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Anaplasmosis Strikes Again In Eastern Manitoba

By Ron Friesen October 29, 2009

“We’re trying to find the smoking gun.” – DR. JAG DHANDA, CFIA Manitoba’s second outbreak of anaplasmosis in less than a year has cattle producers wondering about the effectiveness of federal livestock disease control measures. Producers at a recent Manitoba Cattle Producers Association district meeting learned that nearly half the cattle in a southeastern Manitoba

Livestock

Extension Requested For Old Cattle Tags

By Ron Friesen October 29, 2009

“Kick me when I’m down.” – ROBERT SHWALUK Some Manitoba cattle producers want a national agency to extend a rapidly approaching deadline for eliminating bar code tags used to trace cattle back to their original herds. Producers at a Manitoba Cattle Producers Association district meeting voted to ask the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency to allow

Livestock, News, Other livestock

TB Eradication Plan Back To Square 1

By Ron Friesen October 22, 2009

TB task force is “not functional.” – RAY ARMBRUSTER, MCPA Ayear ago, Manitoba cattle producers felt they were finally getting somewhere in their decades-long fight against tuberculosis in Riding Mountain National Park. Parks Canada had signalled a willingness to eradicate some wildlife in Riding Mountain as part of a strategic plan to help control TB

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock

Hog Producers Remember Departing Premier For Bill 17

By Ron Friesen September 24, 2009

“I know my friends in the hog industry don’t agree with me.” – GARY DOER He reduced education taxes on farmland. He doubled agriculture spending during his 10 years in office. But many Manitoba farmers will remember Premier Gary Doer for one thing: Bill 17. The famous (or infamous) bill, passed exactly one year ago,

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Manitoba Holds Back On Cattle Price Insurance

By Ron Friesen September 17, 2009

“We want all producers to have equal access to programs across Canada.” – JOE BOUCHARD, MCPA The Manitoba government is in no hurry to follow Alberta’s recent lead in providing price insurance for cattle producers. The province will wait to see how the new Alberta program works out before even considering a similar one, said

Dairy cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Poultry

Planning For A Possible Pandemic

By Daniel Winters September 3, 2009

“Obviously, human health is first and the animals second, but we would do our utmost to ensure that the animals are looked after so there are no animal welfare issues.” – SHEILA MOWAT Cows won’t get the flu, but a lot of farmers might. If even half of what public health officials are saying, both

Crops, Livestock

Cattle Producers Call For Price Insurance Coverage

By Ron Friesen August 27, 2009

“This is an area where we’ve been short every time.” – MARTIN UNRAU, MCPA Canada’s free-enterprise cattle producers have taken a radical step in risk management by asking for a government-run price insurance program. The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association recently called for a national cattle price and basis insurance program to guard against drastic dips in

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Alberta Checkoff Change Could Affect CCA’s Finances

By Ron Friesen August 13, 2009

Canada’s national beef lobby group could experience a major financial setback following Alberta’s elimination of a non-refundable provincial checkoff on cattle sales. The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association is asking its provincial members for possible ideas on reducing programs because of a potential revenue shortfall stemming from the Alberta checkoff change. The Alberta government earlier this year

Livestock, Opinion

Pork industry must change

July 23, 2009

The once-booming pork industry hits the wall and their chickens have come home to roost, according to the Manitoba Co-operator July 2, 2009. Reading the column by Ron Friesen reminds me of the “Gambler” song. “You gotta’ know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em, know when to walk away and know when

Crops, Livestock

Traceability Announcement Concerns CCA

By Ron Friesen July 16, 2009

“We need a national program.” – JOE BOUCHARD, MCPA The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association is concerned about a national livestock traceability program announced last week by the federal government. CCA worries the mandatory program, to be effective by 2011, will saddle financially stressed producers with more regulations and added costs without financial benefits. Ottawa announced $20

Daily Network News

B.C. ostriches culled, CFIA confirms

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs end week on high note

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce as Chinese demand assessed, wheat drops

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