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No BRM breakthrough reached at ministers’ meeting

AgMins fail to find solution to business risk management program woes

By D.C. Fraser, GFM Network News November 28, 2020

No consensus on changes to business risk managements (BRM) programming was reached during the latest round of federal-provincial-territorial agriculture ministers’ meetings. After the meetings ended Friday, federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau explained Ottawa was willing to maintain the current cost sharing of the programs at a 60-40 split between her government and the provinces. Bibeau’s

Timely trimming can prevent many hoof problems.

Livestock

Good hoof trimming practices vital to equine health

Horse Health: Hoofs should be trimmed diligently and in a timely fashion, to prevent a myriad of problems

By Carol Shwetz November 24, 2020

Whilst there are many husbandry practices that horse owners can take to create positive change in the health of their horse’s hoofs, it is the action of timely and diligent hoof trimming that can bestow one of the biggest benefits towards developing and maintaining a sound and healthy hoof. Taking care to maintain the hoofs of a

Snow and ice cover in North America as of Nov. 22, 2020. (NOAA.gov)

Crops, Livestock, Other, Weather

Most of Prairies already covered in snow

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team November 23, 2020

MarketsFarm — Most of the Canadian Prairies were already blanked in snow by late November, with the deepest snowpack in Alberta and Saskatchewan, according to data compiled by Environment Canada and the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Aside from the Rocky Mountains and some areas around the Great Lakes, the U.S. was largely

Columns, Weather, Weather Vane

Forecast: Seasonable with a chance of snow

Forecast issued Nov. 6, 2020, covering the period from Nov. 11 to 18, 2020

By Daniel Bezte November 12, 2020

Once again, last week’s forecast did a pretty good job with the major weather features. We saw a nice warmup last week with a few locations breaking record highs last Tuesday and Wednesday. Then the weather models predicted a storm system over the weekend, and as I write this on Friday, it looks like that

The Kihn farm, near Basswood, prior to the 1978 liquidation auction.

Farmit Manitoba

Making hay — and memories

A youthful summer sojourn still stirs memories for the author

By Mark Kihn November 11, 2020

It was another of those teenage decisions I never got to make — ugh. Mom called me over to her on an August Sunday afternoon. “You’re going to help Grandpa and Uncle Willie with their haying,” she announced. She’d just got off the phone with her brother 90 miles away near Russell. “They’ve fallen behind.

AgriStability in Bibeau’s sights as ministers’ meeting booked

Removing reference margin limit a palatable option

By D.C. Fraser, GFM Network News November 6, 2020

Federal, provincial and territorial (FPT) ministers of agriculture are scheduled to meet Nov. 20 and 27 to discuss improving business risk management (BRM) programs. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie Claude Bibeau said she is confident counterparts from Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia will be willing to contribute their share to make significant improvements to AgriStability, the

Rep. Collin Peterson, chairman of the House agriculture committee, speaks to reporters at the Reuters Financial Regulation Summit in Washington on April 27, 2009. (File photo: Reuters/Mike Theiler)

U.S. House ag leader loses election, unsettling Midwest farm sector

By GFM Network News, P.J. Huffstutter, Tom Polansek November 6, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — Democratic U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson, chair for the House of Representatives’ agriculture committee, failed to win re-election in Minnesota on Tuesday, a loss some agriculture leaders said could hurt the U.S. Midwest grain belt. Though Democrats retained control of the House and therefore will again chair the committee, Peterson’s exit could

Humans use all manner of tack to change the position of the horse’s head and neck — often for the worse.

Columns, Livestock

Neck and head position affects horse soundness

Horse Health: Forcing the animal into an unnatural position is harmful

By Carol Shwetz November 4, 2020

A visit to any local equine tack shop will showcase a striking array of tack and accessory tack available to place upon the head of a horse with the promise of improving horsemanship, fashion or a horse’s performance. Many of these devices are potent tools that have the ability to leverage and compound tensile forces

Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: Glyphosate and livestock. It’s all in the dose

Studies have found no effect on digestive bacteria or nutrient uptake

By John L. Vicini November 3, 2020

As an animal nutritionist, I’m concerned about the health and welfare of farm animals. Animals that are stressed due to inadequate housing conditions or nutrition are less sustainable. That’s why I read the article “Herbicides and Horses” with great interest. In the article, the author speculates that glyphosate’s chelation and antimicrobial properties can have negative

Foreign worker isolation support extended

Federal program extended alongside federal restrictions

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News November 2, 2020

The federal program helping employers of temporary foreign workers (TFWs) cover the costs of isolating new workers for two weeks on their arrival in Canada has been extended through November. Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced Monday that the Mandatory Isolation Support for Temporary Foreign Workers Program will now run to Nov. 30, as the government

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Chicago grain prices fall amid profit-taking and dollar rebound

U.S. livestock: Cattle fall back as inventory hits 75-year low

Farm family income gains driven by off-farm earnings: StatCan

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