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Where’s the beef?U.S. consumption is in decline

By Meredith Davis February 15, 2012

For the past decade, cattle ranchers and meat packers watched with despair as America’s beef consumption steadily declined, ceding ground to leaner meats as well as vegetarian trends among the health conscious. Most recently, high unemployment in the world’s wealthiest nation had cash-strapped Americans avoiding restaurants where beef is a common entree and had them

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Diagnosing common problems in young calves

By Roy Lewis February 16, 2012

Every calving season veterinarians are called on to examine calves with a multitude of problems. Some are herd related but many are individual problems of no concern to the rest of the herd. Most cases fall into a few broad categories. Each category has a much different treatment regime. This article will break out these

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Feeder prices may indicate time for correction

By Jerry Klassen February 14, 2012

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices last week were $2 per hundredweight lower to $2 per hundredweight higher in comparison to a week earlier. Sellers were passing on record-high bids for heavier-weight feeder cattle, which is usually a signal that the market is due for a correction. Angus-cross light-flesh steers averaging 880 pounds sold for $141

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Five-year decline in U.S. cattle herd may be ending

By Theopolis Waters February 14, 2012

(Reuters) — Garrett Dwyer, a former U.S. marine and veteran of tours of duty in Iraq and Japan, is on a mission that could test his mettle as much as the warfare he has seen — to rebuild his family’s ranch in Nebraska. The 25-year-old has found it a “culture shock” to be back in

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Bright outlook for cow-calf sector

By Daniel Winters January 27, 2012

If you thought calf prices were good this winter, just wait until next fall. During the tail end of the 2011 calf run, 550-weight feeder prices averaged around $1.60 per pound. Barring macroeconomic disasters affecting consumer purchasing power in major markets, calves could punch higher next fall to $1.75 per pound, Brian Perillat, manager and

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4-H’s 100th: Celebrations launched at Ag Days

By Lorraine Stevenson January 27, 2012

Let the party begin. Manitoba 4-H Council leaders rolled out their plans during Ag Days last week for celebrations leading up to the 100th anniversary of 4-H in Canada. “Manitoba has a very special relationship to 4-H with Roland being the birthplace of 4-H in Canada,” said Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives Minister Ron

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“Natural” is their middle name

By Lorraine Stevenson January 27, 2012

St. Claude dairy farmers Roger and Rachel Philippe were raising their male calves instead of disposing of them, but they weren’t happy with the prices they received when they sold them for slaughter. The couple, who has 200 milk cows, don’t use antibiotics or growth hormones and use feed regimes that produce quality meat. But

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South Korean beef ban lifted

January 26, 2012

Cattle producers across Canada celebrated the news that South Korea had lifted its eight-year ban on Canadian beef aged 30 months or younger Jan. 20. South Korea will begin accepting Canadian beef imports immediately. The South Korean government published its approval of the import health requirements (IHRs) and notified the Canadian government that all certification

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Want to learn something new about agriculture?

By Angela Lovell January 24, 2012

Manitoba Ag Days is celebrating 35 years of bringing the best and brightest in the agricultural community all together under one roof at Brandon’s Keystone Centre. “We have a high-level indoor show and the fact that it’s all in one place is a real benefit,” says Manitoba Ag Days co-chair, Scott Perkin. This year’s event

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Making hay for a living means adapting when the sun doesn’t shine

By Daniel Winters January 25, 2012

Growing hay for export to finicky horse owners and demanding dairy producers requires a special level of knowledge and skill — and a little luck, too, especially when the hay is flat on the ground and rain clouds loom. Dan Jorsvick, who grows forages on 2,000 acres in the foothills of Alberta where the rainfall

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