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Dr. Allen Williams describes the ins and outs of forage management during the Aug. 14-15 grazing workshop in Brandon.

Graze better, not bigger

There’s more to grazing than leaving cattle in a single pasture all summer,  attendees of the Aug. 14-15 workshop with Dr. Allen Williams heard

By Alexis Stockford September 6, 2017

When it comes to managing a grazing operation, bigger isn’t necessarily better. That’s according to Dr. Allen Williams, a grazing specialist, grass-fed beef advocate, sustainable beef expert and the instructor at a two-day grazing workshop in Brandon Aug. 14-15. “They have a lot more options than they ever realized that they had in terms of

Livestock

Mob grazing suits smaller farms

Doing the math on mob grazing and paddock size

By Alexis Stockford September 6, 2017

For family farms that might be feeling the crush of ever-larger neighbours, Williams’ message to optimize land use was welcome. “This is our next step forward to keep the family farm going,” Ceri Phillips said. “It’s nice to see that smaller farmers in Manitoba can actually make a good living off smaller acres instead of

Finance Minister Bill Morneau, shown here at a Hunter River, P.E.I. farm in July, proposes a major overhaul to Canada’s tax code affecting private corporations. (Fin.gc.ca)

Markets

Farm groups line up against feds’ tax proposal

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff September 2, 2017

National, regional and sector farm groups are forming up with several major business associations on the offensive against a proposal to reform how incorporated businesses are taxed in Canada. The federal finance department tabled a series of proposals July 18, opening them for public comment until Oct. 2 for a proposed effective date of Jan.

Crops

Dow, DuPont wrap up merger

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff September 2, 2017

With Dow Chemical and DuPont now officially a married couple, the two companies’ agriculture businesses are scheduled to clear out of the house within the next year and a half. As per the terms of the merger-of-equals deal they first announced in late 2015, the two companies’ separate shares ceased trading in New York Thursday

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks Aug. 23, 2017 at a Montreal charity event. (PM.gc.ca)

Markets

NAFTA talks resume in Mexico City

By Anthony Esposito, Dave Graham, GFM Network News September 1, 2017

Mexico City | Reuters — Trade negotiators from Canada and the U.S. gathered under rainy skies in Mexico City on Friday to discuss the North American Free Trade Agreement, with the mood darkened by U.S. President Donald Trump’s persistent threats to pull out. Teams from the three countries were due to kick off a second

Gerry Ritz won’t be coming back to the House of Commons in September. (Manitoba Co-operator photo by Shannon VanRaes)

Ex-agriculture minister Gerry Ritz quits Commons

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff August 31, 2017

Gerry Ritz, the federal minister for agriculture and agri-food for nine years in Stephen Harper’s Conservative government, is done with federal politics. The MP for the western Saskatchewan riding of Battlefords-Lloydminster since 1997, Ritz announced via Twitter Thursday morning that he “will not be returning to my seat in the House of Commons this fall.”

Crops, Weather

FCC pledges flexibility for soaked Ontario, Quebec growers

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff August 31, 2017

Canada’s federal ag lending agency has announced a customer support program to limit “financial pressure” on its farming clients in rain-soaked areas of western Quebec and eastern Ontario. Farm Credit Canada on Wednesday announced the program, in which it said it “will work with customers to come up with solutions for their operation(s) to reduce

Luc Berthold, shown here in April 2011 during his stint as mayor of Thetford Mines, Que., is the new lead Opposition critic for agriculture and agri-food. (Ville.ThetfordMines.qc.ca)

Federal Tories look east for ag critic

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff August 30, 2017

The federal Conservatives have tapped one of their rookie Quebec MPs as the new agriculture critic for Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition. Andrew Scheer, elected in May as the Tories’ new leader, on Wednesday announced his first shadow cabinet with Luc Berthold, the MP for Megantic-L’Erable, as agriculture and agri-food critic and John Barlow, MP for

Leaving hay bales in the field has quite a few hidden costs.

Forages, Livestock

Bales left in the field can be costly

Get those bales off the field as quickly as possible following the final cut

By John McGregor August 29, 2017

In late summer, we see many bales scattered among recently harvested fields across the province. While hay bales may make the countryside more scenic, there is a cost to leaving hay on the field longer than necessary. And while it’s convenient to leave bales in the field after the final cut of the year, delaying

Livestock

Herbicides may restrict crop use as livestock feed

Drought is causing some producers to eye grain crops as livestock fodder

By NDSU Release August 29, 2017

Some producers are turning to small-grain crops as feed for their livestock because this year’s drought is causing a severe shortage of grass and hay. However, herbicides applied to those small-grain crops may make them unusable as livestock feed. “Most herbicides have grazing and feeding restrictions stated on the label that limit the use of

Daily Network News

Russian grain ship believed sunk in Ukrainian drone attack found, towed to shore, TASS says

Striking JBS workers to return to Colorado plant on promise of talks

Canadian finance minister talks supply chain integrity, pork tariffs with Chinese vice premier

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