Call For Brand Inspection Shot Down

The Manitoba Cattle Producers Association has voted to stop pushing for province-wide, mandatory brand inspection. In a hotly debated resolut ion at the group’s recent annual general meet ing, voices calling for Manitoba to join Alberta and Saskatchewan in maintaining brand inspectors were outnumbered by those who argued that such a system was too costly,

MCPA Becomes Manitoba Beef Producers

The Manitoba Cattle Producers Association is undergoing a makeover to improve its image. At the annual general meeting last week, it unveiled a new logo, a rebranding campaign, and a name change. Henceforth, the organization will be known as the Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP). The old logo, which was a lariat spelling out the letters


To Catch A Wolf, Think Like One

To catch a wolf, you first have to learn how to think like one. A round of “Think Like a Wolf” seminars in three northern towns was held earlier this month to help ranchers learn how to protect their herds from predators, said Barry Verbiwski, head of Manitoba Conservation’s fur-bearer and problem wildlife management unit.

Predator Control A Year-Round Affair

Manitoba Conservation’s decision to allow year-round coyote and wolf hunting and trapping is aimed at alleviating the pressure on livestock producers, according to Barry Verbiwski, who heads the province’s fur-bearer and problem wildlife unit. “In many instances, wolves and coyotes were coming off of Crown land and coming on to private land to maraud and


Ottawa Cited For Delay In Cattle Flooding Program

Manitoba has done its part to develop an emergency aid program for flooded cattle producers and it’s now up to Ottawa to deliver the goods, says Agriculture Minister Stan Struthers. The NDP government approved its share of the assistance package weeks ago and it’s not responsible for a federal delay in announcing it, Struthers said

Rising Waters Too Expensive To Fight

Flooded ranchers and landowners around the three Shoal Lakes in the Interlake were told last week it is cheaper for governments to buy them out than come to their rescue with drainage. Area residents who packed into the community hall here had their worst fears confirmed as they learned the conclusions of a study commissioned


Late Harvest Delays Cattle Aid

Urgently awaited aid for Manitoba’s flood-ravaged cattle producers could still be weeks away because of a holdup in calculating feed losses. A cool, wet fall has delayed the harvest and federal officials don’t know yet what hay and forage yields in flooded areas will be. As a result, they can’t say what kind of financial

Cattle Producers Still Waiting For Flood Aid – for Sep. 16, 2010

As the annual fall run nears, Manitoba cattle producers are still waiting to hear about a government aid program for their flood-stricken industry. An expected announcement at the end of August failed to materialize and every passing day makes the situation more critical, cattle producers say. “Our latest sense is that they are still working


MCPA Optimistic Aid Program Coming For Manitoba Cattle – for Aug. 26, 2010

Manitoba Cattle Producers Association (MCPA) president Major Jay Fox is optimistic an aid program will be announced by month’s end for cattle farmers struggling in the wake of excess moisture. Fox met with Manitoba Agriculture Minister Stan Struthers Aug. 17. Following the meeting, Struthers said in a news release “the province will continue to monitor

4-H Reports – for Aug. 26, 2010

TheCo-operatorwill publish 4-H reports once a month. Reports can be submitted by the third week of the month by email to [email protected], by regular mail to 4-H Reports, c/oManitoba Co-operator,1666 Dublin Ave., Winnipeg, Man. R3H 0H1 or by fax to 204-954-1422. PRAIRIE SHEPHERDS Last September, for the first time, the Prairie Shepherds club participated at