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Crown land auctions headed online next month

Provincial government says going digital will mean potential lessees will have equal access

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The Manitoba government’s agricultural Crown land lease and permit auctions will be held online Feb. 6 to 10. “Manitoba’s agricultural Crown lands play a vital role in supporting a vibrant and sustainable agricultural sector. The online approach ensures Manitoba producers have equal opportunity to rent lands that will support their farming operations,” said Agriculture Minister
While the whisker hair itself does not ‘feel,’ it is anchored into a blood-rich follicular sac that is extensively innervated and feeds directly into the brain’s sensory cortex.
Livestock

Watch the whiskers and you’ll learn more about your horse

Horse Health: An animal’s whiskers are important sensory organs and trimming them could be a bad idea

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Veterinary professionals and cat owners have recently begun diagnosing and addressing whisker stress or whisker fatigue in felines. Simply put, the theory is that a cat’s whiskers can become over-stimulated from the unnatural habit of touching the sides of standard food and water dishes, leading to whisker stress or whisker fatigue. Although there is no solid science to support the
CME April 2023 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures hit one-month low

USDA data awaited; hogs down on wholesale pork price weakness

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell on Thursday with the most-active April contract hitting a one-month low on technical selling, soft cash cattle markets and weak wholesale beef prices, traders said. CME February live cattle settled down 0.85 cent at 155.95 cents/lb., near its 50-day moving average, after touching 155.375
File photo of wild birds on Pokeshaw Rock in northeastern New Brunswick. (Bouillante/iStock/Getty Images)
Livestock

Avian flu pops back up in New Brunswick

B.C. only other province with cases so far this month

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Highly pathogenic avian influenza in domestic birds in Canada appears to be in check so far this month in most regions of the country outside southwestern B.C. — but for one recent case in Atlantic Canada. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed an outbreak of high-path avian flu in what it describes as
CME April 2023 lean hogs with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures sag as pork prices hover near two-year lows

Live cattle mixed, March feeder cattle up

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell on Wednesday as cash hog prices remained soft and wholesale pork prices lingered near two-year lows, traders said. “We continue to search for a bottom on the hogs, and the cash market stays under pressure,” said Don Roose, president of Iowa-based U.S. Commodities. “It’s
File photo of a Canadian Holstein dairy cow outdoors. (Diane Kuhl/iStock/Getty Images)
Dairy cattle, Livestock, Op/Ed

Op/Ed: The unintended consequences of palm-based dairy rations

Palm kernel product imported for use on dairy farms may be harmful to cows

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Palm kernel expeller (PKE) is a byproduct of palm-oil processing and a popular ingredient in dairy rations around the world. But research shows PKE contains concentrations of elements that may be harmful to cows. We analyzed the chemical composition of several batches of PKE imported into New Zealand over two years. We found it contained
CME March 2023 feeder cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures sag on long liquidation, rising grains

Hogs end mixed as traders' net long position shrinks

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell on Tuesday, on spillover weakness from feeder cattle futures and long liquidation as market players responded to a hefty net long position held by commodity funds, analysts said. CME February live cattle settled down 0.725 cent at 157 cents/lb. and April futures fell 0.8
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Livestock

Small U.S. meatpackers get boost from Biden administration

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FUNDING Latest round of grants and loans aims to diversify meat processing after COVID disruptions

Reuters — The Biden administration is awarding an additional US$9.6 million in grants and loans to expand meat processing across the country, it announced Jan. 5, as the government tries to diversify the industry beyond four companies that have long dominated it. The effort to expand meat processing capacity comes after COVID-19 infections among workers
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Livestock

In the ruins of east Ukraine, farmers won’t leave their animals

WAR | The fate of animals during combat often isn't a pretty one

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Yampil, Ukraine | Reuters — As the sound of exploding artillery echoes in the distance, Senia, a big white bunny, twitches nervously in the arms of his owner. “He’s afraid,” explained the farmer, Yevhennia, stroking the rabbit. Here in Yampil, a crater-pocked frontline village in east Ukraine recaptured by Ukrainian forces at the end of
Piglets at a hog operation in China. (KuLouKu/iStock/Getty Images)
Hogs, Livestock

China’s 2022 pork output highest in eight years

Average hog weights remain relatively high

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Reuters — China’s pork output increased 4.6 per cent in 2022 from 2021 to reach its highest level since 2014, official data showed on Tuesday, confounding some expectations for a smaller rise. Pork output in the world’s top producer of the meat reached 55.41 million tonnes, the highest since 56.71 million tonnes recorded eight years

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