The Pig Improvement Company (PIC) is still working on the different buildings that will make up their new location near Carlyle.
Overall, the entire site, which was started in March of this year, should be finished by August of next year.
PIC is a company which sells breeding stock and is dedicated to improving pig genetics through breeding techniques.
The site near Carlyle will include a breeding and gestation barn, a farrowing barn, a nursery barn, and a test barn. The second site will be more than six kilometres northwest of Carlyle and dedicated to quarantine use, while the third site (which will be in Carlyle) will be a truck wash.
The plan is to have the whole first site finished by August. As of now, the breeding and gestation building is closest to completion, with its roof already in place, but it will likely be finished in February. Meanwhile, the second site should be ready in April and the third site, which is the one in town, should be ready by March.
“We’re hoping that by beginning to mid-February they will be ready, because that’s when the pigs are supposed to come,” explained Abdoul Teuw, a supply chain specialist with the company.
Teuw also explained that they will try to minimize the problems that a project like this may bring, such as smells, which are one of the biggest worries that people have. He explained that they will do their best so it will smell much like any normal farm.
“I know some people will focus on the … smells and this and that, but we will be doing everything we can…we want to be good neighbours.”
Overall, Teuw explained that this new project by the PIC is definitely something to look forward to, especially for the people in Carlyle and the surrounding area. Not only will the company be paying local taxes and employing people, but the people in the communities nearby that are employed are likely to give revenue to local businesses and help build community.
“It’s going to generate … employment…We plan on hiring around 30 people, so all those people … there’s a chance they’re going to be shopping in Carlyle.”
