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Brian Harper (l) gets down to ground level as a recent grazing workshop tours the high stock density grazing experiment on his land north of Brandon.
Beef cattle, Livestock

More bang for the buck noted with mob grazing experiment

The numbers are in and they look good after a three-year experiment measuring the impact of high stock density grazing north of Brandon

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A three-year mob grazing experiment near Bran­don is over, but the co-operating producer says he has no intention of going back to his old system. In fact, Brian Harper says he’s already planning how to build on the system and take even more advantage of the gains. “Next year, I plan to put even more
Dr. Allen Williams describes the ins and outs of forage management during the Aug. 14-15 grazing workshop in Brandon.
Beef cattle, Forages, Livestock

Graze better, not bigger

There’s more to grazing than leaving cattle in a single pasture all summer, 
attendees of the Aug. 14-15 workshop with Dr. Allen Williams heard

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When it comes to managing a grazing operation, bigger isn’t necessarily better. That’s according to Dr. Allen Williams, a grazing specialist, grass-fed beef advocate, sustainable beef expert and the instructor at a two-day grazing workshop in Brandon Aug. 14-15. “They have a lot more options than they ever realized that they had in terms of
PHOTOS: Neepawa welcomes junior cattle producers
Beef cattle, Local news

PHOTOS: Neepawa welcomes junior cattle producers

10th annual Manitoba Youth Beef Round-Up featured demonstrations, 
judging and a show

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On August 4-6, 69 enthusiastic Manitoba and Saskatchewan junior cattle producers attended the 10th annual Manitoba Youth Beef Round-Up in Neepawa. Excitement in the cattle industry brought out a top-notch group of interested cattle producers and 78 head of cattle. Where else can you attend an event with 69 junior members all working together as
CRSB verification turns to processors as framework consultations continue
Beef cattle, Livestock

CRSB verification turns to processors as framework consultations continue

The Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef has turned its eyes to the processing industry as development on its incoming verification framework continues

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Beef processors are being asked how their sustainability should be graded when the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB) verification framework is released later this year. The CRSB has released a draft of its processing sustainability indicators and invited the public to comment online from June 29 to Aug. 29. Comments will be refined before
close-up of cattle
Beef cattle, Comment

NAFTA a boon for U.S. cattlemen

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A July 26 press release by the U.S. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) CEO Kendal Frazier today testified on Capitol Hill in support of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and warned Congress against using the treaty’s renegotiation to resurrect failed policies like mandatory country-of-origin labelling (COOL). “Quite frankly, it
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Beef cattle, Livestock

JBS still seeks U.S. unit IPO

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Sao Paulo | Reuters — JBS SA will proceed with plans to list a U.S.-based unit when market conditions allow, as the world’s No. 1 meatpacker wrestles with a shareholder revolt over the role of the controlling Batista family in a massive graft scandal. In a Tuesday conference call to discuss second-quarter results, CEO Wesley
Beef 911: Preconditioning is good for the entire cattle industry
Beef cattle, Livestock

Beef 911: Preconditioning is good for the entire cattle industry

There are a multitude of benefits but producers need to be compensated for the extra work and risk

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Older producers may remember a preconditioning program implemented by the provincial Agriculture Department in the 1980s. There were criteria for procedures and shots, while veterinarians certified that procedures such as dehorning and castrating were done properly and correct pre-immunization shots were given properly. Two categories of calves (either pre-immunized or pre-immunized and weaned a specific
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Beef cattle, Livestock

JBS misses estimates as financial expenses soar

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Sao Paulo | Reuters — JBS SA, the world’s largest meatpacker, on Monday reported second-quarter income that missed estimates as a spike in net financial expenses and its struggling South American operations weighed on results. JBS reported quarterly net income of 309.8 million reais (C$123.6 million), below a consensus estimate of 603 million reais and
Photo: Canada Beef Inc.
Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Weather

U.S. livestock: Supply jitters extend CME live cattle futures losses

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Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell for a fourth straight session on Thursday, dragged down by growing worries about hefty near-term supplies, traders said. “We’ve got more numbers (cattle) out here and more numbers coming, and that’s just a Damocles sword over this market,” said Top Third Marketing analyst Mark Gold. Fund

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