Articles by Lorna Wall - Manitoba Co-operator

Balmoral Man Carves Works Of Art

By Lorna Wall October 14, 2010

Having to use a cane for support can sometimes be viewed as a sign of fragility, but in the herding dog trial world, the prize of a cane is viewed as a badge of accomplishment. Here in Manitoba we are blessed with a very talented carver of horn canes – Graeme MacKendrick of Balmoral, Manitoba.

Livestock, Other livestock

Do Some Research Before Buying A Breeding Ram – for Aug. 12, 2010

By Lorna Wall August 12, 2010

The ram you purchase, be it a purebred or crossbred, registered or not, is going to be the basis of half your lamb crop. The ewes in your flock provide half the genetic information for each lamb but the ram provides half the genetic information for your entire lamb crop. Each year as the weather

Livestock, Other livestock

Do Some Research Before Buying A Breeding Ram – for Aug. 12, 2010

By Lorna Wall August 12, 2010

The best time to shop for a ram is about four months prior to when you want to introduce him to the ewes. The ram you purchase, be it a purebred or crossbred, registered or not, is going to be the basis of half your lamb crop. The ewes in your flock provide half the

News, Other livestock

There Is A Lamb In My Kitchen

By Lorna Wall March 12, 2009

Ewes have calls that are as individual as mothers calling their children by name in the playground. It is not unusual for any shepherd with a large number of sheep to have a lamb in a box to be fed. We have many different ways of ensuring a lamb has a mother and is out

Livestock, Opinion, Other livestock

Pre-marketing preparation pays off

By Lorna Wall January 29, 2009

Recent Sheep and Goat Market Reports come off as somewhat negative and scary for many producers. I would like to address these reports and the many phone calls I have received from other producers worried about their impending fate. The first article (Page 11, Nov. 27) titled “Beginning of the end for some goat producers?”

Livestock, Opinion, Other livestock

Livestock guardian dogs are valuable employees

By Lorna Wall December 4, 2008

LGDs are just like children and go through all the same stages. David Brennan with Alberta Agriculture Predator Management control offered some useful insights into reducing lamb losses due to coyotes in the Nov. 20 issue of the Manitoba Co-operator. However, although Brennan described the coyote’s hunting style, he did not include that a coyote

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Balmoral Man Carves Works Of Art

Do Some Research Before Buying A Breeding Ram – for Aug. 12, 2010

Do Some Research Before Buying A Breeding Ram – for Aug. 12, 2010

There Is A Lamb In My Kitchen

Pre-marketing preparation pays off

Livestock guardian dogs are valuable employees

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