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Meat Price Surge Not Expected In Canada

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“There’s definitely a stall on here.” – PERRY MOHR Canada is unlikely to see a surge in meat prices this summer, unlike the United States, where pork and beef prices soared earlier this spring. The wholesale price of pork in the U. S. increased as much as 25 per cent in April, while beef rose
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TB Testing Blamed For Herd Health Decline

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The verdant Birdtail River Valley, just south of Riding Mountain National Park, looks every bit like a rancher’s paradise. Hillsides covered with tall, straight poplar and spruce trees shelter farmhouses and outbuildings dotting the lowlands, which are separated by neatly fenced pastures filled with lush green grass. But the ranchers who have made these hills
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Not Enough Snow In The High Country

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Alarmingly low snow levels in the Rocky Mountains will cut water supplies to Canada’s Prairies and could help trigger a river drought in the important farming region, a leading expert said May 27. The predictions by University of Saskatchewan hydrologist John Pomeroy were particularly gloomy, given that 2009-10 was a record dry winter for the
Opinion

A Special Case

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You can hardly blame cattle producers farming in the Riding Mountain TB eradication zone for being a little testy. Some of these ranchers have been mustering their cattle on demand for the required testing since the early 1980s. That’s nearly 30 years. But when Co-operator reporter DanielWinters travelled to the area in the wake of
Livestock

Lower Supplies, Steady Demand Spur Price Optimism

The decline in the level of cattle being marketed at the auction yards in Manitoba continued during the week ended June 4. Prices for the cattle remained steady to firm amid steady demand. Discounts for poor choice animals continued to be significant. “The firmness in price for the various classes of cattle continued to reflect
Livestock

Auction Markets Head Toward Summer Schedules

“This is the time of year where activity at the auction yards really begins to slow down.” The numb er of cattle making their way to the auction yards in Mani toba continued to decline during the week ended May 28. Prices for cattle held steady to strong for top-quality cattle, while discounts for poor-choice
Livestock

Premiums Narrow Further On Age-Verified Cattle

Ca t t l e auction yards in Manitoba during the week ended May 21 were not quite as busy as they have been, as the number of marketings begins its seasonal decline. Producers continuing to concentrate on spring seeding, and beginning to turn their cattle out to pasture, resulted in the lower marketings, according
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New Feed Oat For Dairy Farmers

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“A grain that is essentially equal to barley for feeding to dairy cattle.” – BRIAN ROSSNAGEL, CDC You wouldn’t normally feed oats to dairy cows because the hulls aren’t digestible and the grain is low in energy content. But say hello to CDC SO-I. This new feed oat variety combines a high fat content with
Country Crossroads

White House Garden Changing Attitudes

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“In the single year since the groundbreaking, Mrs. Obama has caused a dramatic paradigm shift.” – EDDIE GEHMAN KOHAN When the first lady broke ground for a garden on the south lawn of the White House last spring, it was front-page news in the New York Times and Washington Post. Michelle Obama planted the first
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COOL Case Finally Underway At WTO

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“I don’t think they have any legal grounds to stand on.” – John Masswohl, Cca Canada’s long-delayed trade challenge to the U. S. country-of-origin labelling rule is finally ready to roll. The World Trade Organization last week named a three-person panel to rule on whether COOL violates international trade law. Canada and Mexico have launched

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