Dairy cattle & Farming Articles - Manitoba Co-operator

No Cap For Milk Quota In Manitoba

By Ron Friesen October 28, 2010

Dairy Farmers of Manitoba has formally rejected the idea of capping the value of fluid milk quota. The DFM board has decided to leave the quota exchange system the way it is. It also decided not to put a ceiling on the amount of quota a producer can hold. The board made the decision this

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Truckers And Marts Urged Not To Accept High-Risk Cattle

By Ric Swihart October 21, 2010

The days are ending for making a few bucks by shipping high-risk old, thin or arthritic beef and dairy cattle. Darren Malchow, a health-of- animals insector for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency in Lethbridge, said the cattle industry is sending the message to all levels that the quality of animals being sent to market is

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Dairy Farm Numbers Shrinking

By Ron Friesen October 21, 2010

The number of dairy farmers in Manitoba continues to fall rapidly. The province currently has 354 registered milk producers, seven per cent fewer than in 2009-10, according to Dairy Farmers of Manitoba. The rate of loss is steeper than in the two previous years. The number of producers declined by four per cent in 2008-09

Dairy cattle, News, Poultry

EU Trade Talks Set To Resume

By Alex Binkley October 14, 2010

Farm groups remain hopeful the next round of free trade talks between Canada and the European Union, scheduled for Oct. 18 to 22 in Ottawa, will bring some positive results. The talks have yet to move beyond exploratory discussions. A proposed agreement is seen as a possible boon for livestock and crop producers and a

Dairy cattle, Forages, Livestock, News

U. S. Dairy Producer Survives Ups And Downs Of A Free Market

By Allan Dawson October 7, 2010

Kelsay Dairy farm is big by Canadian standards, milking 450 or so cows, but in these parts it’s a model family farm. There’s an old hip roof barn and a couple old-fashioned silver-sided silos, which urbanites can take pictures of each October when the Kelsays open up their farm to city folk from nearby Indianapolis.

Dairy cattle, News

Quota Levy Still A Mystery

By Ron Friesen October 7, 2010

Confusion still reigns over a new surcharge on quota sales for milk, eggs and poultry six months after the Manitoba government announced it. The two per cent levy is still not in effect and producers remain in the dark over how the province will implement it. “There is very, very little information on how it

Dairy cattle, Livestock

On-Farm Vet Visits Supported

September 30, 2010

Farmers can still tap into a federal-provincial program that pays the cost of an on-site consultation with a veterinarian to assess and improve their on-farm food safety, traceability and biosecurity strategies, a Manitoba government release says. More than 150 Manitoba beef producers have already participated in the project, Beef Herd Biosecurity Assessment program, in which

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Dairy Industry Revisits National Milk Pool – for Sep. 9, 2010

By Ron Friesen September 9, 2010

The Canadian dairy industry will try once again to develop a national all-milk pool despite failed efforts over the last 15 years. The Canadian Milk Supply Management Committee has asked the Canadian Dairy Commission to develop a possible road map for a national pool. The CMSMC at its recent meeting in July called for the

Dairy cattle, Hogs, Livestock

Uterine Health Impacts Piglet Survival And Sow Fertility – for Aug. 26, 2010

August 26, 2010

Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor of Wes tern Hog Journal. His columns will run every second week in the Manitoba Co-operator. In most herds, uterine infections are relatively rare, but a routine check for possible problems immediately after farrowing is still essential. In some herds, infections

Country Crossroads, Dairy cattle

Real Canadians Don’t Eat “Frozen Dessert” – for Aug. 12, 2010

August 12, 2010

Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) is warning Canadians to beware of imposters masquerading as ice cream. They are urging all ice-cream lovers to visit www.nicecream.cato get the scoop on how to ensure they are buying real ice cream and not “frozen dessert.” There was a time when everything in the ice-cream freezer was made from

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No Cap For Milk Quota In Manitoba

Truckers And Marts Urged Not To Accept High-Risk Cattle

Dairy Farm Numbers Shrinking

EU Trade Talks Set To Resume

U. S. Dairy Producer Survives Ups And Downs Of A Free Market

Quota Levy Still A Mystery

On-Farm Vet Visits Supported

Dairy Industry Revisits National Milk Pool – for Sep. 9, 2010

Uterine Health Impacts Piglet Survival And Sow Fertility – for Aug. 26, 2010

Real Canadians Don’t Eat “Frozen Dessert” – for Aug. 12, 2010

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