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Quality winter feed will promote a more successful calving season, says expert

By Jennifer Paige January 13, 2016

Having profitable calves next fall starts with not shortchanging their mothers now, a livestock extension specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives says. “Based on research conducted by the Western Beef Development Centre, reproduction is five times more important than growth rate and 10 times more important than carcass quality when it comes to[...]

Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets

Beef cattle market continues to see volatility

By Jennifer Paige January 11, 2017

There’s just one way to describe the beef market over the past five years — volatile. Benjamin Hamm, farm management specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, says that’s the only thing that comes to mind when he looks at the market. “In 2015 we had some crazy highs, up to $3.75 and even a few spikes to[...]

Beef cattle, Livestock

Beef Producers mull tough season at district meetings

By Jennifer Paige November 18, 2016

Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP) says tumbling prices and waterlogged pastures have caused a tough year for the province’s cattle producers. “We all know what has happened to cattle prices, they have done nothing but fall since 2015. Feedlot margins are getting tighter and tighter, and then it has just been a year like no other[...]

Livestock, Local news, Poultry

Small-scale chicken quota changes stir controversy

By Jennifer Paige October 11, 2016

Manitoba Chicken Producers is changing the guidelines for small-scale producers. It’s moving to an annual specialty quota program it says addresses the reality that the chicken market is becoming more specialized, and will give consumers access to Manitoba-grown birds. “At the end of the day what we want consumers in Manitoba to have access to[...]

Forages, Livestock

Give roots a chance to do their job, says soil ecologist

By Jennifer Paige September 2, 2015

Christine Jones says if you want to increase pasture productivity, look below the surface. “Our whole production system relies on soil. We take soil tests to determine if the soil is deficient and if it doesn’t have a certain component, we will add it. If our animals have some sort of issue, we will add[...]

Livestock, Local news

On-farm cost-sharing program quickly taken up by producers

By Jennifer Paige November 22, 2016

Manitoba farmers are giving a program aimed at improving on-farm food safety and animal welfare a strong passing grade. Producers who have participated in Growing Forward 2’s On-Farm Food Safety and Animal Welfare say they’d do it again, noting it cost shares improvements that help farmers. “If you have the chance to get involved with[...]

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Young cattle producers wanted

By Jennifer Paige December 15, 2016

Manitoba Beef Producers is hoping to see a few more young faces at its upcoming annual general meeting. That meeting is slated for Feb. 2 and 3 in Brandon at the Victoria Inn, and will see the organization discussing a host of issues that affect the industry’s bottom line and setting policy that will chart the[...]

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Milk producers seek added processing capacity

By Jennifer Paige October 25, 2016

The Dairy Farmers of Manitoba (DFM) says the lack of processing capacity in the province is hampering its ability to reach quota. At the organization’s first fall meeting held on October 11 in Elkhorn, DFM reported being 6.4 per cent under the issued quota. “Our lack of processing ability has created a situation where, at[...]

Forages, Livestock

Showcasing the value of the forage industry

By Jennifer Paige November 16, 2016

If you want to talk about grasslands and forage, go to where the action is — and lately a lot of that action is in Manitoba. In the eyes of the Canadian Forage and Grassland Association (CFGA), Manitoba has been a standout in its efforts towards forage research and the ideal place to hold this[...]

Forages, Livestock

Creating a better process for assessing pasture

By Jennifer Paige January 16, 2017

Following in the footsteps of our Prairie neighbours, Manitoba is working towards developing a customized rangeland and pasture health assessment. “The project is born out of similar initiatives that started in the United States, Alberta and then Saskatchewan. They have developed these tools for assessing rangeland health, looking at various indicators like bare soil, litter[...]

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Agriculture ministers agree to AgriStability changes

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Quality winter feed will promote a more successful calving season, says expert

Beef cattle market continues to see volatility

Beef Producers mull tough season at district meetings

Small-scale chicken quota changes stir controversy

Give roots a chance to do their job, says soil ecologist

On-farm cost-sharing program quickly taken up by producers

Young cattle producers wanted

Milk producers seek added processing capacity

Showcasing the value of the forage industry

Creating a better process for assessing pasture

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