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Forages, Livestock, News, Other livestock

Building a herd for the real world

By Daniel Winters October 10, 2012

An Peischel aimed high when she began breeding goats back in 1985. “My goals were to produce the highest-quality breeding stock that I could sell to producers and sleep at night, and also to hang the best carcass on the rail off of native vegetation,” the University of Tennessee extension agent said at the recent

Livestock, News, Other livestock

Herds get paid to graze

By Daniel Winters September 17, 2012

Eric Weisbeck had one big problem on the 17,000-acre community pasture he manages — brush was taking over. Brian Payne had a simple solution — 700 of his goats. “And then when he told me that I wouldn’t have to do a whole bunch of fencing, I was even more in favour of that,” said

Livestock, Opinion, Other livestock

What’s wrong with this picture?

By Laura Rance-Unger September 17, 2012

Every once in a while an idea comes along that makes so much sense, it’s crazy. A case in point is the concept of using goats to beat back the bush and other invasive species on pastures. Instead of paying for pasture land, some goatherds are being paid up to $1.50 per goat per day

Livestock, Other livestock

Coyotes no excuse for staying out of the booming sheep and goat sectors

By Daniel Winters September 17, 2012

Gord Schroeder says predation losses can’t be  totally eliminated, but good management  can keep them to a minimum

Demand for sheep and goats is sky high and growing — so why aren’t more farmers raising them? The most common reason is fear of coyotes, said Gord Schroeder, executive director of the Saskatchewan Sheep Development Board. “I’m tired of people saying that coyotes are a problem and that’s why we can’t go ahead,” said

Crops, Forages, News, Other livestock

Buyers down south “desperate” for hay

By Daniel Winters August 21, 2012

Demand for hay from drought-stricken livestock farmers south of the border may drive up the value of this year’s crop, exporters say. Landon Friesen, who along with his father Phil and brother Derek run Southman Alfalfa Producers near Crystal City, said that severe drought in the Midwest has sent U.S. customers scrambling for hay. “We’ve

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

Beef cattle, Forages, Livestock, Other livestock

Genetics make the difference

By Lorraine Stevenson August 21, 2012

Edie Creek Angus is a farm business built around a minimum-maintenance Angus cow herd thriving in a forage-based environment

If you want your cow herd to thrive on Prairie forages, don’t start with genetics from animals accustomed to having grain buckets chained to their chins. That’s the hard lesson Jonathan Bouw learned a few years back after their farm stopped buying feeders and began keeping only their own calves to finish. Bouw, his brother

Opinion, Other livestock

Letters — for 2012-08-16 00:00:00

August 21, 2012

Not impressed with sheep industry coverage In the past I have been impressed with your coverage of the sheep industry. All that changed a few weeks ago. I read the article “Heady lamb market crashes to earth” several weeks ago. I was upset, because it was scary to read how I wouldn’t “even be able

Livestock, Livestock Markets, Opinion, Other livestock

The reasons behind the lamb market collapse

By Gord Schroeder August 10, 2012

“What’s going on with the lamb prices?” This is a very common question as of late. Slaughter lamb prices were very high last year, which translates into high lamb prices in stores. This normally creates consumer resistance and consumption declines. A moderation in prices would be required once again to increase consumption. This is the

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

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Tag Archives Sheep

Building a herd for the real world

Herds get paid to graze

What’s wrong with this picture?

Coyotes no excuse for staying out of the booming sheep and goat sectors

Buyers down south “desperate” for hay

Genetics make the difference

Letters — for 2012-08-16 00:00:00

The reasons behind the lamb market collapse

Sheep and lambs prices drop; goats steady

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