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Maybe it wasn’t all those butter tarts

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 17, 2013

Feeling like you’ve packed on a few micrograms over the holidays? Perhaps the kilogram is to blame. Researchers from Newcastle University in Britain have shown the kilogram itself has put on weight. The original kilogram — known as the International Prototype Kilogram or the IPK — is the standard against which all other measurements of

Livestock, Livestock Markets, Other livestock

Interest and prices increase for heavy lambs

By Mark Elliot December 5, 2012

The Winnipeg Livestock Auction received 300 sheep and goats for the Nov. 21 sale. The buyers were keeping within a close price range, within their bidding, on the various classifications. Ontario market prices are influencing the Manitoba bidding The wool sheep dominated ewe sales, with the bidding consistent with the previous sale. The average price

Livestock, Livestock Markets, Other livestock

Prices plummet in spite of quality

By Mark Elliot November 29, 2012

There were 750 sheep and goats delivered to the Winnipeg Livestock Auction Nov. 7 sale. Bidding was lacklustre compared to earlier sales and prices were lower, despite good-quality sheep and goats on offer. There was equal representation from wool and hair sheep ewes with the average price ranging from $.39 to $.58 per pound. A

Livestock, Livestock Markets, Other livestock

Good selection of heavy and feeder lambs

By Mark Elliot November 9, 2012

There were 1,000 sheep and goats for the Winnipeg Livestock Sales auction on Oct. 17, with the auctioneer making comments on the quality of the animals throughout the sale. The audience was entertained by three alpacas that sold as well. There appeared to be no differences on the bidding for the wool and hair ewes,

News

Iowa farmland sale hits new record high at $21,900 an acre

By P.J. Huffstutter November 9, 2012

Reuters / As the Midwest struggles with the ripple effects of this year’s devastating drought, farmland prices in Iowa hit a new record high Oct. 25 when an 80.47-acre parcel sold for $21,900 an acre, the auction firm that handled the sale said Oct. 26. The parcel is located in Sioux County near Boyden, Iowa,

Livestock, Other livestock

Strong demand for feeder lambs tempered by shorter supplies

By Mark Elliot October 17, 2012

Producers delivered 500 head of sheep and goats to the Winnipeg Livestock Auction on Oct. 3 providing a good selection for buyers. The price for ewes was up over the last sale, but still lower than at the sale Sept. 5. There was no price distinction between wool and hair breeds. Younger ewes for herd

Country Crossroads

New use for old granary

By Stan Harder September 22, 2012

Grain storage on the Prairies is undergoing rapid change — no more wooden box granaries, just huge, metal silos. In consequence there are a lot of empty old-style granaries farmers are simply disposing of for firewood or burning on site and burying the nails. I converted two of them into huts — one bunkhouse and

Livestock, Livestock Markets, Other livestock

Demand and interest for sheep rises

By Mark Elliot August 21, 2012

The Winnipeg Livestock Auction was supplied with 600 sheep and goats for the August 2 sale. The buyers were ready with some serious bidding for herd increases or improvements and the meat industry. Bidding on ewes increased from the prices paid at the July sale, which differed from the Ontario price trends. The average ewe

Livestock, Livestock Markets, News, Other livestock

Sheep and lambs prices drop; goats steady

By Mark Elliot July 20, 2012

Producers delivered 600 sheep and goats for the Winnipeg Livestock Auction on July 5, 2012. The Manitoba buyers followed the trend of the Ontario sales, with lower-price bidding on the sheep and lamb prices. The bidding on the average ewes ranged from $0.575 to $0.78 per pound. There were two groups of younger ewes that

Crops, News, Oilseeds

Fiddling with soybean seed depth brings risks

By Gord Gilmour July 20, 2012

Experts say you’re supposed to plant soybeans one inch deep, give or take a quarter of an inch. But many producers are going deeper when searching for moisture in dry periods, or shallower when the soil is moist and they’re keen to get the crop off to a quick start. More and more growers —

Daily Network News

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Maybe it wasn’t all those butter tarts

Prices plummet in spite of quality

Good selection of heavy and feeder lambs

Iowa farmland sale hits new record high at $21,900 an acre

Strong demand for feeder lambs tempered by shorter supplies

New use for old granary

Sheep and lambs prices drop; goats steady

Fiddling with soybean seed depth brings risks

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