Want to stretch and get fit amongst some furry and feathered friends? Reporter Shannon VanRaes of the Manitoba Co-operator visits 10 Acre Woods in Anola, Man., where yoga and four-legged farm animals combine in a curious and unique approach to exercise.
VIDEO: Baby goats and yoga poses come to Anola
Ergot continues to cause concerns
Feed manufacturers must sell a safe product, but are under no obligation to test for ergot alkaloids
As more Manitoba producers link cases of ergotism to pellet feed, farmers are being urged to use caution and test for ergot alkaloids. “It’s very sad,” said Wayne Tomlinson, an extension veterinarian with the province. “You’re doing the right thing, you’re feeding your animals what you think is good-quality feed and they are not thriving,
Canadian dairy history book celebrates Canada 150
Dairy farmers across Canada are celebrating Canada’s sesquicentennial with a historical volume
With Canada’s 150th birthday just around the corner, dairy farmers across the country are sharing their stories in a new book. “It’s a really neat look at our history,” said David Wiens, Dairy Farmers of Manitoba chair, at a recent district meeting. Printed in both French and English, Dairy Farmers, Deeply Rooted for a Strong
Value shifts away from protein
Canadians continue to embrace fat in their dairy products, which creates a market imbalance
With more Canadians turning to higher-fat dairy products, dairy farmers are looking at long-term solutions for balancing production with consumer demand. “We want to satisfy this demand with Canadian butterfat or Canadian cream, but as you know, at this point we are all just trying to catch up with this marketplace,” said Brent Achtemichuk, Dairy
Proposed changes fuel return of advocacy group
Hog Watch is back and fearful that proposed changes to environmental regulations could do serious damage to Manitoba waterways
Hog Watch is back. Proposed changes to manure management in the province have revived the dormant activist group. Hog Watch first formed in 1999 with the aim of monitoring the expansion of Manitoba’s hog industry, but after a moratorium on new hog barns was introduced by the previous NDP government in 2006, the group disbanded.
StatsCan sees higher corn and soy acres in Manitoba
Statistics Canada’s seeding intentions report confirms, weather willing, there could be a 36 per cent jump in soy acres
Get ready to see more soybeans zipping by your truck window during trips to town this summer. According to Statistics Canada’s first Principal Field Crops report of the season, which looks at seeding intentions for the coming season, Manitoba’s soybean acres are expected to jump 34.6 per cent in 2017. Of the seven million soybean
Diversity key to successful farm lobby
Farmers should be able to choose which general farm organization their checkoff dollars support, says the NFU
Region 5 of the National Farmers Union has again called on the province to give producers a choice in which general farm organization they wish to support. They’re asking the Manitoba government to amend the Agriculture Producers Funding Act. Currently, Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) is the only certified general farm organization in Manitoba, thanks to
Milk production being ramped up
New dairy-processing plants will allow Manitoba milk producers to have quota fully issued
Manitoba’s dairy farmers are preparing for what may be the largest increase of processing capacity ever seen as a result of one project. “I don’t know if there has ever been a situation elsewhere in Canada where there has been a 40 per cent increase in processing capacity in a province from just one project,
New investments make provincial budget good for agriculture, says KAP
A few less used agriculture tax credits were axed in the recent provincial budget, but were more than offset by added investments
Keystone Agricultural Producers is giving the provincial budget a thumbs up from the agriculture sector. Producers can expect few changes to how agricultural policy is funded in Manitoba, following the release last week. The province’s general farm organization said the budget is good for agriculture, with no cuts and some improvements on offer. “It does
Ergot an ongoing problem for cattle producers
Wet weather, low-till and uncut ditches all help create an environment where ergot can thrive
Ergot is an issue for cattle feeders this year, and even the best testing may miss it. Dr. Barry Blakely, a professor with the University of Saskatchewan’s veterinary biomedical department, says the good news is more feed companies are rigorously testing for it. The bad news is even the best testing could miss it because
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