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Crops, Oilseeds

Higher Prices Ration Flaxseed Demand

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High flaxseed bids are causing end-users to ration demand, slowing the reduction of Canada’s tightening supplies. Flaxseed bids as high as $15.75 per bushel, f.o.b. farm, can currently be found in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, according to the latest Prairie Ag Hotwire data. Market participants said prices were hitting $16 per bushel in some limited cases.
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U.S. Drops ADM Canada Crusher From Restricted List

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has dropped Archer Daniels Midland’s canolacrushing plant in Windsor, Ontario from its list of plants that are under import restrictions due to salmonella concerns, easing measures that sharply cut Canadian shipments of the livestock feed to its biggest export market. The FDA removed the Windsor plant from its
Dairy cattle, Livestock

Research Casts Doubt On Johne’s Eradication

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Dairy and beef producers hoping for a simple solution to curtailing the spread of Johne’s disease have been dealt a disappointing blow by a University of Manitoba research project. The agent which causes the disease cannot be killed by composting, says the study by the university’s National Centre for Livestock and the Environment (NCLE). That
Hogs, Livestock

Coccidiosis In Piglets A Threat To Growth

Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor of Western Hog Journal. His columns will run every second week in the Manitoba Co-operator. Coccidiosis in suckling piglets is a widespread problem in Canadian herds and causes scouring and reduced growth. The only effective treatment for this disease is Baycox,
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Turkey Flu Costs Manitoba Producer Big Time

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AManitoba turkey breeder faces losing up to a year’s income after an avian influenza virus was detected on his farm. The producer’s birds have been destroyed, his barn must be disinfected and it’ll be months before he can get back into production, said Bill Uruski, Manitoba Turkey Producers chairman. “For this producer, he has lost
Livestock

Utilizing Your Pharmaceutical Representative

The veterinary pharmaceutical industry has changed dramatically in the last 30 years. Like everything in the world, pharmaceut ical companies are getting bigger. Amalgamations, buyouts and takeovers have created a few very large companies, most with a vast array of products. The pharmaceutical representatives now represent a wider product line and as a result usually
Livestock, Other livestock

Prevention And Care Of Splints

The horse has three bones in the lower leg, with the cannon bone the largest and the main support. Equally important are the two small finger-sized splint bones that course down along the back of the cannon bone. The splint bones taper down gradually, ending about two-thirds of the way down the cannon bone just
Country Crossroads

Produce Can Cause Foodborne Illness

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When I teach food safety classes, I often ask my students which foods they associate with particular foodborne illnesses. They usually associate chicken or eggs with salmonella. But what about produce? Salmonella infections can cause fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. For young children, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems, the illness

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