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Dr. Gillian Muir, dean of the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, at a 2022 funding announced by Manitoba’s provincial government.

Beef producers push province on veterinary funding

More money for rural clinics, more seats at vet college key to addressing shortfall

By Alexis Stockford February 17, 2023

Manitoba’s beef producers want a second look at funding for veterinary service districts. A late resolution brought before the Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP) annual meeting Feb. 2 hoped that would ensure government contribution “is more reflective of the actual cost of delivering the needed rural veterinary services that are so important to the livestock sector and others.”

CCA president Bob Lowe speaks at a press conference in Ottawa on March 21, 2022, calling for federal back-to-work legislation to end a work stoppage at Canadian Pacific Railway. (CPAC video screengrab via YouTube)

Crops, Markets

Ag industry groups seek legislated end to CP stoppage

Feed, fertilizer traffic already way behind, groups say

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News March 22, 2022

Warning they don’t have time to wait on negotiation, representatives for cattle feeders, fertilizer producers and grain growers took to Parliament Hill on Monday to press for the federal government to instead legislate Canadian Pacific Railway’s engineers and conductors back to work. Traffic halted on CP lines just after midnight ET Sunday morning as the

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

U.S. senators scrutinize meat packers’ profits during pandemic

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek April 1, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. senators are calling for investigations of record profit margins for beef processors such as Tyson Foods and Cargill, after ranchers complained surging meat prices due to coronavirus hoarding did not translate into higher cattle prices. Futures prices for cattle have tumbled during the outbreak, worrying farmers as the U.S. economy

Beef cattle feeding in Ontario. (DebraLee Wiseberg/iStock/Getty Images)

Livestock, Markets

COVID-19 strains already-battered Ontario beef industry

Limited processing capacity remains financial challenge for province's feedlot sector, despite recent increase in retail demand

By GFM Network News March 31, 2020

Ontario’s beef industry was already in the midst of an economic crisis, but COVID-19 is worsening the financial toll on the province’s cattle feeders. Due to extremely limited processing plant capacity, an uncompetitive market and disruptions to trade and market access, Ontario’s beef industry was losing an average of more than $2 million per week

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

CME plans no more changes to cattle contract for now

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek October 11, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group plans no further moves to reduce volatility in its cattle futures market, after making a series of changes to rein in wild price swings that drove away hedgers, a managing director said on Wednesday. Over the past two years, the exchange operator, which owns the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and

Crops, Weather

Hay shortage could make for difficult winter

By GFM Network News, Terry Fries October 3, 2017

CNS Canada — Many cattle producers looking for local feed this winter might have a difficult time, according to a Saskatchewan provincial forage specialist. However, producers further north in the grey and black soil zones, and those in Alberta producing high-quality feed for export, saw near-record hay production. Terry Kowalchuk of Saskatchewan Agriculture in Regina

A newborn black angus calf with it's mother

Beef cattle, News

Canadian Angus Association to pursue verified sustainability

Canadian Angus Association CEO Rob Smith says the group is looking at programs like Verified Beef Production Plus for inspiration when it comes to certifying sustainability

By Alexis Stockford June 28, 2017

Canadian Angus Association CEO Rob Smith wants his organization to take a larger role in verifying responsible management. “We’re going to take a look at the process for Verified Beef Production Plus and we’re going to take a look at the forms and the administrative requirements of that and we’re going to create a Canadian

Brett McRae heads the Young Cattlemen's Council.

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Young cattle producers wanted

Young producers will be the heart of any future herd expansion and should be involved in setting policy

By Jennifer Paige December 15, 2016

Manitoba Beef Producers is hoping to see a few more young faces at its upcoming annual general meeting. That meeting is slated for Feb. 2 and 3 in Brandon at the Victoria Inn, and will see the organization discussing a host of issues that affect the industry’s bottom line and setting policy that will chart the

According to the Manitoba Beef Producers, as of January 2016, the province had 485,000 cows, including dairy cows.

Beef cattle, Livestock

What will it take to expand the herd?

Throughout its fall district meetings, the Manitoba Beef Producers has been polling its  membership for input on what it will take to expand the provincial herd

By Jennifer Paige November 28, 2016

When Manitoba’s new agriculture minister spoke up this July, during a tour of the Manitoba Forage and Beef Initiative, he made a bold statement. He said he wanted to see the provincial cattle herd hit pre-BSE numbers inside of a decade, a goal that would see the number of cattle in Manitoba roughly double. “When

ALUS Canada funds acres of ecosystem services, such as wildlife habitat, pollinator meadows, carbon capture, clean air, clean water, and more. Pictured is an example of deer-friendly fencing that allows access to wetland and riparian areas while managing cattle use of fragile areas.

News

ALUS Canada to launch New Acre Project

Donor dollars will be matched with individual projects they choose

By Lorraine Stevenson November 24, 2016

ALUS Canada is setting up a channel to let individuals and organizations financially contribute to projects undertaken by farmers and ranchers. The New Acre Project was announced earlier this month as ALUS Canada acknowledged a $5-million investment from the W. Garfield Weston Foundation to help the organization expand its reach across the country. The New

Daily Network News

GIWA trims Western Australian crop forecasts, still predicts record harvest

U.S. grains: Corn and wheat futures firm on brisk exports, softer dollar

U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle, hogs rise

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