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Manure Swapping May Help Ease Phosphorus Requirements

By Ron Friesen May 26, 2011

What can you do with too much manure from pigs? Give it to the cows. A new study currently underway is considering ways to use surplus pig manure as a soil fertilizer on Manitoba dairy farms. The study by the University of Mani toba’s Nat ional Centre for Livestock and the Environment looks at reducing

Hogs, Opinion

Cautious U.S. Hog Herd Expansion Underway

May 5, 2011

Record-high hog prices and strong demand from overseas markets are spurring U.S. hog farmers to pursue production expansion opportunities. But with global hog output expected to hit a record in 2011, producers need to be cautious about overexpansion – especially in the current environment of record-high input prices. U.S. hog farmers have been faced with

Livestock, News

Environment Threatens Human-Animal Relationship, Scientist Says

May 5, 2011

People may have to change the way they work with animals if they want the world to have a sustainable future, a recent conference at the University of Manitoba was told. The historical relationship between human beings and domesticated animals, which has lasted for ages, may now be too environmentally burdensome to cont inue, an

Livestock

U.S. Cattle Marketings Up 4.5 Per Cent

March 24, 2011

U.S. cattle feedlots sold nearly 1.8 million cattle to slaughterhouses last month, up 4.5 per cent from a year earlier pace and slightly more than expected, analysts said. The monthly U.S. Agriculture Department feedlot cattle report released Mar. 18 also showed five per cent more cattle in feedlots as of March 1, or 11.394 million

News

Celebrate Local Flavours

March 10, 2011

Celebrating Local Flavours was the theme of the evening kickoff to the 2011 Direct Farm Marketing Conference held in Portage la Prairie March 4 and 5. Twenty direct marketers of fine jellies, greenhouse-grown greens, artisanal baked goods, wines, gourmet sausages and other fine Manitoba-made foods and beverages brought their wares for the public to sample.

Livestock

Data Can Equal Dollars When Selling Cattle

By Alexis Kienlen March 3, 2011

Getting data back on your cattle can help producers make better decisions and earn premiums, says a leading cattle buyer. Feedlots are moving towards a more sophisticated method of valuating cattle and that’s creating opportunities for producers, Travis Hickey told attendees at the recent Ranching Opportunities seminar in Olds. The value for feeder cattle can

Livestock

Keep Your Information And Create Value For Your Cattle

By Alexis Kienlen March 3, 2011

The cattle industry is moving into the information age and some producers are going to be rewarded for their ability to collect, understand, and respond to data on their animals, says the senior cattle buyer at Cargill Foods. “Information is what you need to focus on,” Aaron Fehlauer told attendees at the recent Ranching Opportunities

Hogs, Livestock, Opinion

Manitoba Has The Opportunity To Lead On Animal Welfare

By Lynn Kavanagh February 24, 2011

The animal agriculture industry is fond of telling the public their animals are well cared for. It’s often said that a picture is worth a thousand words, so when the public is presented with an image of a sow confined to a metal-barred gestation crate barely larger than her body and told that this is

Beef cattle, Livestock

Grinding Beef Shortage Appears In U.S.

By Ron Friesen January 6, 2011

The cost of a Big Mac in the United States could rise in the new year because of a shortage of hamburger beef. A recent U.S. industry report said a sharp decline in the number of Canadian cattle imports could aggravate an already-short supply of grinding beef used to make hamburger patties. According to the

Hogs, Livestock

Hog, Equine Codes Of Practice Under Review

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff December 23, 2010

Canada’s hog and equine sectors will have new codes of practice for the care and handling of both species in place by 2013 following reviews of the existing codes announced in mid- December. Codes of practice set out national guidelines for the care and handling of farm animals. They promote sound management and welfare through

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Manure Swapping May Help Ease Phosphorus Requirements

Cautious U.S. Hog Herd Expansion Underway

Environment Threatens Human-Animal Relationship, Scientist Says

U.S. Cattle Marketings Up 4.5 Per Cent

Celebrate Local Flavours

Data Can Equal Dollars When Selling Cattle

Keep Your Information And Create Value For Your Cattle

Manitoba Has The Opportunity To Lead On Animal Welfare

Grinding Beef Shortage Appears In U.S.

Hog, Equine Codes Of Practice Under Review

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