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Letters – for Jan. 6, 2011

January 6, 2011

Veterinarians under control Please allow me to correct several comments in the story “Three ranchers face court over TB testing,” page 14 of the Nov. 25 issue of theManitoba Co-operatorregarding bovine tuberculosis (TB) testing and court cases. I, and several other of the ever-increasing number of producers who have experienced health problems in their herds

Beef cattle, Livestock

Grinding Beef Shortage Appears In U.S.

By Ron Friesen January 6, 2011

The cost of a Big Mac in the United States could rise in the new year because of a shortage of hamburger beef. A recent U.S. industry report said a sharp decline in the number of Canadian cattle imports could aggravate an already-short supply of grinding beef used to make hamburger patties. According to the

Hogs, Livestock

Eliminating The Weaning-To-Mating Interval

January 6, 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. Arecent roadshow in Western Australia, organized by the Pork Co-operative Research Centre (CRC), based at the University of Adelaide, featured a presentation by Dr. Jeff Downing

Livestock, Other livestock

No TB Found In RMNP This Year

By Daniel Winters January 6, 2011

There were no positive bovine tuberculosis test results in Riding Mountain National Park this past year and that shows eradication measures are working, according to project manager Ken Kingdon. “It makes us feel optimistic that the program is working, but we’re not really ready to say that our program is done,” said Kingdon. “We’re not

Livestock

Further Charges Laid In Hog Abuse Case

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 6, 2011

Asouthern Manitoba hog farmer already charged under provincial legislation with animal cruelty has now been charged under the Criminal Code as well. Martin Grenier is charged with six Criminal Code of Canada offences related to the treatment of over 2,000 pigs in a barn near Notre Dame de Lourdes last spring. According to authorities, the

News

Invasive Species Lie In Wait, Strike After Decades

By Alister Doyle January 6, 2011

Animals and plants introduced from foreign habitats may not reveal themselves to be harmful “invasive” species for decades, according to a recently published European study. Species that are moved away from their natural predators back home can displace native species in their new habitats, and scientists say the problem already costs Europe 12 billion euros

Country Crossroads

This One Is Vigorous And Resilient

By Albert Parsons January 6, 2011

During the dark days of winter we gardeners like to fill our indoor environments with the beauty of live plants. Even if you don’t have a light garden or a sunny window sill, a number of resilient plants can be grown successfully even in quite low-light environments, some of these being members of the philodendron

Livestock

Marketings Taper Off As Holidays Approach

By MarketsFarm Team December 23, 2010

DWAYNE KLASSEN The app roach of the Christmas and New Year holidays, combined with some winter issues, resulted in a decline in the number of cattle moving through the auction yards in Manitoba during the week ended Dec. 17. Prices for the most part held steady, with values for select types of cattle seeing some

Grain Markets, Livestock

U.S. Fed Cattle Supply At Three-Year High

By Bob Burgdorfer December 23, 2010

The U.S. feedlot cattle supply on Dec. 1 was the largest for that date in three years as profitable cattle prices and poor pastures had producers rushing young cattle into feedlots rather than into breeding herds, analysts said Dec. 17. The U.S. Agriculture Department said there were 11.609 million cattle in feedlots on Dec. 1,

Country Crossroads

Counting The Birds‚ ‘Til Christmas (And Afterwards Too)

By Lorraine Stevenson December 23, 2010

Atatimeofyearmost arehuddledindoors, orflockingtoshopping malls,afewhardysouls setouteagerlytovisitthe fieldsandwoods. They split up into small teams early in the day, travelling by car to scan the back roads for their quarry. Gathering at day’s end, they talk excitedly about what they saw, lament over what they didn’t, and tally their findings. There’s food and laughter and fellowship too. They

Daily Network News

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