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Miriam Sweetnam remains optimistic about her family’s future in the dairy business.

Dairy farmers see CETA as a sign of the future

Glacier FarmMedia Special Report: The industry knows it must adapt and hopes proposed compensation packages will help

By Gfm Staff, Shannon VanRaes March 17, 2016

Glacier FarmMedia assembled a team of reporters from its network of publications, which includes the Manitoba Co-operator, to examine the implications of Canada’s new trade deal with the European Union on Canadian agriculture and food processing. In coming weeks, watch for a series of articles that zero in on the challenge Canadian agriculture faces turning

Comment, Dairy cattle, Poultry

The TPP attacks democracy and supply management

Increasing imports of U.S. milk would be blended with Canadian product

By Jan Slomp February 29, 2016

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is designed to entrench the interests of foreign corporations at the expense of our sovereignty and democratic processes. Its Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanism gives foreign corporations the right to sue our government if they believe future profits will be reduced as a result of democratically enacted measures. ISDS puts

Dairy cattle, Did you know?

A little Italian seasoning cuts greenhouse gases

Oregano is believed to reduce methane levels in cow burps

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 22, 2016

Scientists with Aarhus University in Denmark have launched a four-year study studying the effects of adding oregano to dairy rations as a means of reducing the amount of methane they burp. If their theory that methane emissions from dairy cows can be reduced by up to 25 per cent is confirmed, the tactic would become

Livestock

Social licence requires animal welfare

Don’t expect cows to be sleeping at the foot of the bed any time soon,  but farm animals are being extended new welfare consideration

By Shannon VanRaes December 21, 2015

It was an uncomfortable moment for producers at the annual Manitoba Dairy Conference, held in Winnipeg earlier this month. It was an image of downer cows, about to be shot at an American slaughter plant, displayed during a presentation by Jennifer Walker to bring home the message that just because something has become routine, doesn’t

“Certainly there are benefits to reinvesting some of this money, but we also have to bear in mind producers on every farm in the country will be taking an economic hit.”  – David Wiens

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Government expropriation of dairy ‘assets’ requires compensation

A resolution to pass on personal compensation in favour of market development was defeated

By Shannon VanRaes December 14, 2015

It’s been called a handout, a subsidy and even a bailout. Proposed compensation for supply-managed commodities as Canada signed on to the Trans-Pacific Partnership has garnered much negative publicity, prompting some Manitoba dairy producers to put forward a bold proposal for farmers to reject cash payments. Instead, they want to see the money — should

Dairy cattle, Local news

VIDEO: Dairy producers separate curds from whey at annual meeting

By Shannon VanRaes December 14, 2015

International trade, farm succession, animal welfare and more was on the agenda at Dairy Farmers of Manitoba’s annual general meeting and conference recently held in Winnipeg. Manitoba Co-operator reporter Shannon VanRaes talks to chairman David Wiens about how the meeting went and what was accomplished.

Two miles of the Joubert Creek running through their farmland is now fenced off, plus the Heeses have done other farm upgrades to reduce nutrient run-off and improve the health of the watercourse that feeds into the Rat River. The farm today is home to two generations of Heeses including Eric Heese (pictured) who farms with his son Nicholas.

Dairy cattle, Local news

Grunthal-area dairy farm a model for water quality protection

Conservation Champions: The Heese Dairy Farm along the Joubert Creek was recognized by the Manitoba Conservation District Association in 2014 for its work in riparian restoration

By Lorraine Stevenson December 1, 2015

After farming for five generations and more than 80 years along the Joubert Creek, the Heese family knows a thing or two about the health and quality of the watercourse than transects their land. The Grunthal-area dairy farmers have farmed alongside the river since the mid-1920s when the patriarch, Dietrich Heese, moved his family from

Livestock, News

Federal government reviews TPP compensation to dairy sector

Will the new government follow through on Conservative promises to toughen border controls on milk substitutes and ban imports of milk from cows treated with the rBST?

By Alex Binkley November 26, 2015

Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland’s statement that the federal government is reviewing the $4.3-billion dairy compensation package announced by the former government as part of its Pacific trade deal doesn’t alarm Dairy Farmers of Canada. A review “makes sense if the government is going to consult Canadians about the impact” of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Yves Ruel,

Dairy cattle, Opinion

Editorial: Positioning to thrive

By Laura Rance-Unger October 19, 2015

Canada’s dairy farmers are wise to tread carefully as they consider how to position their industry in the face of rising imports due to trade and technology. The oh-so-tempting reaction that comes immediately to mind would be to seek replacement of the sector’s protective tariff wall, which is gradually being eroded, with a non-tariff barrier

Dairy cattle, Livestock

VIDEO: Low milk prices means caution when investing in new dairy technology

Expensive improvements could make it hard for New Zealand's dairy producers to stay competitive

By Shannon VanRaes October 16, 2015

Manitoba Co-operator reporter Shannon VanRaes speaks with Jenny Jago, a manager at DairyNZ, on the farm of John Fisher. His operation recently expanded to add 4 robotic milkers on the 80 Hectare farm –located on New Zealand’s North Island, in the Waikato region – where 320 cows are milked each day. A recent and significant drop in

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle futures climb on post-Thanksgiving trade

U.S. grains: Corn futures set June high on US export demand

California researchers create nitrogen-fixing wheat

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