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Wet Pastures, Bugs Slow Livestock Gains

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– Todd Wallace “Instead of being out there grazing and breeding, they are standing around in a little circle trying to fight the bugs.” Cattle producers in Manitoba can expect to buy feed come fall because cur rent pas ture conditions are limiting the weight gains, according to industry officials. During the week ended July
Beef cattle, Hogs, News

Fda Advises Against Drugs In Livestock Feed

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An American health regulator has moved a step closer toward recommending a ban on the non-therapeutic use of antibiotics in livestock feed. The U. S. Food and Drug Agency last week issued a “draft guidance” to reduce the risk of antimicrobial resistance in veterinary drugs used in raising food-producing animals. The document, released for public
Beef cattle, Forages, Livestock

Forage Council Seeks Funding For Industry Strategy

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“We are going to need a reliable source of funding.” – WAYNE DIGBY, MFC The Manitoba Forage Council is requesting government assistance to implement an ambitious strategy for developing the province’s forage and grassland industry. The MFC is negotiating with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives for an annual grant to fund research, extension services
Beef cattle, Livestock, Opinion

Beef Checkoff To NCBA: Drop Dead

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“NCBA just doesn’t get it.” In a toughly worded statement June 22, the executive committee of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board, the group created by Congress to collect and oversee the $1-per-head beef checkoff, served notice that it strongly backed the independence of the Federation of State Beef Councils in the ongoing debate over the checkoff’s
Beef cattle, Livestock

Soaked Pastures Muddy Improved Markets

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The Manitoba cattle industry is expected to get stronger. However, producers are looking for better weather for pasture conditions to improve and for feed grain prices to stay low, according to an official with the Manitoba Cattle Producers Association. During the week ended June 25, cattle movement was said to be steady considering the industry
Beef cattle, Livestock

Hog Herd Shrinkage Is Tapering Off

Canadian hog farmers continued a four-year downsizing trend in the first quarter, but the pace is slowing even though the government is paying some to cease production. Farmers reduced the national pig herd 2.1 per cent from a year earlier to 11.635 million head as of April 1, Statistics Canada said April 28. Canada’s hog
Beef cattle, Livestock

Meat Price Surge Not Expected In Canada

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“There’s definitely a stall on here.” – PERRY MOHR Canada is unlikely to see a surge in meat prices this summer, unlike the United States, where pork and beef prices soared earlier this spring. The wholesale price of pork in the U. S. increased as much as 25 per cent in April, while beef rose
Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Red Tape Hurts Farm Competitiveness

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Aparl iamentary committee recommends major changes to federal regulations that disadvantage Canada’s farmers against their global competitors. If implemented, the recommendations in a recently tabled House of Commons agriculture committee report could go a long way toward dealing with farmers’ complaints that government fees and red tape make them uncompetitive in the marketplace. In all,

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