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Good Records Equal Good Management, Says Expert

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In all his years as a farm extension adviser, a remarkable set of records on a 300-cow herd one rancher meticulously maintained in a ringed binder stands out as a highlight for Grant Palmer. “He said, ‘These are my calving records,’” said Palmer, in a presentation at the recent Manitoba Grazing School. “We started flipping
Beef cattle, Livestock

Goal Shifts Away From Hooks, Slaughter Capacity

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AWinnipeg beef-processing plant being retrofitted to supply premium-paying markets at home and abroad reflects the new reality for beef processing in Canada, the executive director of the Manitoba Cattle Enhancement Council says. Canada’s shrinking beef herd means that simply expanding slaughter capacity is no longer the priority it once was, Kate Butler told a producer
Beef cattle, Forages, Livestock

What Eats Grass And Is Worth $2.25/Lb. On The Rail?

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Jim Lintott’s biggest problem selling grass-fed beef at the St. Norbert Farmers Market last summer was not having enough to sell to all the people clamouring to buy it. “We have more market than we actually have supply,” said Lintott, president of the Manitoba Grass-Fed Beef Association speaking on the sidelines of the recent Manitoba
Cereals, Crops, Opinion

Freedom Cry No Excuse For Dishonest Deliveries

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Alot can be learned while waiting in line at the elevator. One day I observed elevator employees climbing up on the top of a large semitrailer to probe a load of wheat for samples. For most small elevators, this would be considered unusual since the typical load is sampled as it is dumped into the
Livestock

Less Predictability Seen In Christmas Clearance Sales

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There were still some good numbers of cattle moving through the auction yards in Manitoba, as producers try to clean up marketings ahead of the holiday season shutdown. Values for the cattle marketed held generally steady but did manage to strengthen a bit at some locations. “As we move towards the Christmas and New Year’s
Dairy cattle, News

“Greed” Drives Quota Cost, Says Delegate

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What do Amish bishops and Canada’s supply management officials have in common? According to Ian Cumming, an Ontario dairy farmer who moved to the U.S. to escape the restrictions of quota, both provide insulation from an uncertain world, but at the cost of suffocating growth and initiative. “Our bishops at Dairy Farmers of Canada, like
Crops, Forages, Livestock

Keeping Wires Hot Amid Ice, Snow

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Keeping the cows fed all winter can be a real chore. First, you have to remember to keep the tractor plugged in so it will start when it’s needed. If it’s an old junker, you might want to keep a can of ether handy, too, for a good snort up the intake when it’s really
Beef cattle, Livestock

Sales Expected To Turn Down Towards Christmas

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Ca t t l e cont inued to be sold at a steady pace at Manitoba auction marts during the week ending November 26, despite a snowstorm that dropped in the neighbourhood of 15 centimetres in many parts of the province. Robin Hill, manager of Heartland Livestock Services in Virden, said volume was close to
Crops, Oilseeds

Monsanto Committed To Canola

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Derek Penner was an infant when canola, a healthier derivative of rapeseed, was first developed in 1974 at the University of Manitoba in collaboration with Agriculture Canada. Last week, the youthful president of Monsanto Canada helped open Monsanto’s new $12-million canola-breeding centre at the U of M’s Smartpark. “It embodies Monsanto’s very best in research

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