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Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Weather Smiling On Producers

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“It’s been excellent calving this year.” – Cliff Graydon Manitoba cattle producers last week were reporting near-perfect conditions for newborn animals as the annual winter calving season got underway. Not too cold, not too mild, just enough snow cover and cows in generally good shape. “It’s been excellent calving this year,” said Cliff Graydon, a
Beef cattle, Livestock, Opinion

Potential Benefits From Livestock ID

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Here in Canada, we’re enhancing our livestock identification programs. Individual cattle ID with radio frequency eartags (RFID), age verification, premise ID, animal movement records – about the only thing that isn’t planned is a GPS locator attached to each individual animal. Incredibly, American efforts for a National Animal Identification System are back to Square 1.
Beef cattle, Hogs, News

Canada Beef Exports To Rise Slightly In 2010

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Canadian beef exports will increase slightly this year despite the cattle industry’s decline, as exports to Mexico and Asia offset fewer shipments to the United States, a top export official said Feb. 18. Farmers and ranchers have downsized their herds of hogs and cattle to the smallest levels in more than a decade due to
Beef cattle, News

In Brief… – for Feb. 18, 2010

Three-year plan: “Plan. Farm. Safety.” is the theme of a three-year Canadian Agricultural Safety campaign that will be launched March 11 at MacDon Industries. This year the campaign will promote “Plan” with safety walkabouts and planning for safety. In following years, the focus will be on implementation, documentation and training and on safety assessment, improvement
Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, News

Canada Hog, Cattle Herds Shrinking Fast

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“Nothing is going to change until we can stimulate demand.” – SCOTT MCKINNON Canada’s hog and cat-t le herds shrunk to their smallest levels in more than a decade as the livestock industry reels from rising costs and export barriers, Statistics Canada said Feb. 16. The country’s hog herd fell 4.5 per cent year over
Beef cattle, Livestock

Smaller Herd Fuels Higher Beef Prices

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Argentines ate more beef than ever last year as prices lagged other staples, but now a shortage of livestock is driving up steak prices and raising the spectre of tougher government controls in the market. In the rambling pens at Buenos Aires’ main cattle market, traders say the recent rise in prices was long overdue
Beef cattle, Livestock, Opinion

Some Advice For The Meat Industry

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The real battle is for the hearts and minds of John Q. and Jill E. Public. And so far the industry has ended up with a black eye. If beef producers were to give advice to industry officials, what might they say? January is meeting month for agricultural producers, when industry officials and other experts
Beef cattle, Livestock

Snowpack Inaccessible For Thirsty Cows

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Recent snow and ice storms and power outages have been brutal for livestock and livestock producers. Those conditions have kept livestock from getting enough drinking water. Beef cattle, for example, need eight to 10 gallons per day. Producers might be tempted to think their cattle can survive by eating snow as a water source, but
Beef cattle, Livestock

Livestock Sector Recovery Driven By Demand

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The return of consumer confidence will be the key driver behind recovery in the livestock sector, an economist with the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) says. “Tough times across the livestock sector can get better this year, but it will take demand, demand, demand,” Scott Brown told University of Missouri Extension livestock specialists.
Beef cattle, Country Crossroads

Beware Of Reusable Bag Contamination

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Cloth grocery bags are more environmentally friendly, but are there potential sanitary issues with reusable cloth grocery bags? As you might guess, any time you reuse something related to food, the risk of cross-contamination is present. The Canadian Environment and Plastics Industry commissioned a study to determine the presence of bacteria, yeasts and moulds in

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