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U.S. Cattle Supply Up But Shrinking

June 23, 2011

U.S. producers sold 11 per cent more cattle to slaughterhouses in May than what they brought in, solid evidence that the cattle supply is shrinking and by year’s end that smaller supply should mean much higher cattle prices, analysts said. The U.S. Agriculture Department reported June 17 nearly 10.93 million cattle in feedlots, up four

Livestock, News

Animal Rights Groups Want Sow Stalls Out

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff June 9, 2011

Manitoba Pork’s recent pledge to phase out sow stalls over the next 14 years is too little and too late, according to animal rights activists. “The 2025 target date is 14 years in the future,” said Lynn Kavanagh, a director with Canadian Coalition for Farm Animals. “Besides, it’s only a recommendation – not a directive.

Hogs, Livestock

Planning For A Sow Housing Revolution

June 9, 2011

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. By the end of next year, pig producers in the European Union should have converted any existing sow stall housing into group housing. Legislation requires them

Hogs, Livestock

Pork Council Asks For Self-Regulation After Animal Cruelty Case

By Ron Friesen June 9, 2011

Manitoba pork producers are calling for authority to police their own industry after a court last week convicted a Notre Dame hog farmer of animal cruelty. Livestock abuse cases could be resolved more quickly and effectively if the industry regulated itself instead of having the judicial system do it, Manitoba Pork Council officials said. “We

Livestock

Groups Increase Pressure

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 26, 2011

Canadians for Ethical Treatment of Food Animals (CETFA) and the Canadian Coalition for Farm Animals (CCFA) are asking Manitoba’s pork industry to voluntarily phase out sow stalls by 2017. Manitoba Pork’s own recently released report, Embracing a Sustainable Future, encourages its producers to stop using sow stalls by 2025. “The 2025 target date is 14

Dairy cattle, Hogs, Livestock

Manure Swapping May Help Ease Phosphorus Requirements

By Ron Friesen May 26, 2011

What can you do with too much manure from pigs? Give it to the cows. A new study currently underway is considering ways to use surplus pig manure as a soil fertilizer on Manitoba dairy farms. The study by the University of Mani toba’s Nat ional Centre for Livestock and the Environment looks at reducing

Hogs, Opinion

Cautious U.S. Hog Herd Expansion Underway

May 5, 2011

Record-high hog prices and strong demand from overseas markets are spurring U.S. hog farmers to pursue production expansion opportunities. But with global hog output expected to hit a record in 2011, producers need to be cautious about overexpansion – especially in the current environment of record-high input prices. U.S. hog farmers have been faced with

Hogs, Livestock, Opinion

Polls And Animal Welfare

April 28, 2011

As you are reading this article, we are going through a federal election. As with any election, a multitude of polls are being published that declare this or that federal party is going to win either a majority government or a minority government. While the political polls are considered useful by some, nothing but entertainment

Hogs, Livestock, News

Hog Industry Announces New Sustainability Commitments

By Ron Friesen March 24, 2011

Major and possibly expensive changes lie ahead for Manitoba hog producers as the result of a new road map for the industry’s future. The Manitoba Pork Council plan released last week commits the province’s 700 pork producers to eliminating sow gestation stalls within the next 15 years. “Manitoba Pork commits to encouraging producers to phase

Hogs, Livestock, Opinion

Manitoba Has The Opportunity To Lead On Animal Welfare

By Lynn Kavanagh February 24, 2011

The animal agriculture industry is fond of telling the public their animals are well cared for. It’s often said that a picture is worth a thousand words, so when the public is presented with an image of a sow confined to a metal-barred gestation crate barely larger than her body and told that this is

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