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On-farm inspections are the first hurdle for beef producers hoping to sell into the European Union.
Beef cattle, Livestock

Stand and be counted: beef industry seeking vets for EU compliance inspections

The Manitoba Beef Producers is teaming up with the Manitoba Veterinary Medical Association to streamline the hunt for an on-farm inspector

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Technically beef producers have been able to sell their product into the EU since 2017 when the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) came into effect. But in practice a number of regulatory issues have stalled any progress including Europe’s insistence on hormone-free beef and the use of carcass wash not approved in the
Cassidy Elder (l to r), Fawn Jackson, Erin Jackson, Heidi Nicholls, Tomina Jackson and Ella Marzoff pose after winning the 2018 Ag Ex Little Lady Classic.
Local news, News

Sister-led team brings success at At Ex 2018

The Jackson sisters led High Bluff Stock Farm’s all-female showing team to success at Ag Ex in Brandon this year

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The stall belonging to High Bluff Stock Farm in Inglis appeared like many others at Brandon’s Ag Ex last month. It was nestled midway through the Charolais barn, marked overhead signs announcing the farm’s name and a display at the mouth of the aisle, and now adorned with a banner marking the farm’s success in
Most Canadian farmers praise quick passage of CPTPP law
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Most Canadian farmers praise quick passage of CPTPP law

New opportunities and a levelled playing field with other agriculture exporters are lauded

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Canada’s grain farmers and other export-oriented producers have issued statements praising the Canadian government for quickly passing legislation ratifying the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) paving the way for Canadian farmers to see increased export volumes that could result in higher farm revenues as early as next spring. Alberta Wheat and Barley
Brian Harper (l) showcases the operation’s high density grazing experiment during a tour last summer on his land north of Brandon.
Livestock, Local news

Brandon farmer wins national TESA award

Circle H Farms near Brandon is the latest national TESA winner

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Manitoba has its first national TESA winner of the 21st century. The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association’s ‘The Environmental Stewardship Award’ was given to Circle H Farms, owned and operated by the Harper family of Brandon, August 15 during the Canadian Beef Industry Conference. That event was held in London, Ont. this year. TESA is for producers
Cows herded in to holding pen
Livestock Markets, Markets

Manitoba cattle markets stay steady

Prices are showing surprising resilience against seasonal slumps

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The cattle market in Manitoba continues to show surprising strength as higher feed costs and a seasonal slowdown in sales haven’t caused a serious setback in prices. Volumes were light but ranchers still managed to find enough animals to take to market. Feeder cattle in Manitoba weighing 700 pounds and under averaged around $200 per
beef carcasses
Beef cattle, News

National Beef Quality Audit shows carcass defect cost on the rise

One of the biggest and growing issues for processors is a significant jump in liver defects

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Canada’s beef processors are paying more to deal with carcass defects, even though body condition scores have improved. Results from the 2016-17 National Beef Quality Audit show that the cost of carcass defects has risen steadily since the first national audit in 1994 and now tops well over $100 million. The first national audit since
David Haywood-Farmer. (We Heart Local BC video screengrab via YouTube)
Beef cattle, Livestock

New chief acclaimed for national cattle producer group

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A former president of the B.C. Cattlemen’s Association is the new president of the national cattle producers’ body. David Haywood-Farmer was elected by acclamation as president of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association at the group’s annual general meeting last week in Ottawa. Haywood-Farmer, a cow-calf producer at Savona, B.C., about 40 km west of Kamloops, was
(From left) Tere Stykalo of award sponsor, MNP, poses with TESA award winners Thomas Harper, Sonja Harper, Brian Harper and Kristelle Harper of Circle H Farms, along with Larry Wegner, chair of MBP’s Environment Committee. The Environmental Stewardship Award for Manitoba (TESA) was presented at the Manitoba Beef Producers President’s Banquet Feb. 8 in Brandon.
Livestock, Local news

Circle H Farms named cream of the crop for environmental efforts by MBP

The Environmental Stewardship Award for Manitoba (TESA) went to the Harper family
of Circle H Farms during the Manitoba Beef Producers President’s Banquet Feb. 8 in Brandon

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Harper” is a well-known name among Manitoba beef farmers with an interest in rotational grazing. Brian and Sonja Harper, along with Thomas and Kristelle Harper, are the families behind Circle H Farms, a 500-acre, 80-head purebred cow-calf operation north of Brandon. Some may already be familiar with their fields, having attended a grazing workshop or
Beef producers get trade rundown at AGM
Beef cattle, Livestock

Beef producers get trade rundown at AGM

From NAFTA to CETA and all points in between, trade was a key topic at the Manitoba Beef Producers annual meeting

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There are at least as many questions as answers when it comes to beef and trade. Canadian beef is looking good in Asia with CPTPP, the replacement to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, proceeding. China remains a tempting fruit — but with more than a few thorns in the way — while questions remain over trade with

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