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February 19, 2009

LIVESTOCK Cattle Holstein LIVESTOCK Cattle Various ORGANIC Organic Grains Livestock Cattle Black Angus 3 PB REG. BLACK Angus bulls born Feb. 2004, $1500 each or $4000 for all 3. Phone: (204)735-2340, Starbuck. 3-YR OLD PB BLACK Angus bull, birth weight 98-lbs. (204)836-2293. Leave message. 4 PB BLACK ANGUS heifers for sale. Call Phil at Penrose

Livestock, Livestock Markets

Grass-weight cattle find local demand

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 12, 2009

Asteady flow of cattle moved to the various cattle auction yards in Manitoba during the week ended Feb. 6. Prices, particularly for feeders, held fairly strong in view of steady demand from all outlets. Quality calves sold well while large discounts were evident on the second-and third-cut choices. “The cattle market in general again looked

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DWAYNE KLASSEN RNI

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 12, 2009

Asteady flow of cattle moved to the various cattle auction yards in Manitoba during the week ended Feb. 6. Prices, particularly for feeders, held fairly strong in view of steady demand from all outlets. Quality calves sold well while large discounts were evident on the second-and third-cut choices. “The cattle market in general again looked

Beef cattle, Forages, Livestock, News

Secrets of raising grass-fed beef

By Daniel Winters February 12, 2009

“The seed stock producers for many, many years now have been going in exactly the opposite direction of producing what we need for finishing cattle on grass.” – Don Armitage After raising grass-fed beef for eight years, Don Armitage has learned a few of the tricks of the trade. One of the most important is

Forages, News

Feeding cattle on the cheap

By Daniel Winters January 29, 2009

Brandon When does one plus one equal four? It can, according to Duane Thompson, who operates a mixed grain and cattle operation on an eight-section block of land south of Kelliher, Saskatchewan. Tying up all the loose ends on his farm creates looped synergies for an optimized system that keeps his production costs low and

Livestock, News

Cows should not be gift-wrapped

By Kris Ringwall December 18, 2008

Producers don’t ask enough questions when buying replacement cows – not even simple questions, such as what vaccinations have the cows received? When buying cows, the data trail and answers to questions regarding health protocol are the necessary ingredients for a productive herd. If we buy new cows for the herd, producers should explore, question

Beef cattle, Livestock, Other

Alberta plans cattle price insurance

December 11, 2008

Alberta’s farm financing agency plans to roll out the first price insurance program in Canada for cattle producers as early as mid-2009. Agriculture Financial Services Corp. (AFSC) said Alberta beef producers will be the first among the province’s livestock sectors to have such insurance. “This type of insurance doesn’t currently exist in Canada and will

Livestock, News

Wolves attacking cattle in south-central Manitoba

By Ron Friesen December 4, 2008

“You can’t just run out and kill every wolf you see.” – Martin Unrau, MCPA Bill Guenther is missing a quarter of his calves and he’s pretty sure he knows why. About six weeks ago, Guenther surprised a large wolf – “a big grey bugger” – eating on a freshly killed 600-pound heifer calf on

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Wolves take big bite from bottom line

By Bonnie Baltessen November 13, 2008

There are plenty of reasons to fear the big bad wolf. This past summer, producers in the Interlake have experienced heavy losses due to hungry wolves attacking their calves. In fact, Nick Halaburda has had so many losses in the last few years, he wrote to his MLA and to the minister of agriculture, food

Livestock, Livestock Markets

Fall cattle run underway but calf prices discouraging

By Ron Friesen October 30, 2008

A late-fall cattle run finally awakened last week as livestock auction markets throughout Manitoba saw significant increases in the number of animals coming to sale. “This week it’s kind of sprung loose a little bit. There’s been lots of big numbers everywhere,” Scott Anderson, a field representative with Winnipeg Livestock Sales, said Friday. “For this

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