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Farm funding and insurance materials need to be clear
Farmers are less likely to turn to agricultural programs meant to help them if those programs are frustrating to navigate
Do the math on replacement heifers
Beef farmers should know what it costs them to raise a replacement heifer and, based on that, decide the best replacement strategy to grow both their herd and their profits
Beef farmers should know what it costs them to raise a replacement heifer and, based on that, decide the best replacement strategy to grow both their herd and their profits.
Manitoba auctions offer respite to fire-evacuated livestock
Heartland Livestock Services in Virden and Grunthal Auction Mart in Grunthal have offered farmers in fire-threatened areas a safe place to evacuate their livestock.
Heartland Livestock Services in Virden and Grunthal Auction Mart in Grunthal have offered farmers in fire-threatened areas a safe place to evacuate their livestock.
Spring grazing tips: Walking the line between economical turnout and pasture burnout
Beef producers are chafing at the wallet to get cattle out on pasture, but grazing too early can lead to overall forage yield loss
Beef producers are chafing at the wallet to get cattle out on pasture, but grazing too early can lead to overall forage yield loss.
Stress-free banding castration for calves
Manitoba rancher Jodi Suchoplas outlines her tips on castration for cow-calf operations
Tips for castrating bull calves for the cow-calf farmer.
Beef farmers may be missing out on better forage genetics
New and improved alfalfa and grass varieties are out there, but not every livestock producer in Western Canada is fighting to grow them
New and improved alfalfa and grass varieties are out there, but not every livestock producer in Western Canada is fighting to grow those cutting-edge forage genetics.
Improvements suggested for Manitoba beef sector
National cow-calf survey suggests a shorter breeding season, wider vaccination, increased feed testing and more use of implants are the province’s low-hanging fruit for bolstering farm performance
Canada’s national cow-calf survey suggests a shorter breeding season, wider vaccination, increased feed testing and more use ofimplants are the province’s low-hanging fruit for bolstering Manitoba beef farm performance.
Manitoba beef producers still feeling the 2011 flood, 14 years later
It’s been 14 years since flooding submerged pastures and hay fields around Lake Manitoba and other parts of western Manitoba, but beef producers can still count their cost from the disaster
It’s been 14 years since flooding submerged pastures and hay fields around Lake Manitoba and other parts of western Manitoba, but beef producers can still count their cost from the disaster.
Intercropping corn for better shoulder season grazing
Planting other forage species between the rows might offer better feed than corn grazing alone, but there are challenges
Planting other forage species between corn rows might offer better feed than corn grazing alone, but there are challenges to implementing the concept.
Manitoba cattle markets see strong early December prices
Manitoba’s cattle auctions are still running hot as they head into Christmas slow down
Manitoba’s cattle auctions are still running hot as they head into Christmas slow down.
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