Urban students flock to MooMania and EweMania at Manitoba AG EX 2025 to get a taste of cattle and sheep production and where their food comes from
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Hands-on with agriculture draws students to AG EX
Urban students flock to MooMania and EweMania at Manitoba AG EX 2025 to get a taste of cattle and sheep production and where their food comes from
Manitoba AG EX 2025 to feature expanded sheep events
This year’s Manitoba AG EX returns to Brandon’s Keystone Centre Oct. 9-Nov. 1
This year’s Manitoba AG EX returns to Brandon’s Keystone Centre Oct. 9-Nov. 1. Here are the highlights expected from the cattle and sheep show rings in 2025.
Sheep industry changing playbook on traceability and animal health
Changes in disease tracking technology and veterinary drug availability are front of mind for Canada’s sheep farmers
Changes in disease tracking technology and veterinary drug availability are front of mind for Canada’s sheep farmers.
Smart deworming for sheep starts with individual fecal egg counts
Fecal egg count tests are one step Canadian sheep farmers can do to manage growing dewormer resistance and manage parasites
Fecal egg count tests are one step to managing dewormer resistance and managing sheep parasites on Canadian sheep farms to maintain flock health.
Artificial intelligence powers sheep pregnancy and parasite detection tool
New sonic AI technology could offer sheep producers an alternative to ultrasound that they could use themselves to check for pregnancy or detect parasites
New sonic technology with artificial intelligence could give Canada’s sheep farmers an ultrasound alternative that they could use themselves to check ewes for pregnancy or detect dangerous parasites in their livestock.
Manitoba sheep market seeing record highs
Industry observers hope new optimism will encourage more entrants into the business
Sheep prices continue to rise in Manitoba, boosted by cultural and religious observances like Easter and Eid in the spring.
Less is more for lamb litter size
Sheep producers may pay for larger litter sizes in increased mortality rates and lower finishing weights
Sheep producers may pay for larger litter sizes in increased mortality rates and lower finishing weights, researcher warns.
Industry asked for input on sheep code updates
Survey to give feedback on future sheep code priorities closes July 25
Sheep industry sets priorities as National Farm Animal Care Council code of practice update gets underway.
New Zealand dairy, meat farmers disappointed in EU trade deal
New Zealand dairy, sheep and beef farmers say they are disappointed by the recently signed New Zealand-European Union free trade agreement, claiming it provides little new access to the profitable market for meat and dairy. The agreement, which has been in negotiation since mid-2018, will remove tariffs on a wide range of products and be
StatsCan sees higher cattle, hog inventories at July 1
Full impacts of West's drought not yet counted
Nationwide head counts of livestock from the “early stages” of Western Canada’s ongoing drought won’t yet show the weather’s full impact, but showed slightly larger herds heading into this summer compared to last year. Statistics Canada on Monday reported the first year-over-year increase in the size of the country’s cattle herd as of July 1
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