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Manitoba Beef Producers wants to make in-field baled hay eligible for MASC’s Wildlife Damage Compensation Program.
Beef cattle, Livestock

Beef producers seek insurance coverage update

Farmers say insurance should keep pace with the increased wildlife risk of extended grazing

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Manitoba’s beef producers are calling for better insurance for extended grazing. Wildlife feed loss sparked a string of resolutions during the Manitoba Beef Producers annual general meeting, held in Brandon February 7. Producers from multiple districts argued that insurance should cover feed that is left in the field if it is part of an extended
Fred Tait argues for MBP to take action towards written permission for hunters during the Manitoba Beef Producers annual general meeting Feb. 7 in Brandon.
Livestock, Local news

Hunting permission slips pitched

Producers say they’re sick of dealing with trespassers during hunting season and hope written permission rules might help them cope

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Hunters would need written permission before their next trip onto private agricultural land, if the Manitoba Beef Producers gets its way. MBP will be lobbying to extend signed landowner access rules for hunters and require written permission from landowners. The province currently requires hunters to get permission before hunting or retrieving game animals, regardless of
Some producers are worried of the financial impact to their operations once the province releases their new Crown lands regulations.
Livestock, Local news

Ranchers call for certainty on unit transfers

Northern ranchers are worried that Crown land unit transfers might disappear ‘with a stroke of the pen’

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Northern beef producers say they stand to take a big hit on farm value, should unit transfers not be on the table when the province releases their Crown lands regulations. The province froze both new Crown land leases and unit transfer applications in the wake of changes to the Crown Lands Act, pending a review.
Livestock and forage producers are once again beneficiaries of provincial funding priorities.
Local news, News

Ag Action Manitoba adds to fundable farm projects

Farmers have until Feb. 22 to apply for 2019-20 beneficial management practice funding

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Livestock producers and forage growers will feature heavily in the next round of farm funding under Ag Action Manitoba. The province has added five beneficial management practices (BMPs) for assurance funding in 2019-20, most of which relate to perennial crops or livestock, on top of 10 management practices already on the books. Why it matters:
Manitoba Beef Producers celebrating 40th year
Local news

Manitoba Beef Producers celebrating 40th year

Annual meeting aims to celebrate the past and anticipate the future

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The Manitoba Beef Producers are set to celebrate their 40th year. MBP’s 40th annual meeting is slated for February 7 and 8 at the Victoria Inn in Brandon, with the them ‘Proud past, promising future.’ “MBP’s AGM is a time for delegates to glean knowledge about topics and trends affecting the beef industry, to debate
Crown lands can make up a significant proportion of some operations’ land bases, which means clarity is needed quickly 
within the regulations.
Local news

Playing the waiting game on Crown lands

Anyone hoping to put their bid in for Agricultural Crown Lands access was out of luck this fall as everything has been put on hold

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Producers are still in limbo if they are looking to transfer their right to Agricultural Crown Lands. The province’s freeze on new lease applications and unit transfers is still in effect, following the end of the points system and the adoption of tenders or open auctions last year. The province has said that applications received
Livestock producers are midway through their winter feeding season after months of concern over their forage and feed supplies.
Livestock, Local news

Livestock producers give overall mild winter a warm welcome

There’s still plenty of winter left though, so the sector remains on alert on feed supplies

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Manitoba may have hit a cold snap, but provincial livestock specialists say the otherwise mild winter has been a boon for feed supplies so far. Feed was a major concern for the livestock industry this fall. Forage yields were down across much of the province, including parts of the Interlake, central and southwestern Manitoba that
Export Development Canada expects the pork industry to win an additional $639 million over what is already a $1-billion-a-year Japanese market under the CPTPP trade deal.
Livestock, News

Tallying up the CPTPP trade deal

Manitoba agriculture stands to benefit

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Manitoba’s ag sector is getting ready for a new trade reality now that CPTPP has loosened trade bounds between Canada and Pacific Rim countries. The 11-nation trade deal, which was almost derailed in 2017 with the sudden withdrawal by the U.S., officially came into force Dec. 30, 2018, with Canada as one of the first
On-farm inspections are the first hurdle for beef producers hoping to sell into the European Union.
Beef cattle, Livestock

Stand and be counted: beef industry seeking vets for EU compliance inspections

The Manitoba Beef Producers is teaming up with the Manitoba Veterinary Medical Association to streamline the hunt for an on-farm inspector

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Technically beef producers have been able to sell their product into the EU since 2017 when the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) came into effect. But in practice a number of regulatory issues have stalled any progress including Europe’s insistence on hormone-free beef and the use of carcass wash not approved in the

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