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A Herd Of Cows Is A Group Of Individuals

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Animals are individuals. A group of animals is a commingled set of individuals. At no time do the individual animals actually become a component of a group. That is a fundamental principle that those who engage in animal husbandry come to understand. This point is very important. While care may be applied to the group
Livestock

Lower Loonie To Draw More U. S. Buyers

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– Rick Wright,Heartland Order Buying Co. “There will be more competition from the U. S. for Canadian cattle this fall.” The outlook for the Manitoba cattle industry includes reduced cattle movement, aggressive U. S. buyers, a possibility of lower feed prices, later deliveries, an increase in demand for yearling cattle, and steady cow prices. During
Hogs, Opinion, Poultry

Letters – for Jul. 8, 2010

Urban chickens a healthier option I was very interested by the article “Winnipeg group seeks backyard chicken option” (Manitoba Co-operator June 18, 2010). I am actually surprised that there are not more urban and rural people interested in raising their own chickens. There are tremendous benefits, such as much healthier eggs, free from antibiotics and
Beef cattle, Forages, Livestock

Forage Council Seeks Funding For Industry Strategy

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“We are going to need a reliable source of funding.” – WAYNE DIGBY, MFC The Manitoba Forage Council is requesting government assistance to implement an ambitious strategy for developing the province’s forage and grassland industry. The MFC is negotiating with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives for an annual grant to fund research, extension services
Livestock

Maintain Solar Panels

Its always better to plug in if you can, but for remote pastures away from the yard site, a battery-powered fencer charged via a solar panel is the only option. Remember, though, that deep-cycle batteries need to stay as close to 100 per cent charged as possible. Repeated heavy cycling – running them down below
Dairy cattle, Hogs, Livestock

Canadian Groups Knock UN Climate Change Report

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Areport by the Intern ational Panel for Sustainable Resource Management that calls for drastic cuts in animal agriculture shows little understanding of Canadian practices, Canadian farm groups say. “How the world is fed and fuelled will in large part define development in the 21st century as one that is increasingly sustainable or a dead end
Crops, Forages

“Non-Crop” Post-Emergent Weed Killer Launched

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ClearView, a selective control for annual and perennial broadleaf weeds, invasive plants and shrubs, has been cleared for use in Canada – but not in field crops. Dow AgroSciences Canada has announced registration for the new post-emergent product’s use to control weeds and shrubs on rights-of-way, industrial land, rangeland, permanent pasture and other “non-crop areas.”
Hogs, Livestock

Hogs Neglected, Barn Destroyed Near Notre Dame

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An air of mystery hangs over a small southern Manitoba community following the deaths of hundreds of pigs and a fire which later destroyed their barn. Provincial authorities are investigating a case of animal neglect in which approximately 2,200 feeder hogs were found starving in a barn near Notre Dame de Lourdes. About 400 pigs
Livestock

Weather Supports Grass Cattle Demand

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The amount of cattle going through auction yards in Manitoba during the week ended June 18 continued on a downward trend as the seasonal summer lull kicks in. Prices for the cattle marketed were steady to lower depending on the quality of the animals. While most cattle markets are starting to slow down because of
Livestock

Cattle Move As Seeding Stalls

The numb er of cattle marketed by producers in Manitoba increased slightly during the week ended June 11, as excess moisture prevented seeding operations from being completed and other necessary field work from occurring. The increase in marketings resulted in values holding steady, if not declining slightly. “The wet conditions that extended right across Western

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