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Beef producers say better access to capital will help grow the provincial herd, a stated goal of Agriculture Minister Ralph Eichler.
Livestock, Local news

Livestock industries eye growth with provincial strategy

Livestock producers are starting to see details of the provincial government’s livestock growth strategy


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As details of the provincial livestock growth strategy begin to trickle out, the industry says it likes what it sees. The strategy was unveiled earlier this month along with the 2017-18 provincial budget but at that time there were few details forthcoming. Now producers are finding out it will include ongoing red tape reduction and
Altona farmer Danny Penner (r) Somerset farmer Gerry Demare and 
Emerson MLA Cliff Graydon.
Local news

Carbon tax effects could undermine rural support for PCs

Somerset farmer Gerry Demare proposes farmers pay the tax on inputs 
if they get the money back like they do with the GST

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Manitoba’s coming carbon tax must not hurt farmers or the governing Progressive Conservatives (PC) could face a new right-wing party next election. Local farmer and PC supporter Danny Penner delivered that blunt message to Emerson MLA Cliff Graydon here at a carbon tax meeting March 30. “I am disappointed in Brian Pallister and his government,”
Manitoba Beef Producers has already submitted its priorities for the next Growing Forward to the provincial government.
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Sector asked to weigh in on Growing Forward 2 successor

The province is looking for feedback as development of the national policy framework continues

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With just over a year to go before the successor to Growing Forward 2 takes effect, Manitoba farmers are being asked for their two cents. Canada’s next agriculture policy framework will take effect in April 2018, and the federal-provincial negotiations are getting down to the nitty-gritty now. Manitoba’s commodity groups are setting out priorities and
Livestock producers say they’re losing more animals to wolves and the requirement for evidence for compensation is hard to fulfil.
Beef cattle, Local news

Beef producers seeing more wolf kills

Wolf predation is a growing concern among producers, says association president

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A decade ago spotting a wolf was rare in this part of Manitoba’s Interlake. But the one Robert Green shot last fall wasn’t skulking through the bush around their Fisher Branch-area cow-calf operation. The animal had come right into their farmyard. It’s not the only close encounter the Greens have had with wolves lately either.
Manitoba Beef Producers releases carbon pricing policy
Beef cattle, Local news

Manitoba Beef Producers releases carbon pricing policy

The beef industry is part of the solution and must not have punitive 
profit-killing measures enacted, says MBP

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Manitoba Beef Producers is proposing a carbon pricing policy centred around recognizing its sector as part of the solution. Pastures and grassland play a key role in carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas reduction, the organization said. “We believe we have a valuable role to play in helping Manitoba achieve its goal of reducing GHGs,” said
Beef cattle, Local news

Zhoda-area couple reports 150 cattle missing

Manitoba Beef Producers spokesman says the loss is unprecedented

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Owners of a Zhoda-area cattle operation are warning other cattle producers to be on the lookout, after discovering as many as 150 head disappeared from their ranch. Juergen Schubert, owner of New Country Ranch in Zhoda, Man., was widely quoted in media reports last week saying thieves stole the cows from their herd of 800
Manitoba Beef Producers’ new program to promote habitat enhancement will benefit birds like the threatened Sprague’s pipit which is not thriving as grassland habitat it needs to thrive has disappeared.
Beef cattle, Local news

Manitoba Beef Producers working to protect species at risk

Producers teaming up with conservation group for protection of threatened habitat

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Beef producers will lead a new program in Manitoba aimed at improving the habitat — and thereby chances of survival — for grassland birds whose populations are in perilous decline. Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP) will receive $750,000 from Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Species at Risk Partnerships on Agricultural Lands (SARPAL) over three years to
Giving young producers a route into the business will help meet the goal of expanding the provincial beef herd.

Beef cattle, Livestock

Beef producers cautious about herd expansion proposal

Lack of profitability and uncertainty over where to market animals are two key challenges

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Manitoba cattle producers aren’t against a government plan to substantially increase the province’s beef herd but have a lot of questions about how to get there. Growing those numbers will require more producers, larger herds and more acres, according to Manitoba Beef Producers. Exactly where those will come from isn’t clear, especially considering the cost
U.S. trade rumblings unnerve Canada’s beef producers
Beef cattle, Hogs, News

U.S. trade rumblings unnerve Canada’s beef producers

Uncertainty rules as 
Trump eyes trade deals, 
but nobody is sure if Canada is in his line of fire

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An atmosphere of uncertainty hangs over the Canadian cattle industry as it awaits a possible trade war with the U.S. The newly minted U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly signalled his intention to either scrap or renegotiate NAFTA, which has helped make the U.S. Canada’s largest market for beef and cattle exports. A more immediate
The Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiative is well on its way to becoming a noted beef research and education centre of excellence.

Beef cattle, Forages, Livestock

Research and ranching

Brandon-based Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiatives is realizing its 
potential as education and research centre

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The Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiative is fast becoming one of the key centres for sector education and research in Western Canada. The rapid ascent could not be more perfectly timed, as the MBFI is in the midst of adding a learning centre to the Brookdale site, to complement the activities on the farm. “Our

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