Brennin Jack, branch manager of Heartland Livestock Services at Virden, Manitoba, heads to the 2026 World Livestock Auctioneering Championship.
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Virden livestock auctioneer headed to world championships
Brennin Jack, branch manager of Heartland Livestock Services, will compete for the 11th time in the World Livestock Auctioneer Championship in June
Brandon auction mart closure not a harbinger of decline for Manitoba livestock auctions
Managers and owners of Manitoba’s livestock auction marts say they’re adapting to changing times and, in some cases, seeing growing sales despite a long-dwindling cattle herd
Does Canada’s smaller cattle herd and recent auction mart closures herald general decline among Manitoba livestock auctions? Auction marts say no.
Farm funding and insurance materials need to be clear
Farmers are less likely to turn to agricultural programs meant to help them if those programs are frustrating to navigate
Canadian farmers are less likely to turn to agricultural programs meant to help them, like business risk management or on-farm funding, if those programs are frustrating to navigate.
Beef farmers warm to livestock inspection
Mandatory livestock inspection has been contentious among Manitoba's beef producers for years, although Manitoba is the only western province without such a service
Mandatory livestock inspection has been contentious among Manitoba’s beef producers for years, although Manitoba is the only western province without such a service. When Manitoba Beef Producers brought it up again this fall, they say the reception was a little more open.
Feed Grain Weekly: Prices ‘percolating sideways’
Transportation issues push up barley prices
As winter conditions descended on Alberta, prices for feed grains bumped up a little, but were otherwise "percolating sideways," stated Jim Beusekom of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge.
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