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A small sale yields favourable results
Livestock, Markets

A small sale yields favourable results

Limited animals on offer translated into plenty of buyer interest

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The Mar. 1 sheep and goat sale saw just 100 animals — including just three goats — arrive at Winnipeg Livestock Auction. This extremely limited number of animals meant significant buyer interest in what was available and a peaceful sale atmosphere that mirrored the late-winter day outside. In the ewe class only wool animals were
Higher demand seen for feeder lambs
Livestock, Livestock Markets

Higher demand seen for feeder lambs

Last sale before Christmas featured buyers filling holiday orders

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The last sale of 2016 saw 350 sheep and goats delivered to the Winnipeg Livestock Auction on Dec. 21. Buyers were ready to fill market demand for the Christmas season and prepare for the coming new year. The next sale was January 11, 2017. The ewe class was represented about equally by wool and hair
Livestock, Livestock Markets

Herd decisions continue to fuel supply

More than 500 animals were at the October 19 sale

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With fall heading quickly to winter, sheep and goat producers continue to eye herd quality when marketing their animals. Information from Eastern Canada markets suggests there’s still strong demand for animals in all weight classifications, and producers responded by bringing 500 sheep and goats to markets Oct. 19 at Winnipeg Livestock Auction. There appeared to
Small sale for first auction of summer schedule
Livestock, Livestock Markets

Small sale for first auction of summer schedule

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Demand was there to be filled and buyers were prepared for some major bidding — but just 54 sheep and goats were delivered for the May 4 sale at Winnipeg. It’s possible some classifications saw higher bidding than ordinary because of the limited selection. A group of six 224-pound Suffolk-cross ewes carried similar interest as
Red River Valley grain farmer Art Enns is impressed by the work of two small schools in Zambia to teach young people to be farmers and gardeners, so he’s decided to donate the proceeds from 35 acres of an oat crop to help support the school program.
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Farmer’s oat crop donated to support ag training in Zambia

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Art Enns wants more people to hear about the work being done by the Manyinga Project to give 
young Zambians a good education while also training them to farm and garden

When Art Enns looks back on his own life in farming, he knows how valuable it was to learn skills he needed working alongside his father. Now he’s doing what he can to help children in a far-off land who don’t have parents to teach them. Losing parents early in life in a country like
sweet clover
Forages, Livestock, Other livestock

Livestock producers, beware of sweet clover toxicity

Mould can convert the naturally occurring chemical coumarin into an anticoagulant

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Improperly curing hay made from certain sweet clover varieties such as white and yellow sweet clover can cause severe and often fatal hemorrhages in livestock such as cattle, sheep and goats. “Unfortunately, proper harvesting can be difficult,” says Gerald Stokka, North Dakota State University Extension Service livestock stewardship specialist and veterinarian. “If cutting is delayed

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