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Label change opens door to relaunch of Zilmax

By P.J. Huffstutter November 17, 2014

The weight gain product was pulled from the market in 2013 over concerns it caused lameness in cattle

Merck & Co. is taking steps to resume sales of its controversial cattle feed additive Zilmax by changing the way the drug is administered, hoping to recapture some market share in the beef industry, where the U.S. herd has the fewest animals in more than 60 years. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved

Beef cattle, Livestock

VIDEO: High density grazing for cattle at Circle H

Cow-calf operation west of Brandon puts cattle at the right place at the right time

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 12, 2014

Along with his family, Brian Harper runs a cow-calf and breeding stock operation at Circle H farms, just west of Brandon, Man. Earlier this year, Harper started a high density grazing program for his cattle using temporary fences and wires within an eight-acre paddock. An automatic gate opening system set to open at specific times of the

Livestock

Livestock producers need not fear price insurance

The program co-ordinator says misconceptions could be preventing people from applying

By Meghan Mast November 12, 2014

The co-ordinator of the new Western Livestock Price Insurance Program says some producers are having trouble understanding the ins and outs of the program. Jason Dobbin, livestock price insurance co-ordinator from the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation, attempted to clear up some of the confusion in a StockTalk webinar Oct. 21. The bottom line is, producers

contestants in the Miss Milk Cow beauty contest

Dairy cattle, Did you know?, Livestock

Massage and mooo-d music soothe Vietnam beef cake beauty contestants

By Nguyen Huy Kham October 30, 2014

This year’s winner of the Moc Chau beauty contest has an American father while her mother is of Dutch and Cuban heritage. She’s also pregnant, which is fine with the judges since contestant 1386 is a four-year-old cow. The Miss Milk Cow contest has been an October fixture since 2004 in the popular backpacker destination

Crops, Livestock, Local news

Questions on Manitoba food regulations? There’s a website for that

Small Farms Manitoba invites farmers to submit questions they might be hesitant to ask government regulators

By Meghan Mast October 29, 2014

Manitoba producers now have a safe space to ask questions they might be hesitant to put to government regulators. The online forum, hosted by Small Farms Manitoba, allows farmers to submit queries, via email, that will be investigated by the team of researchers and then posted anonymously on the “Frequently Asked Questions” page. Kalynn Spain,

Beef cattle, Forages, Livestock, Local news

Cattle producers have forage concerns after wet season

High nitrate levels in frost-stressed crops can be fatal for cattle

By Meghan Mast October 16, 2014

Cattle producers should test their feed this year because wet weather has compromised the nutritional value in late-seeded cereal crops, and cold weather could make them potentially dangerous, a provincial forage specialist says. “We’re quite concerned about nitrates this year after the stress that the plants have been under all summer and then with the recent

Forages, Livestock

Energy-dense forage crops for the future

Energy-dense forage could present a viable alternative to feedlots in some instances

By Shannon VanRaes October 7, 2014

It’s time for producers to take an annual look at a perennial issue. “What we need to do is get away from our conventional thinking,” said Clayton Robins during a special seminar presented by the University of Manitoba’s department of animal science. The beef producer and former Agriculture Canada research assistant believes annual forage mixes

Forages and grasslands are not just about cattle and hay, they also provide a major environmental benefit for all Canadians.  top and above photo: Canadian Forage and Grassland Association

Forages, Livestock

The fight for the future of forages

There has been a dramatic drop in forage research, but it’s not just because producers could make more money growing canola

By Madeleine Baerg September 29, 2014

What’s Canada largest crop? The usual answer is “wheat,” which in 2012 was seeded on about 20 million acres. But that year, cultivated forages made up 33 million acres, and more than 36 million acres were in native or unimproved pastures and rangeland. Yet farmers who manage grasslands and forage fields say their industry is

Cattle on pasture in Argentina. Photo: Laureano Gherardi

Beef cattle, Forages, Livestock, Opinion

Sometimes cattle don’t displace trees — the trees displace cattle

New non-cattle-ranching owners of U.S. rangeland are one reason for brush encroachment

By Arizona State University September 2, 2014

Half of the Earth’s land mass is made up of rangelands, which include grasslands and savannas, yet they are being transformed at an alarming rate. Woody plants, such as trees and shrubs, are moving in and taking over, leading to a loss of critical habitat and causing a drastic change in the ability of ecosystems

Livestock, Poultry

VIDEO: The FarmQuest Project: Diakaridia Fomba

Breeding and raising poultry in the hamlet of Dien Fomba

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff August 26, 2014

Diakaridia Fomba lives in the Malian hamlet of Dien Fomba. He left home on his 20s for the city but now he’s come home to stay. While relatively successful at various jobs, he eventually realized his future was back on home developing his farming skills. “I’m a born farmer,” says Fomba. “Thankfully, it allows me to help

Daily Network News

Huge crops in South America says analyst

U.S. livestock: ‘Cattle on feed’ report supports prices

U.S. grains: Wheat trades near contract lows under ample global supply

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