Several keys may unlock demand for Manitoba cattle

The Manitoba cattle market looks strong heading into the new year. Firm cattle movement in the fall at various Manitoba auction marts was seen as supportive, setting the stage for 2012. “Hopefully everything will be clear sailing right through 2012 and hopefully we’ll get another two to three years of good marketing for our producers,”

Briefs Jan. 5

Doug Connery passes Well-known Manitoba vegetable farmer and industry leader Doug Connery died Dec. 15 after suffering a heart attack. The 56-year-old owner of Connery Riverdale Farms near Portage la Prairie was a director of Peak of the Market, past president of the Vegetable Growers Association of Manitoba, past president of the Canadian Horticultural Council


Farm accident claims farm leader

Former Manitoba Beef Producers president Major Jay Fox died Dec. 23 after being pinned beneath a tractor’s front-end loader bucket on his farm near Eddystone. Fox, 32, retired last month as a director of MBP, having served since 2009 as the organization’s president and previously as a vice-president. Fox and his wife Angela are well

Experts cautiously bullish on prospects for Canadian cattle producers

The future holds both opportunities and risks for Canadian cattle producers. “In this economic environment, for those who are flexible and willing to look around the corner in their decision-making… there will be opportunities,” U.S. beef market expert Jim Robb told ranchers attending the Manitoba Forage Council’s recent grazing school in Winnipeg. Overseas demand, particularly


Doug Connery passes

staff / Well-known Manitoba vegetable farmer and industry leader Doug Connery died Dec. 15 after suffering a heart attack. The 56-year-old owner of Connery Riverdale Farms near Portage la Prairie was a director of Peak of the Market, past president of the Vegetable Growers Association of Manitoba, past president of the Canadian Horticultural Council (CHC),

MBP Votes Thumbs Down On MCEC Checkoff

Co-operator staff / brandon The Manitoba Beef Producers has given a thumbs down on the $2-per-head voluntary checkoff for the Manitoba Cattle Enhancement Council. A resolution to eliminate the checkoff aimed at supporting beef slaughter capacity in the province was passed by a narrow margin of 24-21 after a vigorous debate at the recent MBP


MBP Votes To Stay Out Of KAP

CO-OPERATOR STAFF / BRANDON Manitoba Beef Producers shot down a resolution at its recent annual meeting calling on the board to rejoin Keystone Agricultural Producers. Minto farmer Bill Campbell spoke in favour of the resolution, which was conditional on MBP being treated as a full member with full representation on KAP s board of directors.

Cattle Market Outlook Bright

CO-OPERATOR STAFF / BRANDON Feeder prices, already bright, are likely to get even brighter. I m not willing to quote any prices or make any predictions on how high they might go, but I m pretty bullish that this market is going to be strong, Cargill s Tyler Friesen said at the recent Manitoba Beef


4-H Reports – for Nov. 17, 2011

TheCo-operatorwill 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/oManitoba Co-operator,1666 Dublin Ave., Winnipeg, Man. R3H 0H1 or by fax to 204-954-1422. Rapid City Rodeo We have a new 4-H club in the area, focusing on

Expert Panel Points To Major Problems

Major hurdles need to be overcome before a national beef traceability system can be introduced, members of an expert panel told beef producers meeting here Nov. 4. We have a bookend system, said Darcy Eddleston, chair of the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency s board of directors, at the Manitoba Beef Producers annual general meeting. We