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BeefTalk: Does Your Bull Need Some Help?

By Kris Ringwall July 14, 2011

Now is the time to check the bulls. Are the bulls actually working or are they quietly passing the day lying in the shade? It’s not easy to keep up with bull breeding activity, but a keen eye by a producer can detect the difference between inactive and active bulls. The North Dakota Beef Cattle

Dairy cattle, Livestock

New Antibiotic Treatment For Dairy

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff June 9, 2011

Pfizer Animal Health has announced that Excede 200, a convenient, single-dose, long-acting antibiotic therapy, is available to treat bovine respiratory disease (BRD) in cattle, including lactating dairy cows. The first new BRD treatment for the dairy in more than a decade, Excede provides producers with a new option to treat an illness considered a major

Dairy cattle, Hogs, Livestock

Manure Swapping May Help Ease Phosphorus Requirements

By Ron Friesen May 26, 2011

What can you do with too much manure from pigs? Give it to the cows. A new study currently underway is considering ways to use surplus pig manure as a soil fertilizer on Manitoba dairy farms. The study by the University of Mani toba’s Nat ional Centre for Livestock and the Environment looks at reducing

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Dairy Officials Reject U.S. Criticism Of Supply Management

By Ron Friesen May 12, 2011

Canadian dairy officials are dismissing a U.S. industry report which claims supply management for milk does not work. The report by a U.S. dairy processors association plays fast and loose with the facts when it says supply management restricts industry growth and does not reduce price volatility, said Phil Cairns, senior policy adviser with Dairy

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Milk Board Ready To Help

By Ron Friesen April 21, 2011

The provincial milk board is poised to help dairy producers whose farms are threatened by rising spring flood waters. Dairy Farmers of Manitoba and the Emergency Measures Organization can help producers temporarily relocate their cows if their farms are at risk, says chairman David Wiens. But moving dairy cows is so stressful for the animals

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Don’t Stand For Foot Problems In Your Herd

By Alexis Kienlen April 21, 2011

It’s a cliché but prevention really is the best cure for hoof problems, according to an Ontario veterinarian who specializes in bovine foot care. And at the top of Gerard Cramer’s prevention list is preventing foot rot and digital dermatitis by ensuring feet are comfortable, clean, regularly trimmed and evaluated. In particular, producers need to

Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Dairy Expansions Slow, Quota Shortage Feared

By Ron Friesen April 21, 2011

Aslowdown in the consolidation of dairy farms across Canada may create a shortage of quota for producers who want to expand, an industry official warns. The current rate of dairy farm consolidation is about half of what the rate was at the start of the decade. This will put pressure on producers’ ability to expand

Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Appeal Court Upholds Cheese Standards Regulation

By Ron Friesen March 17, 2011

Say cheese. Canada’s dairy farmers and Ottawa are both smiling after a federal Appeal Court upheld regulations requiring cheese to be made from fluid milk and not other milk products. “We are pleased that the Federal Court of Appeal has upheld the authority of the federal government to set compositional standards,” Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz

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By Ron Friesen March 17, 2011

emember your mother telling you to eat slowly and not gobble your food? As it turns out, Mom’s advice applies to calves as well as kids. Dairy hei fer calves are healthier if taught not to gulp down grain, according to research at the University of Guelph. Researchers found mixing grain with forage in a

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Processors, Dairy Producers Butt Heads Again

By Alex Binkley March 17, 2011

They’ve promised to try to get along better but processors and dairy producers look set to get into another scrap over the amount of milk in a dairy product. Saputo and Kraft Canada went to court when Ottawa imposed new compositional standards for cheese, which required greater use of milk, in 2008. In February, the

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Tag Archives Dairy farming

BeefTalk: Does Your Bull Need Some Help?

New Antibiotic Treatment For Dairy

Manure Swapping May Help Ease Phosphorus Requirements

Dairy Officials Reject U.S. Criticism Of Supply Management

Milk Board Ready To Help

Don’t Stand For Foot Problems In Your Herd

Dairy Expansions Slow, Quota Shortage Feared

Appeal Court Upholds Cheese Standards Regulation

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Processors, Dairy Producers Butt Heads Again

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