CARLYLE - Construction of a multi-million dollar hog barn facility 12 kilometres southeast of Carlyle continues.
The Observer caught up with Pig Improvement Company (PIC) assistant project manager Abdoul Teuw, who provided an update.
“Construction is right on schedule,” said Teuw. “The north barn is now enclosed and work has commenced on the interior walls. This is our gestation barn and in fact the sows that will be housed there are already at our PIC Aurora Kipling location. We expect this first barn to be opened in early February.”
PIC is building five barns and an office, and will eventually have a farm residence on site. Once the complete farrow to finish operation is underway, over 30 full-time jobs will be created. In addition, the foundation to the quarantine barn located seven kilometres west of Carlyle has been poured and construction there has also started.
The semi-tractor truck wash, which will be located just west of Carlyle between Carlyle Contracting Services and the EZ Car Wash, will be completed later next spring.
Teuw has been pleased with the progress of construction.
“To construct a facility of this size and expense, a lot of agencies must be in agreement. Thank-you to the RM of Moose Mountain, the Town of Carlyle, Saskatchewan Agriculture and Sask. Water for working in harmony,” he added.
Stoughton Feed Processors is the major feed supplier for PIC and its Kipling and Carlyle locations.
“PIC is our largest customer and we are pleased to announce construction has commenced on increasing our feed processing facility,“ said general manager Greg Goudy. “This will employ additional staff and truck drivers for Stoughton and area.”
Pioneering genetic improvements in pigs over the years has established PIC as the leading and most reliable swine genetics company with operations in over 40 countries across the globe, including China, Russia and Latin America. An open house is tentatively scheduled for January 2022 at their Carlyle facility.
