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This cow herd at NDSU’s Dickinson Research Extension Center is in the last trimester of gestation.
Beef cattle, News

Body condition vital to calving success

Proper feed, good water and a reasonable space with wind protection will keep a cow content

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During the last trimester of pregnancy in beef cows, the fetus grows rapidly, placing increasing nutrient demands on the cow. In addition, cold weather increases the cow’s nutrient requirements. “Body condition plays an important role in successfully wintering beef cows,” says Yuri Montanholi, North Dakota State University Extension beef cattle specialist. “Late weaning, overstocking, late
Manitoba cattle producers will now have wildlife loss insurance coverage for extended grazing practices.
Livestock, News

Extended grazing to get wildlife loss coverage

Deer getting first bite at your swath grazing? Now there’s insurance for that

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Cattle producers may not be able to keep wildlife off their grazing swaths, but at least now they can get paid for the loss. Bale grazing, swath grazing and grazing standing annual crops (including corn) will all be eligible for wildlife damage insurance this year, Manitoba Agricultural Services Corp. (MASC) has said. The new program
Jessica Anderson, an agricultural specialist for U.S. Customs Border and Protection, works with a beagle named Bettie to sniff out banned pork products at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago.
Livestock, News

African swine fever poses global threat

Disease that killed millions of China’s pigs is prompting worry and planning around the world

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Bettie the beagle, a detector dog for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, picked up the scent of pork on a woman arriving from China at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. Soon the dog’s handler discovered and confiscated a ham sandwich in the purse of a passenger who had flown on a China Eastern Airlines flight from
Comment: Growing agriculture’s next generation
Comment, Opinion, Other

Comment: Growing agriculture’s next generation

More needs to be done to demonstrate agriculture is a great career choice

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The agriculture industry is a vital driver of the Canadian economy, contributing over $122 billion each year to the national GDP. With the world’s population expected to reach 8.5 billion by 2030, the industry has a significant opportunity to grow in economic importance as it expands to feed a growing global community. However, the agricultural
Agriculture and Resource Development Minister Blaine Pedersen addresses the crowd during Ag Days 2020 in Brandon.
News, Other

Province brings in the experts on protein strategy

The province says the promised protein consortium has launched, and will give needed expert direction to Manitoba’s protein strategy

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It’s been a year since the province announced its new focus on protein; now there will be more hands on the reins. The province has officially launched its protein consortium; a committee of producers, industry representatives and academics that it hopes will help inform Manitoba’s protein strategy going forward. Last January, then agriculture minister Ralph Eichler (now the
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Grain Farmers of Ontario celebrates a decade together

Merging gave the group greater resilience and resources, its leaders say

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Ten years after its formation, Grain Farmers of Ontario says amalgamation equipped it to navigate an increasingly complex sector. “The agriculture industry is expanding in areas and contracting in other areas,” writes CEO Barry Senft in a 10th-anniversary edition of Ontario Grain Farmer magazine. “The public interest in agriculture has increased beyond what anyone could
“The WTO and the rules-based system help our Canadian businesses, because they have the rules that they can depend on which helps them make the decisions... ” – Mary Ng, Export Promotion and International Trade Minister.
News, Other

Canada promotes trade order

Ng quiet on U.S.-China trade deal, as fight for WTO reform continues

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Canada’s Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade Minister Mary Ng had little to say of the newly signed U.S.-China trade deal, claiming her office was still carefully reviewing it. Details of the first phase of the deal show China is committed to buying an additional US$40 billion to US$50 billion in agricultural products from
On January 31, Britain officially left the European Union.
News, Other

Will it be business as usual after Brexit?

Britain’s EU departure might not mean much for Canadian farmers

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Post-Brexit, the United Kingdom continues to suggest it will seek a stronger commercial relationship with Canada than it currently has under the Canada-European Union (EU) Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). Andy Barr, head of trade and economics at the British High Commission in Canada, is optimistic a better trade relationship between the two nations
Blaine Pedersen, minister of agriculture and resource development, with ACC students at the grand opening of a new animal protein-processing training facility.
News

Meat-processing training centre opens in Brandon

Food Processing Centre for Animal Proteins has held its grand opening

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Assiniboine Community College’s new Food Processing Centre for Animal Proteins is officially open for business. The facility held a grand opening last week, hosting donors who contributed to its construction. FPCAP will allow the college to provide training and experience to those interested in working in the meat-processing industry, which will help address a labour
MASC has announced its new offerings for 2020, including a contract price option for canola and peas, wildlife damage coverage for grazed forages and a new crop covered under organic insurance.
Crops, News, Other

What’s new in crop insurance for 2020?

MASC offerings this year will include better price options for high-value crops and expanded programming for novel crops, organics, feed crops and strawberries

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MASC has come out with its list of program changes for 2020, and some sectors may have reason to celebrate. The list of changes, presented at Ag Days by Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development Minister Blaine Pedersen, includes a higher price option for high-value crops, expanded portfolios for organic and novel crop insurance and more

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