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Manitoba Beef Producers general manager Carson Callum.
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Crown lands, disaster aftermath top MBP’s advocacy agenda

Manitoba Beef Producers launched its fall meeting season in late October

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Agricultural Crown lands continue to be a top priority for the Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP), says general manager Carson Callum. “This is an important file for MBP,” he said. “MBP continues to advocate in our submissions for things like the continuation of unit transfers, adjustment to the auction process, and better ways to value the
“Our focus is on sustainable protein and growing that industry, including the beef sector, and we’ve had a lot of announcements that we’ve done here recently that will help with that.” – Derek Johnson, Manitoba Agriculture Minister.
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Johnson not giving up on cattle numbers

It’s been a tough few years for the cattle sector, but the government still has hopes of bringing it back to its former glory

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Manitoba Agriculture Minister Derek Johnson hasn’t abandoned the idea of getting Manitoba’s cattle herd back to its pre-BSE size. “Of course it’s still on the table,” he said, as he sat outside a veterinary clinic in Ste. Rose du Lac, the heart of the province’s cattle country. “It’s a very vibrant industry here in Manitoba.
Dale Myhre feeds heifers housed on his leased Crown Land near Crane River, Man. Like many farmers in the area, most of Myhre’s land base is actually leased Crown Land.
Livestock, News

Crown lands to get rent relief

Weather and rent increases have been a double whammy for Crown land leaseholders

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Pasture and forage Crown land leaseholders say they sense progress after the province announced rental relief for the next three years. Leaseholders can expect rents to be halved for 2023, the province said Sept. 28. Rates will gradually ramp up over the final two years, to 77 per cent of current levels in 2024 and
All auction sites up and running
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All auction sites up and running

Strong beef demand is expected to run up against a smaller supply

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All eight of Manitoba’s cattle auction sites hosted regular sales for the first time in months during the week ended Sept. 16. Killarney Auction Mart was the last holdout in the province until it held its first sale of the fall run on Sept. 12, nearly three months after the start of the summer break.
“There’s no doubt that cash flow has been extremely tight in the industry, especially after the drought last year, there’s not a huge appetite to be buying in at current prices when everything is just so fresh.” – Tyler Fulton, Manitoba Beef Producers.
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Cattle crunch: Tug of war on herd rebuilding prospects

Better prices mean a better outlook for the cattle sector, but will that be enough for producers who feel like they’ve had enough?

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It was a tough spring, coming off a tough winter, coming off an even tougher drought year in 2021, but there is finally pay off in the sales ring for cattle producers. Tyler Fulton, president of the Manitoba Beef Producers, estimates that local calf prices are 30 to 50 cents per pound higher than at
Manitoba forage growers face a very different problem compared to the dire feed situation last summer.
Crops, Forages

The good news, bad news scenario on hay

Forage has rebounded from last year’s drought in a big way, although those putting up dry hay face hurdles

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For the first time in a long time, there’s hay in the field and lots of it. The problem has been getting to it. Tyler Fulton, president of Manitoba Beef Producers, says yields are some of the best he’s seen, but moisture has been a serious issue for putting up dry hay. “We’re struggling,” he
Local conservation officers speak during a field day hosted by the pilot project on June 21.
Livestock, News

Predation project set to bear results

Mitigation strategy pilot filling up, but a few slots remain for producers

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Ray Bittner, lead of the predation pilot project being spearheaded by the Manitoba Beef Producers, is looking at a lot of ways to keep a healthy distance between livestock and predators. There is special penning, with seven strings of electric wire and predator-resistant gates to keep problem animals out. There are game cameras, able to
A harsh winter has upped feed requirements for cattle producers who were already short.
Livestock, News

Long, cold winter has cattle producers in tight spot

The last sprint to spring will be a tight race as producers stare down tight feed supplies

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Livestock producers may be in the home stretch, but they’re far from out of the woods on feed. Tyler Fulton, president of the Manitoba Beef Producers, said a hard winter meant higher feed use than many producers expected, during a year when planning for extra feed was less than easy. “It’s tight,” he said. “It’s
Manitoba Beef Producers wants the province to expand the list of eligible costs and encourage uptake among cattle producers.
Beef cattle, News

Manitoba Beef Producers calls for producers to tap AgriRecovery

Beef producers have the AgriRecovery funds they pushed for, now it’s time to use them

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Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP) is urging farmers to use the AgriRecovery funds promised to the industry. The sector is now over 2-1/2 months past the announcement of AgriRecovery program details. Why it matters: Manitoba Beef Producers says the sector should try to use up current AgriRecovery programs, especially if they want to convince government to
Funding window to open for farm water infrastructure
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Funding window to open for farm water infrastructure

Applications for next year’s projects will be accepted from Nov. 8 to Dec. 10

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Producers who missed the chance to get the province to pitch in for on-farm water infrastructure are about to get another bite at the apple. A second intake window for water source development funding — offered through Ag Action Manitoba’s beneficial management practice (BMP) 503: Managing Livestock Access to Riparian Areas — is slated to

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