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Vehicles are shown wrecked along the Highway 401/402 corridor near London, Ont. on Dec. 23, 2022. (Ontario Provincial Police photo via Twitter)
Livestock, Weather

Winter storm causes havoc across Canada

Alberta ranchers shelter cattle against winds

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Ottawa/Winnipeg | Reuters — Strong winds, freezing rain and heavy snowfall closed schools, cut power to homes and cancelled flights across Canada on Friday as a powerful winter storm swept across the country, prompting authorities to warn people to stay indoors ahead of worsening conditions. The storm is connected to the same freezing weather system
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Weather

Environment Canada sees ‘average’ Prairie winter ahead

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MarketsFarm — An ‘average’ winter is in the forecast for most of the Canadian Prairies, according to the latest long-range seasonal forecast for December through February from Environment Canada, released Wednesday. The government department is calling for normal temperatures across all the agricultural areas of the three Prairie provinces — aside from the northernmost reaches
“When we start having enough lambs on the bottle that it takes more than 15 minutes, that’s when we fire up the machine.” – Martin Catto.
Livestock, News

Milking profit from extra lambs

So you have more lambs than the ewes have milk. When is an automatic milk machine worth it?

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For Martin Catto of Lipton, Sask., the choice of when to put lambs on his automatic milk feeder is an easy one. If he gets triplets, one of the set goes on the feeder. If human-fed lambs start eating up more time than daily mechanical maintenance and cleaning, it’s time for an automated option. “What’ll
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Livestock

Ontario seeking new rules on scope of vet services

Changes also considered to veterinary sector oversight

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Updated Nov. 23 — Ontario’s government is considering new legislation to more clearly spell out who can provide what kinds of animal care in the province’s veterinary sector. The provincial ag ministry on Monday launched a round of public consultation on the Veterinarians Act, which governs licensing of veterinarians and accreditation of veterinary facilities in
Sheep shearing demonstration at AgEx in Brandon last month.
Farmit Manitoba

Women show the way on shearing

Manitoba has a shearer shortage and AgEx event aimed to demonstrate opportunities

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There is a shortage of sheep shearers in Manitoba and a small group of people in the province are trying to change that. The shearing community in Manitoba now includes only eight people, and Bethan Lewis, a 24-year-old farmer and sheep shearer from Alexander, is among that determined group eager to boost the ranks of
Producers from throughout the Prairies and Ontario made the trip to Brandon’s Keystone Centre for Ag Ex in late October.
Livestock, News

Cattle numbers up at Manitoba Ag Ex

More cattle and new sheep-based events dominated the Ag Ex highlights this year

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Brandon’s Ag Ex is on the comeback trail after weathering COVID-19, judging by the number of cattle drawn to the Keystone Centre grounds in late October. Mark Humphries, general manager with the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba, said cattle show entries were more than double those of 2021. About 430 cattle took to the ring Oct.
Dr. Gillian Muir, dean of the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, welcomes new funding announced by Manitoba’s provincial government.
News

Rural kids prioritized for new veterinary seats

Manitoba will be getting five new slots per year at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, and farm experience is the golden ticket

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The province has released more details on its plan to increase Manitoba vet student seats at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM). In particular, Manitoba Agriculture Minister Derek Johnson says his department will work with the college to target future poultry and large animal veterinarians. “The health of these animals is the most visible
glass of milk and dairy cows
News

EU sees lower meat and dairy output

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Meat and dairy production in the European Union is expected to decline this year and next as livestock farms feel the effects of drought, disease outbreaks and rising costs, the EU’s executive said Oct. 5. A historic drought in Europe this summer has reduced availability of grass and grain to feed herds, increasing costs for
Mandy Furney, Manitoba Fibre Festival volunteer co-ordinator.
Farmit Manitoba

Fibre Festival brings farmers and crafters together

Producers say it’s often more economical to dispose of the fleece

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What to do with a mountain of wool? It’s a question Manitoba sheep producers ask every year. Ingrid Stalman, who was at the Manitoba Sheep Association booth during the recent Manitoba Fibre Festival, talked about the annual problem. “If I don’t do anything with the wool, I still have literally a mountain of wool coming
Fishing accounts for over 90 per cent of the economy on the islands, although there is potential for it to more for more livestock and grains production.
Farmit Manitoba

Fish versus farms on the Faroes

After 1,000 years, the farmers of these islands have some unique insights

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Glacier FarmMedia – In Canada, and indeed in most western countries, agriculture often struggles to be understood by a largely urban public that has little idea of where their food comes from. In the Faroe Islands, a collection of 18 islands midway between Scotland, Iceland and Norway in the North Atlantic, the fight for agriculture

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