary / Tradeshow Coordinator

I have been on Hog Days committee for 16 years.  The shows continue to be successful, as we have tried new things over the years.   I am a municipal councillor and am active in my community.

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I am one of the two Veterinarians at Maple Leaf AgriFarms (MLAF) managing the health and animal welfare of all MLAF’s pigs across the province and Saskatchewan.  I grew up in, the Philippines, raising pigs in our back yard, and I went straight to swine practice after graduating at University of the Philippines, College of Veterinary Medicine. I was a farm veterinarian for a pig production company in the Philippines and moved on to become a Technical Veterinarian for a feed company in the Philippines, teaching producers how to raise pigs across the country.
I came to Canada 11 years ago, worked in different swine production units, until I got my license to practice Veterinary Medicine in North America.  I was very thankful that I get to practice swine medicine here in Canada, for I have always consider myself a pig advocate. I have, in total, 15 years of combined experience in swine production and swine medicine. I have 5 years of knowledge and experience on Raise Without Antibiotic pig production, and Gestation Crate Free /Loose housing system

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Robert was born and raised in the Highlands of Scotland on a mixed Livestock and Arable farm.  Robert worked on the family farm with his parents and brother raising cattle, sheep and grain.  Since emigrating to Canada, Robert has been actively involved in the Agricultural Industry working the sheep farm here, as well as at the local seed plant and apiary business near Souris MB.  Robert is a graduate of the Assiniboine Community College Business Administration Program and he joined Maple Leaf Foods in 2000.  Throughout the past 19 years Robert has held many different roles within the Hog Procurement Department in Brandon. 
He has worked in the Live Hog Receiving area, he was the Manager of the Research and Development team performing cutout trials and carcass quality testing, and is now the Manager of Procurement Services, working with Hog Producers and other Industry Partners.  Robert and his wife Candace are proud to call Brandon their home, and they continue to support the local Ag sector and all the great work that is done by the valued producers to bring delicious, healthful and sustainable food to market.

Chair

Andy grew up in western MB on a grain and hog farm near Basswood just west of Minnedosa. He got his Diploma of Agriculture at the U of M in 1980. Andy farmed until 2000 when an opportunity to work with MB Pork Marketing opened, now called H@ms Marketing. Andy keeps involved in his local community and is a Rotarian. Andy joined the Hog Days committee about 7 years ago becoming chairman 4 years ago. Andy and his wife Stacie have 4 grown children with ties to the family farm and all have a deep love of agriculture. All 3 boys followed in their father’s footsteps and graduated from the U of M Agriculture program.

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I have been on the Hog Days committee for 12 years. I have a farm supply store (Steads Farm Supply). We carry products to keep pigs healthy and manure treatment.

Treasurer

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