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Poultry producers say they’re bracing for a big hit from trade deals and they need clarity from government.

Poultry farmers say trade response for the birds

They want the federal government to take a bigger-picture view of helping them to adjust to market losses

By Alex Binkley May 1, 2019

Chicken, turkey and egg producers say a big hit is coming and the federal government needs to help them adapt. They’re facing increased imports allowed under a series of trade deals negotiated by the federal government and say a big-picture approach is needed. That was the message Chicken Farmers of Canada (CFC), Turkey Farmers of

Backyard chicken flocks are under-regulated, according to a recent U.S. study.

Did you know?, News

Backyard chicken flocks need better management

Study finds this hip trend is raising troubling human and animal health questions

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 19, 2018

It used to be that keeping backyard chickens was a sign of economic hardship. These days however, it’s become an urban hobby and many proponents say they think it will be safer, fresher and more nutritious. A new study from the University of California-Davis is calling that view into question. It suggests local ordinances aren’t

Our History

Swift’s Sky-Hi Layers

Our History: February 1956

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 14, 2018

This Swift’s Hatchery ad from our Feb. 23, 1956 issue reminds of a time when most readers kept at least a few laying hens. Among the news items we reported that month were that scientists at the university had developed methods of chemical control of wild oats in certain crops, and a wheat-rye cross that

Editorial, Opinion

Editorial: On your watch

By Gord Gilmour June 22, 2017

The recent images from poultry operations in B.C.’s Fraser Valley are fresh in the minds of many Canadians. That’s not good news for the livestock sector. What they’ve revealed is unflattering, shocking and immoral. Contract ‘chicken catchers’ were caught on video stomping on birds, simulating sex acts on them and ripping limbs from living animals.

Our History

Pulverize, crush and level with the Acme Harrow

Our History: April 1887

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 20, 2017

Advertisements in the April 1887 issue of The Nor-West Farmer and Manitoba Miller included the Acme Pulverizing Harrow, Clod Crusher and Leveler as well as Sedgwick Woven Steel Wire Fence and Gates. The issue contained an extensive article on dairying, beginning with plans for a creamery, which could be built for an estimated $1,800. However,

Livestock, Poultry

Chicken farmers have something to crow about

An independent audit has shown their animal care program is working well

By Alex Binkley April 3, 2017

The latest audit of the animal care program operated by Chicken Farmers of Canada (CFC) by third-party auditor NSF International says the program is working effectively and consistently. CFC said in a statement that 2,800 Canadian chicken farms are audited annually. “It is a mandatory program with enforcement measures for issues of non-compliance and the

Manitoba small-flock chicken producers are worried a new quota system will hurt their business, but Manitoba Chicken Producers says the program won’t hamper them.

Local news, Poultry

Small producers will hear more about new chicken quota program Nov. 1

A farm direct-marketing group questions if this is the right approach

By Lorraine Stevenson October 28, 2016

A spokesman for Manitoba Chicken Producers hopes a meeting November 1 sets the record straight on how its new annual specialty quota program set to launch in 2017 will operate. MCP executive director Wayne Hiltz will speak in Winnipeg that day to a producer meeting organized by Direct Farm Manitoba. Hiltz said he can address

Manitoba Chicken Producers says a new annual quota program will address a changing chicken market, but current small-scale producers say the changes aren’t likely to be helpful.

Livestock, Local news, Poultry

Small-scale chicken quota changes stir controversy

Manitoba Chicken Producers has launched a new annual specialty quota program in hopes  of developing new markets for specialty poultry products in the province

By Jennifer Paige October 11, 2016

Manitoba Chicken Producers is changing the guidelines for small-scale producers. It’s moving to an annual specialty quota program it says addresses the reality that the chicken market is becoming more specialized, and will give consumers access to Manitoba-grown birds. “At the end of the day what we want consumers in Manitoba to have access to

Livestock, News

Zimbabwe drought opens can of worms for poultry farmers

With feed in short supply, feeding maggots produced from waste  looks to be a winner for drought-stricken nation

By Jeffry Gogo, Reuters April 13, 2016

Lovemore Kuwana cheerily lifts the lid of a container full of fresh maggots in his backyard, which he will feed to the poultry he keeps once the worms are dried. Amid Zimbabwe’s worst drought in 25 years, which has killed more than 19,000 cattle in the last few months and left 2.8 million people facing

Livestock, Local news

PHOTOS: Open Farm Day 2015

By Shannon VanRaes September 25, 2015

Just south of Winnipeg, Aurora Farm was literally crawling with visitors of all ages, eager for the opportunity to feed a goat, touch a chicken or learn exactly how apiarists wrangle honey from their bees.

Daily Network News

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