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Angela Fox shares her story and advice on planning for the future with this year’s crop of Manitoba Farm Women’s Conference attendees.

Because I love you: Preparing for the worst

Angela Fox found herself running the family beef farm on her own after losing her husband in 2011.  Now, she’s sharing some of those hard lessons

By Alexis Stockford December 21, 2017

Angela and Jay Fox thought they were well prepared for a worst-case scenario. They had braved the uncomfortable talk about last wishes — Jay wanted no part of a regular hearse. Instead, he wanted his coffin and family brought to the graveyard in an old farm truck. They had wills and life insurance. They knew

Livestock, Livestock Markets

Lights out for 2017 sheep and goat sales

There was plenty of selection at the last sale of the season  at Winnipeg Livestock Auction

By Mark Elliot December 20, 2017

More than 600 sheep and goats hit the ring Dec. 6 at the last sale of the year. Quality showed strongly and there was excellent selection of animals suitable for herd replacement and increase, and even some very calm and gentle animals that would have been perfect for 4-H projects. The bidding on ewes remained

Proper diet and regular exercise are more important than any human intervention in ensuring a strong, durable and properly functioning sole.

Livestock

Key points to read the sole of a hoof

Horse Health: The sole of a horse is a remarkably adaptive and resilient thing, but you can help it improve

By Carol Shwetz December 20, 2017

It is easy to overlook the contribution the sole makes to the soundness of the horse, because for the most part the sole is hidden from view. However, the sole is no idle passenger. It has remarkable, even herculean properties that allow it to act as the interface between the horse’s bony column and the

Comment/Feedback

Is the future of NAFTA truly bleak?

By understanding that free trade agreements benefit consumers, businesses and governments,  this deal can be saved

By Constantine Passaris December 18, 2017

Rumours about the imminent demise of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) are both premature and exaggerated. Trade negotiations are a long, painstaking, cumbersome and arduous process. It’s not uncommon for such talks to go through many lows and a few highs. Read more: NAFTA Washington talks said to leave major differences untouched The

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa looks on as he chairs ZANU PF’s Politburo meeting in Harare on Dec. 13. Photo: Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo.

Crops

Zimbabwe orders illegal settlers to vacate farms

By GFM Network News, Macdonald Dzirutwe December 14, 2017

Harare | Reuters — Zimbabwe’s new agriculture minister on Wednesday ordered illegal occupiers of farms to vacate the land immediately, a move that could ultimately see some white farmers who say they were unfairly evicted return to farming. Perrance Shiri, a military hardliner who was head of the air force before being picked for the

News

Canadian Hall of Fame inducts three

A Nov. 30 ceremony in Calgary made the previously announced inductions official

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff December 13, 2017

An all-female slate of inductees have been ushered into the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame. Robynne Anderson, Patty Jones and Jean Szkotnicki were inducted in a Nov. 30 ceremony in Calgary. The three accomplished women are joining an exclusive group — of the more than 210 individuals named to the organization since its founding in

Daryl Thiessen soars over a bull’s back during his days as a bullfighter.

Country Crossroads, Other

A cowboy’s guardian angels: the story behind rodeo protection workers

Rodeo clowns and bullfighters make a living out of getting chased down by bulls, but what  entices people into the business?

By Alexis Stockford December 6, 2017

Rodeo always has an element of unpredictability and danger and there’s nowhere that’s more evident that in bull riding. Typically the event kicks off with a sense of nervous anticipation, accompanied by pulse-quickening hard rock like AC/DC and an excited announcer asking spectators, “Are you ready for some bull riding?” The chute opens and everyone

Our History

Cast your vote on the Manitoba Beef Growers’ Promotion Plan

Our History: November 1973

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff December 6, 2017

Our November 23, 1973 issue contained advertisements encouraging farmers to vote on two questions. One was to allow a compulsory checkoff requested by the Manitoba Beef Growers Association to fund a beef-promotion agency for Manitoba cattle producers. While 22,000 farmers were eligible, only 5,696 ballots were returned and the proposal was defeated, with only 43

Our History

Carryover and low quotas lead to Chinchillas?

Our History: November, 1969

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 29, 2017

A combination of low prices and low quotas resulting from a huge Canadian and world wheat carryover in 1969 meant tough times for farmers, and this ad in our Nov. 13 issue invited them to diversify by getting into the Chinchilla ranching business. However, Saskatchewan Wheat Pool president E.K. Turner told his annual meeting that

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Ontario to back baby formula plant

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 28, 2017

A baby formula plant proposed for eastern Ontario has got a major boost from the Ontario government. The $225 million plant is being built at Kingston by Canada Royal Milk ULC, a subsidiary of Chinese company Feihe International. The Ontario government has committed up to $24 million to the project, which will export baby formula

Daily Network News

Pulse weekly: Indian forecasters predict below-normal monsoon

Argus cuts Ukraine wheat crop forecast on lower harvest area

Argentina soybean production to be firm in 2026-27

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