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Best turnout in recent memory indicates optimism returning to province’s cattle sector after a dismal decade
If the record number of entries at the Manitoba Livestock Expo is any indication, the province’s beef sector is well on its way to recovery after a dismal decade. Event co-chairs Albert Rimke and Ron Kristjansson said about 570 head of purebred and commercial cattle were brought in to compete in over a dozen showSmaller, independently operated production, slaughter and marketing channels paying off in higher prices and increased consumer confidence
Some Manitoba ranchers aren’t losing any sleep over the problems faced by the XL Foods beef recall. That’s because their beef is certified organic, and marketed through channels that operate totally independent of the big players. “I think we are definitely starting to see demand perk up, not that it wasn’t hot already,” said Allan
