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Manitoba Beef Producers got an inside look at the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association record-keeping software, Herdly, during the AGM Feb. 8-9, 2018.
Beef cattle, Livestock

Trials are open on CCA record-keeping app

The CCA is pitching a new record-keeping app, and it’s letting producers try it for free until April 1

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*[UPDATED: Feb. 27, 2018] The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association is dishing out a taste of its new cow-calf record-keeping tool before it hits the market. Producers can get a free trial of Herdly, software developed for both desktop and Apple mobile, from now until April 1, 2018, Mark Klassen, CCA director of technical services announced during
Cows will be doing their part for beef research and marketing — those sold after April 1 will be subject to an extra $1.50 checkoff to fund those areas.
Beef cattle, Livestock

National cattle checkoff on its way up this spring

The national levy used to fund marketing and research is going up by $1.50 — the first increase since 2002

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Come spring, more than the grass will be rising — the national cattle levy is going up $1.50 per head on April 1. “The impetus for us was the national beef strategy,” said Rich Smith, executive director of Alberta Beef Producers. “The national beef strategy is a plan for us for the next five years
A new star on the horizon for canola growers
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A new star on the horizon for canola growers

Our History: January 1984

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Westar was the “new star on the horizon” for canola growers when advertised in our January 1984 issues. But the news in our January 26 edition was not particularly good, other than news that the Soviet Union had agreed to purchase another million tonnes of Canadian wheat that year, which was over and above the
Manitoba Beef Producers on the hunt for production specialist
Beef cattle, Livestock

Manitoba Beef Producers on the hunt for production specialist

MBP’s project co-ordinator job will soon make way for a production specialist, something general manager Brian Lemon says will help the group respond to issues and develop policy

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Manitoba Beef Producers is getting a bit closer to the ground with an upcoming hire. It’s on the hunt for a production specialist that will join the organization’s roster in the coming weeks. It’s a move the group says will give them better insight into on-the-ground issues when it comes to developing policy objectives. MBP
Livestock Markets, Markets

Cattle markets beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Producers are cleaning out their pens ahead of year-end

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As the last few days of 2017 wind down, so too does activity at most auction marts in the province. Volumes were noticeably weaker during the week ended Dec. 15 as producers cleaned out their pens before the end of the year. Just over 5,000 animals made their way to Manitoba’s eight major outlets, compared
Town hall speakers talk about where the money goes
Beef cattle, Local news

Town hall speakers talk about where the money goes

Manitoba Beef Producers hosted one of a series of cross-Canada information meetings on the national checkoff

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A pound of beef takes about 17 per cent less water to produce than it once did, new research being released by the beef industry this week will show. The findings are part of ongoing efforts to measure how the Canadian beef industry has been lightening its environmental footprint as it improves productivity efficiencies since
Beef cattle, Local news

Manitoba Beef Producers hosting checkoff town hall

The meeting will include representatives from 
several key industry groups

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Manitoba Beef Producers is hosting a town hall Dec. 7 in MacGregor to keep producers in the loop on the national checkoff program. The meeting is one of a series being held nationally, and is slated for the Heartland Multiplex, kicking off at 4 p.m. The program includes presentations from the National Check-Off Agency, Canada
Manitoba Beef Producers kick off membership meetings
Beef cattle, Local news

Manitoba Beef Producers kick off membership meetings

Manitoba’s beef producers will share their take on the state of the industry and commodity group activities at 14 meetings over the next month.

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Manitoba’s beef farmers are having their say. Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP) is firing up for its annual district membership , with 14 gatherings planned around the province. This year’s circuit kicked off in the Interlake with Eriksdale hosting the first meeting Oct. 23, with the last slated for Nov. 15 in Arden. MBP general manager
A cooked, mechanically tenderized roast should have an internal temperature of 63 C.
Country Crossroads

Safe cooking of tenderized meat

It’s all about internal temperatures and flipping

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Did you know that about 20 per cent of Canadian meat is mechanically tenderized? Mechanical tenderization is performed by cutting through the muscle fibres and connective tissues with small blades or needles to improve meat tenderness. While this might bring pounded, Swiss or Salisbury steak to mind, modern tenderizing equipment can pierce meat so finely
Lack of data is affecting the price transparency of the cattle market, with a number of knock-on effects.
Beef cattle, Livestock

Plotting a course for the future of fed cattle price reporting

Canada’s cattle industry has been watching with a wary eye as price data thins, 
but how to fix the problem?

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The cattle industry is weighing its options for a better price-reporting system that will address a chronic shortfall of information. In recent years cattle price data has become thin on the ground, something that has big implications for insurance programs, trade disputes and day-to-day decisions that rely on accurate market information. Canada’s reporting system is

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