Pilot insurance program will cut paperwork for farmers, province says; feeder cattle loans also boosted
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Manitoba greenlights satellite-based forage insurance
Pilot insurance program will cut paperwork for farmers, province says; feeder cattle loans also boosted
Winter grazing strategies offer cost relief for Manitoba cattle producer
With proper testing and balancing, cover crops, straw and silage can reduce winter feed costs
How cover crops, straw and silage pile grazing fit in a western Manitoba rancher’s winter feeding plan — and how to make sure they meet cattle’s nutritional needs.
CCIA prepares to make traceability transition
Canadian Cattle Identification Agency urges cattle producers to get ready for regulations coming into effect
The Canadian Cattle Identification Agency may not be proposing regulatory changes for traceability, but it's the one delivering the program.
Klassen: Feeder Cattle Market Waits For Direction
For the week ending January 31, Western Canadian feeder markets were relatively unchanged from seven days earlier. Adverse weather in southern Alberta may have tempered buying interest for lighter weight calves. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle on a dressed basis in the range of $508-$510 per hundredweight delivered, steady to $2/cwt higher than last
VIDEO: Manitoba’s Past Lane – Jan. 31
Slices of past farming life in Manitoba, and over a century of the Manitoba Co-operator
Manitoba, 1946 — Post-war rations for both people and cows: The latest look back at over a century of the Manitoba Co-operator
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end week higher
Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were stronger on Friday, with positioning ahead of a major winter storm set to move through the United States providing support.
U.S. livestock: Cattle steady ahead of feed report
Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange held close to unchanged on Thursday, with the bias lower in the most active months.
Manitoba cattle prices, Jan. 21
Six of Manitoba’s major seven livestock auction marts held cattle sales from Jan. 13-20, 2026
Six of Manitoba’s major seven livestock auction marts held cattle sales from Jan. 13-20, 2026.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures drop Friday
Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange fell from nearby highs Friday, with profit-taking to end the week weighing on values. U.S. markets will be closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Virden livestock auctioneer headed to world championships
Brennin Jack, branch manager of Heartland Livestock Services, will compete for the 11th time in the World Livestock Auctioneer Championship in June
Brennin Jack, branch manager of Heartland Livestock Services at Virden, Manitoba, heads to the 2026 World Livestock Auctioneering Championship.
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