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Regen ag bird study finds ‘islands of biodiversity’

Diverse production translated to diverse bird species, including at-risk species

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A bird survey on operations that use regenerative farm practices has provided information on where different bird species are staking their claims. The limited study, spearheaded by the Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association, provincial government and Manitoba Important Bird Areas program, counted bird populations on four farms in western Manitoba, all from different sectors. The
Some ag sectors will probably be less than kind toward a new film that looks at modern agricultural practices.
Editorial, Op/Ed

Editor’s Take: Finding ‘Common Ground’

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This year’s Manitoba Forage and Grasslands Association Regenerative Ag Conference had something different on the schedule — a movie night. The association was granted Manitoba’s first screening of the documentary “Common Ground,” a follow up to “Kiss the Ground,” which debuted on Netflix in 2020. Like that one, “Common Ground” marketed itself as a hopeful
AIMCo has acquired a portfolio of 3 million acres of pasture and arable land in Western Australia. Photo: AIMco.ca

Alberta investment firm acquires Australian cattle portfolio

This is AIMCo's second agricultural acquisition 'down under' in the last two years

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The portfolio consists of Yougawalla Pastoral Co and Argyle Cattle Co. It's a large-scale cattle breeding business spanning nearly 3 million hectares (7.4 million acres) or largely leased land in the Kimberly region of Western Australia, AIMCo said in the news release.
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Brazilian state launches mandatory tracking of cattle to stop deforestation

The state government plans to track all 24 million cattle in the Para region by the end of 2026

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Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazil’s Para state, which leads the country for the highest levels of Amazon rainforest destruction, will launch a mandatory program to track cattle in a bid to crack down on related deforestation, a partner in the project said on Friday. Cattle pasture is the most common initial use for deforested
A file photo of the aftermath of freezing rain in Montreal on April 6. (David Himbert photo/Hans Lucas via Reuters Connect)
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Weather Network predicts mild winter, with caveats

Colder scenario expected for East

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MarketsFarm — Strong El Niño conditions that have developed in the Pacific Ocean would typically lead to a milder winter across Canada — but other factors this year could challenge that outlook, according to the winter forecast from The Weather Network, released Wednesday. The winter forecast features a mild start to the season, with a
CME February 2024 live cattle with 10-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME cattle drop on fund selling, beef demand concerns

Chicago lean hogs continue higher

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures dropped on Thursday after two sessions of gains, pressured by fund long liquidation and as higher corn feed prices and worries about demand for high-priced beef cuts hung over the market. Technical selling accelerated the break, the live cattle market’s sixth in the last eight sessions,
The industry’s standard tests for bovine tuberculosis are geriatric. Why haven’t we developed better ones?
Beef cattle, News

Bovine TB test improvements fall through the cracks

Standard tests are inefficient and inaccurate, researchers say

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Canada’s monitoring regimen for bovine tuberculosis is based on tests that are old, time consuming and not overly accurate, researchers say. But there aren’t any better options. “We don’t have a better test for humans either,” said one researcher, Shu-Hua Wang. Wang is a professor of medicine at Ohio State University and director of research
Tuberculosis patients rest on the summer balcony of the Ninette Sanitorium in in 1940.
Livestock, News

Consumption and sick cows: a short history of tuberculosis

Eradication, pasteurization and medical advances conquered TB in Canada; it’s still a global menace

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The current leading cause of death in Canada, as per Statistics Canada, is cancer. It’s closely followed by heart disease. In the U.S., the causes are reversed. In the U.S. at the turn of the century, it was tuberculosis, as per the American Lung Association. Tuberculosis and its cousin bovine tuberculosis (which also infects humans) are lung-attacking, potentially deadly diseases that
Calves in demand at auction sites
Livestock Markets, Markets

Calves in demand at auction sites

Freeze up is bringing local buyers to look at calves

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Calf prices rose and yearling prices dropped at one Manitoba cattle auction site during the week ended Nov. 23. Scott Anderson, field representative for Winnipeg Livestock Sales, suggested that those buying yearlings were more likely to follow declining cattle futures than those who were buying calves. He also said the yearling market has tailed off

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