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Agriculture ministers meet to end “chicken and egg war”

Our History: July 1971

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff July 23, 2015

In July 1971 you could save on long distance by calling between midnight and 6 a.m. — a three-minute call was $1 or less ($6.12 in 2015 dollars). That made it cheaper to communicate by telegram, and we reported that the Manitoba Egg and Poultry Association had sent a telegram to Ottawa requesting resumption of

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Ranchers flock to ‘no-bull’ bull sale

Douglas Bull Test Station’s annual all-breed bull sale passes 50-year milestone

By Daniel Winters April 18, 2014

Where do you go when you want a bull, but no B.S.? For 50 years now, ranchers have been boosting their operations’ bullpower at the annual spring sale hosted by the Manitoba Bull Test Station at Douglas, Man. Owned and operated by the Manitoba Beef Cattle Performance Association Inc., it is one of the largest

Livestock

Ritz touts genetics on trade mission to former Soviet Union states

By Daniel Winters June 5, 2013

Manitoba breeding stock, both cattle and hogs, are heading to Russia and Kazakhstan. In Russia, Genesus has secured an $8-million contract for 6,500 breeding swine, and in Kazakhstan, Xports International has sold Canadian purebred cattle valued at almost $3 million. Jim Long, president of Genesus, said that deal was inked with a company in the

Beef cattle, Livestock

Looking after the other half of your genetic pool

By Roy Lewis March 7, 2013

Since bulls are half the genetic value of your herd, they are definitely worth looking after. There are various steps and management procedures which will give your bulls more longevity and make them more productive. If you can get more years and/or more cows bred from these top genetic bulls it will benefit you greatly,

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Manitoba Livestock Expo brings in nearly 600 head of show cattle

By Daniel Winters November 15, 2012

Best turnout in recent memory indicates optimism returning to province’s cattle sector after a dismal decade

If the record number of entries at the Manitoba Livestock Expo is any indication, the province’s beef sector is well on its way to recovery after a dismal decade. Event co-chairs Albert Rimke and Ron Kristjansson said about 570 head of purebred and commercial cattle were brought in to compete in over a dozen show

Livestock, News

Grant Moffat Herd Builder Award recipients

January 27, 2012

Kayla Zamrykut, a 20-year-old producer from Rorketon, Braden Calvert, a 16-year-old producer from Carberry, and Raina Syrnyk, a 16-year-old producer from Ethelbert were the 2011 recipients of the Grant Moffat Herd Builder Award. Grant Moffat, Holmsyde Charolais, Forrest, went missing in August, 2006. Funds generously donated by cattlemen, friends and relatives across the country were

Beef cattle, Livestock

Manitoba Live Cattle Exported To Kazakhstan

By Daniel Winters January 13, 2011

Cattle are returning to the wide-open steppes of the former Soviet Union, and some of them are coming from the wide-open Canadian prairie. Ron Batho and Albert Rimke, purebred breeders from Oak Lake, recently sold 20 bred Hereford yearling heifers that were part of a recent shipment that were mustered from local ranches, packed into

Livestock, Other livestock

Do Some Research Before Buying A Breeding Ram – for Aug. 12, 2010

By Lorna Wall August 12, 2010

The ram you purchase, be it a purebred or crossbred, registered or not, is going to be the basis of half your lamb crop. The ewes in your flock provide half the genetic information for each lamb but the ram provides half the genetic information for your entire lamb crop. Each year as the weather

Livestock, News

Hog Genetic Companies Form Alliance

August 27, 2009

Genetiporc and Designed Genetics Inc. (DGI) have formed a new strategic alliance aimed at marketing their respective programs in Canadian, U. S., and International markets. The relationship provides both organizations with improved market access while remaining independently owned and directed, the companies say in a joint news release. Genetiporc, based in Quebec, believes this strategic

Country Crossroads

Our Top Dogs

By Joanne Rawluk May 28, 2009

He appeared one evening at the gate to our farmyard. An incredibly skinny, rough-coated black dog, wagging his tail and begging for a home. We did not need another dog. We already owned five, and all had arrived the same way. But he was hungry, and how does one ignore that? He was soon fed,

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle rebound on technical buying

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as rapid harvest overshadows China trade hopes

Good weather pushes Alberta harvest along

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