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Manitoba beef producers say the government needs to tackle a growing predation problem from wolves and other large predators.
Beef cattle, Local news

Manitoba Beef Producers pushes for predation action

The 2018 Manitoba Beef Producers AGM saw multiple resolutions on the topic

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The Manitoba Beef Producers membership is getting fed up with a growing predation problem in parts of the province. Manitoba Beef Producers members heartily adopted all six resolutions on predation put forward this year at the AGM, Feb. 8-9 in Brandon, most aimed at prompting provincial action. Predation has been a long-standing issue between the
Beef and Forage Days runs this week from Jan. 29 to Feb. 2.
Beef cattle, Livestock

Beef and forage highlights to hit Manitoba communities

Producers have a one-stop shop for beef commodity group and 
forage news as Beef Days starts its week-long tour

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Ag Days is over, but Manitoba’s Beef Producers has its own round in the spotlight starting today. This year’s Beef and Forage Days will cover five stops from Jan. 29 to Feb. 2. The tour starts in the Interlake with Eriksdale before moving to Ste. Rose and Minitonas in the following days. Holland will host
Manitoba Beef Producers on the hunt for production specialist
Beef cattle, Livestock

Manitoba Beef Producers on the hunt for production specialist

MBP’s project co-ordinator job will soon make way for a production specialist, something general manager Brian Lemon says will help the group respond to issues and develop policy

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Manitoba Beef Producers is getting a bit closer to the ground with an upcoming hire. It’s on the hunt for a production specialist that will join the organization’s roster in the coming weeks. It’s a move the group says will give them better insight into on-the-ground issues when it comes to developing policy objectives. MBP
Manitoba’s new Crown land leasing system for grazing is getting a cautious endorsement from the province’s beef industry.

Forages, Livestock, Local news

Manitoba putting points system out to pasture

Producers will have to bid for forage and grazing Crown lands as of next fall rather than the current points-based system

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Manitobans will have to jump through different hoops to access Crown lands for haying or grazing this year. The province announced an end to the old points-based system in December, to be replaced by a tendering system similar to how cropped Crown lands were already leased. Changes will be in place for the next round
“It’s been, actually, a good year. It’s been a year dominated by, I think, some good signals from the market. Prices were better than they’ve been in recent history, so those are positives for us,” – Brian Lemon
, Manitoba Beef Producers.
Beef cattle, Local news

Bumper year for the beef industry, despite dry season

The beef industry is floating on high prices, high cattle volumes and cautious regulatory optimism going into 2018

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Manitoba beef producers have plenty of reason to look back on 2017 fondly. The beef sector enjoyed good prices and high market volumes through the fall run, while early concerns about feed quantity evaporated as the province mostly dodged the drought conditions seen in south-central Saskatchewan. “It’s been, actually, a good year,” Brian Lemon, Manitoba
Finding out who’s the father is taking on new importance for herd managers looking for better results at lower cost.
Beef cattle, Livestock

Who’s the father?

Initial data out of the Western Beef Development Centre and University of Saskatchewan shows siring rates in a pasture might vary more than you’d think

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That bull has one job — and he might not be doing it. That’s the message from a recent study out of the Western Beef Development Centre and University of Saskatchewan and the focus of the latest Beef Cattle Research Council webinar. The research team, including the BCRC’s Stacey Domolewski, used DNA testing to track
Shaelyn Beswitherick (l to r), Megan Beswitherick, Shalyssa Sawatzky and Adrienne Driedger, all of the Sidney 4-H Beef Club, gave their view on the future of beef during one of three Manitoba Beef Producers Emerging Beef Leaders Forums Nov. 3 in Austin.
Beef cattle, Local news

Beef industry speaks to the sector’s future

Manitoba Beef Producers and Manitoba 4-H Council are making the rounds through the province with three youth-focused forums

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It’s time for the next generation of beef producers to speak up. Manitoba Beef Producers, which has been engaged in its annual membership meeting circuit this fall, has handed them the microphone at a series of three emerging beef leaders’ forums, as a joint project with the Manitoba 4-H Council. Brian Lemon, MBP general manager,
Beef cattle, Local news

Manitoba Beef Producers hosting checkoff town hall

The meeting will include representatives from 
several key industry groups

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Manitoba Beef Producers is hosting a town hall Dec. 7 in MacGregor to keep producers in the loop on the national checkoff program. The meeting is one of a series being held nationally, and is slated for the Heartland Multiplex, kicking off at 4 p.m. The program includes presentations from the National Check-Off Agency, Canada
Manitoba Beef Producers general manager Brian Lemon sums up the year for members in Roblin Nov. 8 during one of 14 district meetings.
Beef cattle, Livestock

Marketed cattle jump cited as Manitoba Beef Producers ends strong on financial year

An increase in marketed cattle let the Manitoba Beef Producers buck an expected deficit 2017, according to the first financial statements

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Manitoba Beef Producers is back in black — black in, that is. A surprise swing in marketed cattle left the organization well ahead on its financials, after initially projecting a $136,100 deficit in 2017. Instead, MBP ended the year with a $214,700 surplus, according to financial documents presented during regular district meetings this fall. MBP
Incoming changes to veterinary drug rules were discussed during the recent Manitoba Beef Producers district meeting in Austin Nov. 3.
Livestock

Import changes looming for veterinary drugs

Canadian producers have used the U.S. to access cheaper veterinary drugs, 
but the list of approved drugs is about to change Nov. 13

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Livestock producers are still in the dark on incoming changes to the list of approved veterinary drugs they may source from the U.S. Health Canada is tightening regulations on own-use importation, a practice allowing producers to buy approved drugs in the United States and carry them into Canada. As of Nov. 13, that list of

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