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Expert Panel Points To Major Problems

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Major hurdles need to be overcome before a national beef traceability system can be introduced, members of an expert panel told beef producers meeting here Nov. 4. We have a bookend system, said Darcy Eddleston, chair of the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency s board of directors, at the Manitoba Beef Producers annual general meeting. We
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Short Supply, High Demand Boost Feeder Market

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Cattle movement continued to be solid at the various auctions in Manitoba during the week ended Oct. 28, with strong demand holding prices in place. The demand in the market is spurring everything on, said Dave Nickel of Gladstone Auction Mart. Feeder cattle are continuing to move at a very brisk pace in the province,
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Demand For Feeders Still Strong From West, East

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Cattle movement continued strong at auctions in Manitoba for the week ended Oct. 21, with firm demand. Feeder cattle, along with calves off the cows, have contributed much of the movement, said Robin Hill, manager of Heartland Livestock Services at Virden. Feedlot demand from both west and east continues exceptionally high, Hill said, noting the
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Feedlot Demand Cranks Volume On “Quiet” October

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Cattle prices and movement increased at auction marts in Manitoba the week ending Oct. 14. October is usually a big month to move cattle and it s been quiet up to now, so we re expecting the numbers to come, said Rick Wright, a cattle buyer for Heartland Order Buying Co. Demand from feedlots from
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Bull Market For Bred Heifers?

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Want to know how much they are asking for bred heifers? Better sit down first. Morgan Moore is taking orders for 1,500 AI-bred, red and black Angus and Charolais-cross commercial heifers this fall. It s kind of volume dependent, but we re looking for $1,600 to $1,700, depending on how many they take, said Moore,
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Field Work Takes Priority Over Cattle Marketings

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Cattle movement and prices at auctions in Manitoba maintained steady levels during the week ended Oct. 7, but activity is seen picking up over the next couple of weeks as community pastures begin to empty out. There has been a steady flow of feeders to the auction yards, but butcher animals have been on the
Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Farmers And Public Co-Operating On Animal Welfare Concerns

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Canadian farmers have avoided conflicts with animal rights activists seen in other countries by co-operating with humane societies and scientists in adopting proper treatment for their livestock and poultry, says a representative of the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies. Geoff Urton, animal welfare manager for the B.C. SPCA, says the agriculture community has fully supported
Beef cattle, Livestock

All boys or all girls?

Conception rates by AI are lower but being able to select the sex is a bonus

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Dairymen have been using it for years to get heifer-only calf crops; now beef producers are trying out sexed semen. Guy Johnston, of Shoreline Stock Farm near Eddystone, is the first in Manitoba to join the ranks of an estimated 200 beef producers in Canada using the new ar tificial insemination (AI) technology. For me,

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