Dairy cattle & Farming Articles - Manitoba Co-operator

Showing Kids How Milk Travels From Farm To Carton

By Ron Friesen June 16, 2011

Sara Hancheruk carefully places a drop of fresh cow’s milk in a tube. With a whoosh, the milk goes sailing past various control points in the dairy industry, ending up on a grocery store shelf. The milk in this case is actually a soft cotton ball. The dairy system is a network of hollow plastic

Country Crossroads, Dairy cattle

Start Composting

June 16, 2011

Starting a compost pile is as easy as following a cooking recipe. Just get the right ingredients together, mix well and let it cook. In a matter of months you’ll have finished “black gold” to mix into the soil of your flower, herb and vegetable gardens. Compost ingredients Compost is decomposed or well-rotted organic material.

Dairy cattle, Livestock

New Antibiotic Treatment For Dairy

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff June 9, 2011

Pfizer Animal Health has announced that Excede 200, a convenient, single-dose, long-acting antibiotic therapy, is available to treat bovine respiratory disease (BRD) in cattle, including lactating dairy cows. The first new BRD treatment for the dairy in more than a decade, Excede provides producers with a new option to treat an illness considered a major

Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Western Milk Pool To Explore New Dairy Markets

By Ron Friesen June 2, 2011

Canada’s four western provinces have engaged a market specialist to develop new opportunities for dairy products by tapping into growing ethnic populations. The western milk pool has hired Nissim Avraham to help develop ethnic and niche markets through partnerships with dairy processors, distributors and retailers. Avraham is a Dairy Farmers of Ontario employee in charge

Dairy cattle, Hogs, Livestock

Manure Swapping May Help Ease Phosphorus Requirements

By Ron Friesen May 26, 2011

What can you do with too much manure from pigs? Give it to the cows. A new study currently underway is considering ways to use surplus pig manure as a soil fertilizer on Manitoba dairy farms. The study by the University of Mani toba’s Nat ional Centre for Livestock and the Environment looks at reducing

Cereals, Dairy cattle, Livestock

Ritz Returns, Outsider Named To Transport Post

By Alex Binkley May 26, 2011

The return of Gerry Ritz to the agriculture portfolio was welcomed by many farm groups, although they’re still trying to get a handle on some new faces in cabinet posts that impact farming. The Canadian Federation of Agriculture “and its members are eager to continue working with Minister Ritz,” said president Ron Bonnett. “We believe

Dairy cattle, Opinion

Food Fortification: Still Looking For The Sweet Spot

By Ronald Doering May 19, 2011

Canada has one of the most restrictive discretionary food fortification laws in the western world. Health Canada officials spent the last 15 years trying to develop a comprehensive new policy to allow food companies greater scope for adding vitamins and minerals to their food products. But last year the health minister stopped the proposed new

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Dairy Officials Reject U.S. Criticism Of Supply Management

By Ron Friesen May 12, 2011

Canadian dairy officials are dismissing a U.S. industry report which claims supply management for milk does not work. The report by a U.S. dairy processors association plays fast and loose with the facts when it says supply management restricts industry growth and does not reduce price volatility, said Phil Cairns, senior policy adviser with Dairy

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Milk Board Ready To Help

By Ron Friesen April 21, 2011

The provincial milk board is poised to help dairy producers whose farms are threatened by rising spring flood waters. Dairy Farmers of Manitoba and the Emergency Measures Organization can help producers temporarily relocate their cows if their farms are at risk, says chairman David Wiens. But moving dairy cows is so stressful for the animals

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Don’t Stand For Foot Problems In Your Herd

By Alexis Kienlen April 21, 2011

It’s a cliché but prevention really is the best cure for hoof problems, according to an Ontario veterinarian who specializes in bovine foot care. And at the top of Gerard Cramer’s prevention list is preventing foot rot and digital dermatitis by ensuring feet are comfortable, clean, regularly trimmed and evaluated. In particular, producers need to

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Showing Kids How Milk Travels From Farm To Carton

Start Composting

New Antibiotic Treatment For Dairy

Western Milk Pool To Explore New Dairy Markets

Manure Swapping May Help Ease Phosphorus Requirements

Ritz Returns, Outsider Named To Transport Post

Food Fortification: Still Looking For The Sweet Spot

Dairy Officials Reject U.S. Criticism Of Supply Management

Milk Board Ready To Help

Don’t Stand For Foot Problems In Your Herd

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