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Dairy cows need personalized care

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It may no longer be possible to give each cow in the dairy barn her own name, but treating cows as individuals could help them live longer. The Dairy 2007 USDA survey reported 5.7 per cent of cows died on-farm across the country in 2006. That’s an increase from 4.8 per cent in the 2002
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Flax dehulling plant receives award

flax council of canada release Ag r o u n d b r e a k i n g Canadian company, which built the world’s first commercial dehulling plant for flax, has won a prestigious award. Natunola Health Biosciences Inc., under the leadership of its president and CEO, Nam Fong Han, recently received the 2008
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Vilsack to face food subsidy issues in top ag job

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Tom Vilsack, a former governor of the top corn-and soybean-producing state of Iowa, was set to be named next agriculture secretary by U. S. president-elect Barack Obama, Democratic officials said Dec. 16. Vilsack, a lawyer, will oversee one of the largest federal departments with 100,000 employees and a $95 billion annual budget, the bulk of
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EU milk farmers to absorb quota rise, price is key

“It’s very much a political deal… without maybe looking at what the best solution would be for the entire region.” – MARK VOORBERGEN, RABOBANK ANALYSIS BY JEREMY SMITH BRUSSELS/REUTERS Europe’s dairy farmers should gain more production flexibility after farm ministers agreed to a series of quota increases from 2009 but are unlikely to churn out
Dairy cattle, Hogs, News

High feed intake essential in lactation

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Peet on Pigs Anything that reduces the palatability of the feed will reduce intake. Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor of Western Hog Journal. His columns will run every second week in the Manitoba Co-operator. First of two articles on nutrition during lactation The nutritional demands on
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Single fluid milk price threatens provincial commission

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“The commission is concerned with the protection of consumer interests.” – CRAIG LEE, MMPRC CHAIRMAN A Manitoba agency formed during the 1930s to control the price of milk could vanish if plans for a uniform fluid milk price across the Prairies come to pass. The Manitoba government has agreed in principle to harmonizing producer milk
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Skim milk powder surpluses rise again

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A perennial problem with surplus milk powder stocks has re-emerged to plague Canada’s dairy industry. Year-end stocks of skim milk powder are five times higher than they were for the previous year, according to the Canadian Dairy Commission. This increase comes at a time when falling world milk prices restrict the commission’s ability to remove
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Province assists organic startup

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”We’re hoping to encourage about another 110 farmers to grow organics.” – JOHN HOLLINGER With demand for organically produced foods exceeding the local supply, the Manitoba government wants more farmers to consider organic farming. It has introduced a program to help producers with the transitioning costs. Provincial organics specialist John Hollinger said converting to an
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Argentine cow clones may help boost milk output

Argentine scientists have found a way to make cows produce more milk by injecting them with a bovine growth hormone produced by cloned and genetically modified dairy cows. Synthetic bovine somatotropin, which is also called rbST, is already injected into cows to boost milk production, but Argentine researchers say their method is cheaper and produces

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