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Lambs at the Borst family’s Nu-Dawn farms near Elm Creek, pictured here in late March.
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Hot prices, cold lambs at Easter

High feed costs are putting a damper on sheep farmers’ hopes despite strong lamb prices

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Sheep producers are seeing record prices for their lambs in some categories, with high demand through the recent Easter season. According to Morgan Moore, chair of the Manitoba Sheep Association, that’s consistent with the market patterns of previous years. “The last five years, year over year, our peak price per pound realized for the lambs
“We think that the way wool has been treated in this country in the last few decades is a tragedy.” – Matthew Rowe, Canadian Wool Council.
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Funding announced to revive wool market

The Canadian Wool Council hopes to set a new direction for the natural fibre

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The Canadian Wool Council is seeking more visibility for its wares and recently received almost $150,000 to make that happen. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) announced the funding in late February, linking the money to development of environmentally sustainable textiles. Why it matters: Meat rather than wool is the main focus of Canada’s sheep sector
Province increases agriculture loan limits
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Province increases agriculture loan limits

MASC can now lend as much as $4.25 million directly to producers

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The Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) is increasing limits on several lending products. Effective April 1, 2022, the direct loan limit will increase to $4.25 million from $3.5 million, reflecting increased land values and operating costs. Agriculture Minister Derek Johnson said in a media release the changes will help farmers “manage demands of farming in today’s economy.”
Germany plans state animal welfare label on meat in shops
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Germany plans state animal welfare label on meat in shops

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Germany’s new government plans this year to introduce proposals for a state system to label meat in shops produced with improved animal welfare, German Agriculture Minister Cem Oezdemir said. The proposal is part of the coalition agreement for Germany’s new government which took office in December involving the Social Democratic, Green and Liberal parties. A
As more consumers are cooking at home and other animal proteins have supply issues, lamb has become a more popular protein choice.
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Lamb sees increased global market demand

Strong sales sparked by supply chain disruption, pandemic-related shortages of other animal proteins

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Glacier FarmMedia – Global meat protein supply gaps sparked by African swine fever (ASF) and the pandemic have created expansion potential for the sheep sector. Melissa Clark-Reynolds, a New Zealand entrepreneur, strategist and foresight practitioner, told those at the recent Ontario Sheep Farmers annual general meeting that the sheep sector has a bright future given
Cattle search for grazing on one of the Interlake’s sparse pastures in July.
Livestock, News

Details announced for livestock breeding herd restoration funding

The Herd Management Drought Assistance program will be Manitoba’s third program launched under AgriRecovery

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Application packages will soon be on offer for a third livestock AgriRecovery program — this one targeted towards replacing breeding stock farmers were forced to cull this year. On Nov. 30, the province unveiled details of promised funding to rebuild those herds sucker-punched by drought. The new Herd Management Drought Assistance program will help fund
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Livestock, Markets

U.S. packer profit margins jumped 300 per cent during pandemic, economists say

Increased costs don't explain higher profits, White House advisors say

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Washington | Reuters — Four of the biggest meat-processing companies, using their market power in the highly consolidated U.S. market to drive up meat prices and underpay farmers, have tripled their own net profit margins since the pandemic started, White House economics advisers said. Financial statements of the meat-processing companies — which control 55 to
File photo of goats on display at the Hanover Agricultural Fair in Grunthal, Man. in August 2019. (Dave Bedard photo)
Livestock

U.S. to lift BSE-related rules off sheep, goat imports

New scrapie-specific rules take effect next month

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U.S. restrictions that have hindered that country’s imports of live Canadian sheep and goats, going back to the start of the BSE crisis in 2003, are set to be scrapped and replaced with rules applying specifically to scrapie. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service (APHIS) on Friday published a new
More than 1,000 sheep pass through Madrid's city center for the annual event known as La Fiesta de la Trashumancia in Madrid, Spain on October 24. The festival started in 1994 and is designed to pay homage to the area's rural heritage.
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Sheep replace cars as they cross Madrid en route to winter pastures

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The streets of Madrid were filled with sheep and the clanking of bells Oct. 24 as shepherds guided their flocks through the heart of the Spanish capital, following ancient seasonal herding routes. Locals lined the route to welcome back the spectacle, which was cancelled last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The annual event, which

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