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Participants In Cattle-Handling Workshop Learn Less Is More

By Lorraine Stevenson October 6, 2011

Andrew Dueck wasn t quite sure what he d get out of a cattle-handling workshop, but the Beausejour teen learned less shouting, chasing, and running translates into more effective herd management. It used to be we were chasing calves, which was just impossible, said the 16-year-old. Now I ve gone out there and just slowly

Cereals, Crops, Forages, Oilseeds

Harvest Smoothly Heads Into The Home Stretch

October 6, 2011

crop report Southwest Region Little to no rainfall in the southwest region brought harvest to 95 per cent complete; only a few fields of late-seeded canola and cereal crops remain. Most canola that remains unharvested has high green seed counts due to the frost. Producers are waiting for a rain to help reduce green seed

Cereals, News

Candidates Debate Food Issues

By Shannon VanRaes September 22, 2011

Candidates in Manitoba s provincial election risked eating their words earlier this month, at a debate on food-related election issues in downtown Winnipeg. Troy Osiname, Liberal candidate for Seine River, Gord Mackintosh, NDP candidate for St. Johns and Kelvin Goertzen, Progressive Conservative candidate for Steinbach fielded questions from Food Matters Manitoba and members of the

Livestock

Larger Runs Of Calves Not Expected Till October

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 22, 2011

Ma n i – toba cattle auction yards generally reported a continuation of strong demand for yearlings and calves during the week ended Sept. 16, although the butcher animals came under a little pressure. There is aggressive trade on the yearlings, said Robin Hill of Heartland Livestock Services at Virden. New-crop calves were also starting

Cereals, Crops, Forages, Oilseeds

Crop Report – for Sep. 22, 2011

By Manitoba Agriculture September 22, 2011

SOUTHWEST REGION Most of the Southwest Region received 10 to 30 mm of rain over the past week. Several areas reported frost Wednesday and Thursday evenings 0 with temperatures dropping to -4 C in some areas. Harvest over the past week slowed as producers are waiting for the late-seeded crops to dry down. Rainfall and

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Crop Report – for Sep. 15, 2011

By Manitoba Agriculture September 15, 2011

SOUTHWEST REGION There was little to no rainfall over the past week, which allowed producers to make good harvest progress. Cereal crops are 60 per cent complete with harvest south of Highway 2 more advanced compared to north of the highway. Yields to date are average to below average with average quality. Several producers are

Country Crossroads

Little Schoolhouses On The Prairie

By Shannon VanRaes September 15, 2011

Walking into the Brant- Argyle School is like stepping back in time save for the guy in shorts installing wireless Internet and the tidy computer stations aligned in rows. You ve got this wonderful blend of old-school traditional and cutting-edge technology at the same time, said Rolly Gillies, one of four teachers at the two-storey

Livestock, Other livestock

Counting Sheep In Manitoba A Murky Business

By Shannon VanRaes September 8, 2011

It’s nothing to be sheepish about, Manitoba’s flock has been increasing over the last year. “It’s not as much as we’d like to see, but for sure our flocks are expanding,” said Lucien Lesage, chairman of the Manitoba Sheep Association. According to Statistics Canada, Manitoba’s sheep inventory increased by 7.7 per cent between July 2010

Beef cattle, Country Crossroads

Recipe Swap – for Sep. 8, 2011

By Lorraine Stevenson September 8, 2011

Sendyourrecipesorreciperequeststo: ManitobaCo-operatorRecipe Swap Box 1794, Carman, Man. R0G 0J0 or email [email protected] Building on last year’s success, organizers have another Open Farm Day planned this September 18, with more and greater diversity of farms to visit this year. Thousands of people poured through open farm gates on a beautiful September afternoon last year; attendance surpassed

Livestock

Dry Weather Drives Supply, Demand Remains Up

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 1, 2011

Activity is slowly starting to pick up at cattle auction yards around Manitoba, with good demand and solid prices reported for the animals moving during the week ended Aug. 26. Pastures are on the dry side in many areas of the province, bringing some yearlings to market a little earlier than normal. Top-end bids were

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end lower

ICE Weekly: Trade progress, new data threaten to break canola’s price range

CBOT Weekly: Trade awaits USDA S/D report

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