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Fall Field Work Wrapped Up, Cattle Traffic Rises

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Activity at Manitoba’s cattle auction yards picked up during the week ended Oct. 15, as good weather conditions across the province finally allowed many producers to finish their fall field work. Robin Hill, manager of Heartland Livestock Services at Virden, said prices were fully steady on the week for the most part, with a few
Livestock

Last Year’s Cattle Can Affect This Year’s Prices

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Fall cattle processing raises the question of just how much a producer wants or needs to do. What if two neighbours each were selling 30 steer calves and split the trucking cost? The calves were well-grown, typical northern calves that were managed similarly through pre-and post-weaning. The calves averaged 650 pounds. The first set of
Dairy cattle, Livestock

Truckers And Marts Urged Not To Accept High-Risk Cattle

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The days are ending for making a few bucks by shipping high-risk old, thin or arthritic beef and dairy cattle. Darren Malchow, a health-of- animals insector for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency in Lethbridge, said the cattle industry is sending the message to all levels that the quality of animals being sent to market is
Dairy cattle, Livestock

Dairy Farm Numbers Shrinking

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The number of dairy farmers in Manitoba continues to fall rapidly. The province currently has 354 registered milk producers, seven per cent fewer than in 2009-10, according to Dairy Farmers of Manitoba. The rate of loss is steeper than in the two previous years. The number of producers declined by four per cent in 2008-09
Livestock

Cow And Bull Prices Resist Dollar’s Downward Draw

Marketi ngs of cattle in Manitoba again var ied widely, wi t h some auction marts seeing some pretty good movement while others were on the lighter side, as producers take advantage of favourable weather to concentrate on fall field work rather than animal movement. Values for the various classes of cattle marketed in the
Livestock

“Cow Chip” To Track Brazilian Cattle

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Years after India broke into the high-tech business with information technology and China by way of manufacturing, Brazil may find its entrance in an unusual place – a cow’s ear. The South American giant is preparing to use its first locally designed microchip in cattle earrings, a device that could eventually help authorities crack down
Livestock

Hay Made (And Grass Grazed) While Sun Shines

Ca t t l e marketings by producers in Manitoba varied widely across the province during the week ended Oct. 1, with deliveries associated with the weather conditions. Prices for the cattle marketed generally held steady. “Marketings really came down to the area of the province and whether conditions were conducive for harvest operations,” said
Beef cattle, Livestock

Information Key To Giving Feedlots What They Want

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Henry Rosing is a straight-ahead commodity beef producer. He’s not hormone free. He’s not organic or natural. He doesn’t differentiate his beef as a specialty product. He doesn’t supply niche markets. Yet his production methods are such that feedlot buyers in Eastern Canada are willing to pay in the top end of the price range
Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Argentina Stakes Out Premium Beef DNA

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Tipping the scales at more than a tonne, Montecristo would yield a lot of prime Argentine steak. But ranchers are not interested in sending bulls like him to slaughter; his semen is far more valuable. With newly affluent consumers from Brazil to China eating more meat, Argentine ranchers are honing their centuries-old cattle-breeding traditions to

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