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Cattle breeder Alice Rooke stands in front of her livestock at Manitoba Ag Days 2024.

Young cattle producers needed

Youth programs help attract young people to the cattle breeding sector

By Ed White February 21, 2024

Glacier FarmMedia – It wasn’t hard to find young cattle folk in the barns at Manitoba Ag Days. “They always say (average age) is getting older, but not in livestock, especially not in this kind of seedstock industry,” said Austen Anderson, as he braced himself against one of his Angus bulls. “It’s a young (person’s)

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Weather

Prairie forecast: Mild start, then a chance of storms

Issued Feb. 21, covering Feb. 21 to 28, 2024

By Daniel Bezte, GFM Network News February 21, 2024

Sunshine prevailed a fair bit more over the last forecast period than expected and so did the milder temperatures. Oh, sure there were a couple of cold nights, especially over the eastern half of the prairies, but overall, temperatures ended up being about 2 to 4 C warmer than what was forecasted.

News

Livestock police request encounters inspection debate

Manitoba wants dedicated officers for livestock theft and fraud, but mandatory inspection is a thornier issue

By Alexis Stockford February 20, 2024

Manitoba’s beef sector wants police that specialize in livestock. A successful resolution at the Manitoba Beef Producers annual meeting Feb. 8 called for MBP to approach the province about a potential livestock investigations unit “or another mechanism aimed at reducing local livestock-related crime.” “We’ve seen a rise in … theft or fraud-related instances in our

Cattle take shelter in the stalks of Brett McRae’s intercropped corn grazing system.

Crops, Livestock

Corn-soybean intercrop put to grazing test

The novel crop combination is getting an even more novel utility test

By Alexis Stockford February 20, 2024

[UPDATED: Feb. 23, 2024] Brett McRae is spicing up his corn grazing system this year. He’s got more than one variety growing – a grazing-oriented option and the typical silage corn – but the real experiment is happening beneath the canopy. This year, the corn shared space with forage soybean and hairy vetch. The beans

Coyotes and other canine wildlife can be important vectors in the lifecycle of neospora.

Beef cattle, Livestock

Will neospora become more common?

Beef 911 | This protozoal infection has been around in Canada for years but our cold winters mostly keep it at bay

By Roy Lewis February 20, 2024

We hear about neospora from time to time. It’s a protozoal parasite similar to coccidiosis, cryptosporidiosis or toxoplasmosis. Many years ago it was diagnosed in dairy cows that were aborting, and it should always be considered if a producer sees abortions. It is spread through canine species — dogs, coyotes, foxes and wolves — but

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market shows signs of herd expansion

Some buyers suggest some heifers are being purchased for breeding

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen February 20, 2024

For the week ending February 17, Western Canadian prices for yearlings and backgrounded cattle were quoted $2-$4/cwt higher than seven days earlier.

New farm income record set in 2023, estimates suggest

Despite challenges like drought and war, Canadian farms proved resilient

By GFM Network News, Gord Gilmour February 16, 2024

Canadian farm income may have set a new record in 2023. That's according to the official 2023 and 2024 estimates released February 16 by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.

Markets

Feed grain weekly: Buyers waiting longer to purchase more grain

U.S. corn shipments continue to put pressure on feed prices

By Adam Peleshaty – MarketsFarm, GFM Network News February 15, 2024

Buying activity for feed barley and feed wheat in Western Canada is moving slowly and prices continue to decline, according to Susanne Leclerc, owner of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton.

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Farm employee, employer’s perceptions differ on worker retention

Ag domestic labour gap will increase 15 per cent by 2030 as older workers retire: CAHRC

By Geralyn Wichers, GFM Network News February 15, 2024

Manual labour and long hours may be less of a deterrent to farm workers than farmers think, a new report suggests.

Markets

U.S. livestock: Livestock futures turn lower on pressure from equity markets

Strong U.S. dollar adds pressure to cattle, hog futures

By GFM Network News, P.J. Huffstutter, Reuters February 13, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures turned lower on Tuesday, on pressure from the equity markets after government data showed U.S. inflation slowed less than expected in January.

Daily Network News

Southern California honeybees show resistance to varroa mites

Pulse Weekly: SaskPulse optimistic despite input, crop price concerns

Canadian aquaculture should be classed as agriculture, industry groups say

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