Argyle Community News
(October 2010)
Meet Your Argyle Neighbour
THE STONEWALL ARGUS and TEULON TIMES
(September 16, 2010)
On the towns - Argyle (by Janice Lawrence)
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THE STONEWALL ARGUS and TEULON TIMES
(September 16, 2010)
Come visit the farm (by by Darren Ridgley)
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LFP certification 2010
Local Food Plus hereby verified that Ian Smith
is a Certified Local Sustainable Operation
according to the standards set forth by
Local Food Plus.
WHS (December 2009)
THE WINNIPEG HUMANE SOCIETY NEWS
HUMANE HOG RAISING TECHNIQUE
Meets You in the Middle
(by Alix Sobler)
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CBC radio (October 15, 2009)
Traditional group farming by Ian Smith versus conventional
sow stalling by MPC director Rick Bergmann of Steinbach.
Quit stalling
Listen to the debate (6.86 MB)
CBC radio
COUNTRY GUIDE (October 12, 2009)
Market Signals (By Gord Gilmour)
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COUNTRY GUIDE
CBC radio (October 15, 2009)
Traditional group farming by Ian Smith versus conventional
sow stalling by MPC director Rick Bergmann of Steinbach.
Quit stalling
Listen to the debate (6.86 MB)
CBC radio
PRAIRIE HOG COUNTRY (October 9, 2009)
Hustle, Hustle, Hustle, Sell, Sell, Sell (By Harry Siemens)
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PRAIRIE HOG COUNTRY
Manitoba co.operator (September 10, 2009)
Old-fashioned ways paying off for one hog farmer.
Small Farmer Beats Commodity Price Trap
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THE MANITOBA CO-OPERATORS
CBC radio (August 24, 2009)
Ian's point of view on struggling pork industry for CBC radio.
Listen to Ian's interview (5.39 MB)
CBC radio
Siemens Says (August 17, 2009)
Harry's commentary on Pork Aid Pork aid sets significant precedent
Listen to the commentary (2.55 MB) Read article
Siemens Says web site email at 134 Redwood Drive, Winkler, MB R6W2A2
MANITOBA co-operator (January 15, 2009)
Trust or trace? (by Daniel Winters) Read article
THE MANITOBA CO-OPERATORS
SELKIRK JOURNAL (June 6, 2008)
Keeping it local (by Mark T. Buss) Read article
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THE STONEWALL ARGUS and TEULON TIMES (May 9, 2008)
On the towns - Argyle (by Janice Lawrence) Read article
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MANITOBA Co-operators (May 1, 2008)
Who's your consumer? (by Laura Rance) Read article
THE MANITOBA CO-OPERATORS
(April 30, 2008)Local television station interview with Ian Smith
Book profile helps Manitoba pig farmer
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CTV Winnipeg web site
Siemens Says (April 26, 2008)
Harry's interview with Ian Smith If it ain’t broke don’t fix it…
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Siemens Says web site email at 134 Redwood Drive, Winkler, MB R6W2A2
Siemens Says (April 25, 2008)
Harry's audio commentary Listen to interview (989 kb) Read article
Siemens Says web site email at 134 Redwood Drive, Winkler, MB R6W2A2
WINNIPEG FREE PRESS (April 23, 2008)
Who's your famer (by Wendy Burke) Read article
AGRI-VIEWS (April 4, 2008)
A Pig's life - read the newspaper article: Page 1 * Page 2
APPLES TO OYSTERS
By Margaret Webb (Published April 4, 2008)
Story about Ian Smith's farm (pages 105-126)
View a page from Apples to Oysters
Margaret Webb at Winnipeg Humane Society (April 30, 2008)
Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3
Growing Nitrogen Fertilizer with Clover Green Fallow
(Article from University of Manitoba web site)
Eco-Journal, v.17.4 Sept/Oct 2007
Switching to Sustainable Methods
Organic and Humane Hog Production in Manitoba
(Organic Food Council of Manitoba )
mentioning Ian Smith:
Margaret Webb.com Meet the Farmers
HOG WILD Page 1 Page 2
Manitoba’s Reckless Agriventure (EatKind.net)
BUSINESS EDGE: Pork producers think small on purpose
Ontario business news - with an edge