Livestock Price Insurance is expensive, but now tariffs are flying fast at Canadian pork and beef producers, and trade war market risks mean farmers may be rethinking that math for 2025.
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Feeding ergot: research on ergot-impacted grain and beef cattle continues
Saskatchewan research hopes to tease out better ways for Canadian beef farmers to manage ergot consumption in their herd’s feed
Polycrops a winning practice for Manitoba ranch
Using diverse, multispecies forage crop mixtures to feed their beef herd has dramatically improved cattle health, rancher says
Manitoba pasture outlook cautiously optimistic
Pastures grazed too early can make plants and roots less healthy and pastures less productive.
Canadian farms at risk from animal activism
A legal expert warns that growing animal rights activism is creating complex challenges for Canadian farmers, despite livestock industry groups spending considerable effort on their public trust files.
Manitoba cattle sector dismayed by bovine tuberculosis case
Manitoba’s first bovine tuberculosis case in over a decade was announced June 16, 2025 from a cow in the Pembina Valley. It’s a blow for cattle farmers and the beef sector.
Bovine tuberculosis found in Manitoba
A dairy farm in south-central Manitoba has been declared infected with bovine tuberculosis after samples from a cow tested positive for the bacterial disease. It’s the province’s first bovine TB case in years.
Horse-for-slaughter trial delayed
A Manitoba horse farm faces one charge based on a 2022 air shipment that animal rights goup says was not compliant with livestock transportation rules
Precision pig feeding lowers farm cost, greenhouse gas emissions
A customized diet for each pig reduces the farmer’s feed cost, boosts hog growth and bolsters the pork sector’s environmental track record.
No time to relax with tariff delay, Canada’s pork sector warns
Manitoba and Canadian pork sectors say delayed tariffs threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump are already impacting contracts, and wide collaboration is needed over the next 30 days.
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