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Beef producers ask province for help with feed shortage
Beef cattle, Forages, Livestock, Local news

Beef producers ask province for help with feed shortage

Wet, cold weather stunts forage production yields

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Many beef producers in the province are struggling to find enough feed for their cattle this winter, according to the Manitoba Beef Producers. Ranchers in flood-affected areas, including the areas flooded by the Portage Diversion, the northwest and southwest corners of the province are facing poor-quality forage and feed shortages after a cold, wet summer.
Souris River flooding north of Melita, Man.
Crops, Local news

KAP still pushing AgriRecovery

The Manitoba and Saskatchewan governments say they’re still assessing the damage

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Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) continues to build a case for an AgriRecovery program to assist Manitoba farmers who couldn’t seed or lost crops due to flooding or excessive moisture this season. “We’re continuing to engage as many members as we can to get information and provide supporting rationale for a program,” KAP president Doug Chorney
Crops, Weather

Crop insurance changes discussed at KAP meeting

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Changes coming to Excess Moisture Insurance (EMI) are aimed at reducing “moral hazard” that could undermine the program’s integrity. “It just seemed from our experience there was a disproportionate amount of land coming into our program in wet years than there was in dry years,” David Van Deynze, the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation’s (MASC) manager
Crops, News

U.S senators propose interim support

washington / reuters Congress would revive disaster-relief programs for farmers and ranchers hurt by drought and other natural catastrophes under a stop-gap bill introduced on Jan. 25 by two key Senate committee leaders. Producers could get up to $100,000 each for losses in 2012 and this year. In particular, ranchers would benefit because they do
Crops, Weather

U.S. drought prompts record crop insurance payout

washington / reuters Crop insurers have paid a record $11.6 billion to U.S. growers in compensation for losses due largely to widespread drought in 2012. Some analysts expect indemnities to reach $20 billion this year, nearly double the old record set in 2011. That would mean steep losses as insurers collected just over $11 billion
Crops, News

KAP calls for review of crop insurance to address deductibles, other concerns

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Crop insurance will be increasingly important to Manitoba farmers because of recent cuts to Agri-Stability and AgriInvest, says Keystone Agricultural Producers vice-president Dan Mazier. The Manitoba government needs to understand that, he said at KAP’s General Council meeting last month. Delegates passed a resolution calling for a review of crop insurance. While most Manitoba farmers
Crops, News, Weather

Crop-insurance tab for U.S. drought could top $15 billion

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Reuters / U.S. taxpayers could pay a record $15 billion to subsidize the privately run crop insurance program in the wake of this year’s devastating drought. The program’s runaway costs are in focus as Congress looks for ways to cut government spending, making crop insurance a bigger target for reforms. Precise estimates won’t be available
Crops, News

Agriculture Hall of Fame

Five Manitobans were honoured for their contribution to agriculture and their community at an induction ceremony for the Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame July 12. The Co-operator is featuring each in consecutive weekly editions

Hayden grew up on the family farm near Otterburne West in Manitoba, with his parents, Roy and Elizabeth, and three older brothers, Clayton, Garnet and Wallace. He graduated from the University of Manitoba with a BSA in 1949. His “aggie” classmates nicknamed him “Doc Tolton,” as he always had thoughtful and concise answers to questions
Cereals, Crops, News

Producers urged to take part in Growing Forward consultations

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The province of Manitoba is asking farmers and farm organizations for input into Growing Forward II, which is currently being negotiated with the federal government. “The more input Manitoba industry stakeholders provide through the consultations, the more influence they will have on the future content and direction of the next generation of Growing Forward programs,”

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