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Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets

Market may shift under continued high feed bills

By Terryn Shiells January 17, 2013

Some cattle producers in select areas of Manitoba are heading into the new year facing feed and forage shortages due to weather problems in the province that occurred last season, as well as over the past couple of years. Hot, dry weather caused damage to some crops in Manitoba during the summer, which was problematic

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

4-H Reports

January 17, 2013

The Co-operator will publish 4-H reports once a month. Reports can be submitted by the third week of the month by email to [email protected], by regular mail to 4-H Reports, c/o Manitoba Co-operator, 1666 Dublin Ave., Winnipeg, Man. R3H 0H1, or by fax to 204-954-1422. Rapid City Beef The club met at the Rapid City

Beef cattle, Livestock, Opinion

Chronic issues must be addressed

By Cam Dahl January 17, 2013

Every beef producer in Manitoba has a stake in seeing TB eradicated in the area around Riding Mountain National Park

Farm groups often bemoan the fact that it can be difficult to work with governments. You will also often hear associations complain that one department is pursuing objectives that are diametrically opposite to the initiatives of another branch of government. Unfortunately, these complaints often contain a grain of truth. However, it is also true that

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Nicaragua to accept Canada beef, pork shipments

January 17, 2013

winnipeg / reuters / Nicaragua has agreed to accept shipments of Canadian pork and beef effective immediately, the Canadian government said Jan. 2. Nicaragua had halted imports of Canadian beef in 2003, after the discovery of mad cow disease, or BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) in a western Canadian herd. Many beef-importing countries halted beef trade

Beef cattle, Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds, Opinion

More New Year ad-verse-ity

By John Morriss January 8, 2013

Yes, that time again, it’s become a tradition To editorialize in verse in the year’s first edition We review the year past, then with great perspicacity Predict the next year’s events with remarkable accuracy Well, most of the time, because I have to confess That the advice I gave last year was not quite the

Beef cattle, Forages, Livestock, News

Robins eager to embark on Nuffield-funded world tour

By Daniel Winters January 4, 2013

With a $15,000 Nuffield scholarship in hand, Clayton Robins is getting ready to pack his bags for a trip of a lifetime. The fourth-generation rancher from Rivers and former Agriculture Canada research technician will take a temporary hiatus from his current job as executive director of 4-H Manitoba this summer to learn more about how

Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets

Record-high U.S. beef and cattle prices seen in 2013

January 4, 2013

Argentina and Brazil beef production will rise this year Reuters — Smaller U.S. beef and cattle supplies in 2013 should push prices for both commodities to record highs then, with slaughter-ready cattle likely to trade at $140 to $145 per cwt next spring, Rabobank said in its December quarterly beef report. A drought and record-high

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, News

Exporters must deal with zero tolerance for ractopamine

January 4, 2013

Reuters — Canada is not developing new tests for the feed additive ractopamine in beef and pork exports to Russia, says Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. He said Ottawa is leaving it to shippers to take their own steps to satisfy the new Russian requirement for zero residue. The Canada Pork International marketing group said the

Beef cattle, Forages, Livestock

Redwater — severity can vary by area

By Roy Lewis January 4, 2013

In talking with other veterinarians it is amazing to me how variable the prevalence of a specific disease can be between geographic areas. We always think of the huge difference between warm climates and colder, more temperate climates. Sometimes these differences can be as close as a one-hour drive in the same province. This becomes

Beef cattle, News, Poultry

Insects touted as solution to protein needs

January 4, 2013

Reuters — Scientists in the Netherlands say they’ve found that insect protein may be a more sustainable alternative to milk, chicken, pork and beef. Beetle larvae (called mealworms) farms produce more edible protein than traditional farms for chicken, pork, beef or milk, for the same amount of land used, Dennis Oonincx and colleagues from the

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Beef cattle

Market may shift under continued high feed bills

4-H Reports

Chronic issues must be addressed

Nicaragua to accept Canada beef, pork shipments

More New Year ad-verse-ity

Robins eager to embark on Nuffield-funded world tour

Record-high U.S. beef and cattle prices seen in 2013

Exporters must deal with zero tolerance for ractopamine

Redwater — severity can vary by area

Insects touted as solution to protein needs

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