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Calves Held Back Where Possible

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Fe e d e r cattle values showed some modest strength at the Manitoba auction yards over the week ended Oct. 30. The butcher market also saw some improvement, although prices were still too poor to encourage much business. Volumes remain on the light side for this time of year, with many producers looking to
Hogs, Livestock

Hog Feed Additive Approved For Variable Dose

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Elanco Canada has gained approval for what it describes as a more flexible range of doses for its swine feed additive Paylean. Paylean was already approved for doses of five parts per million (ppm) to improve hogs’ weight gain and feed efficiency, and 10 ppm for increased carcass leanness and dressing per cent. The new
Livestock

Finished Cattle Prices Limit Buyer Interest

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Ad o w n -turn in the Canadian dollar during the week ended Oct. 23 provided some support for cattle prices in the province. However, the activity at the auction yards was largely described as steady to mixed, with poor finished cattle prices continuing to keep a lid on the market. “We saw some classes
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Blocking Biotech Feed Harms Farmers

The European Union’s farm chief urged governments to stop blocking imports of animal feed if it contains only traces of banned genetically modified organisms (GMOs), saying such policies harmed the meat sector. EU Agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel said EU countries should look at scientific evidence rather than emotions when deciding on authorizations for new
Cereals, Opinion

Barley And Hornets – for Oct. 8, 2009

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…to say that the ethanol industry has driven barley to unacceptable levels is hardly appropriate if the crop is barely meeting the cost of production. When you stir up a hornet’s nest, you get stung. It’s a simple lesson most rural youth learn at an early age, but one I was reminded of recently. A
Livestock

Canadian Feedlot Demand Supports Feeder Prices

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The onset of fall weather conditions led to an increase in activity at cattle auction yards across Manitoba during the week ended Oct. 2. With temperatures cooling down and the harvest wrapping up in many areas, there were more feeder cattle coming to market. Prices were thought to be holding steady, despite the uptick in
Livestock

Feeder Sales Slump On Outlook For Finished Cattle

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– Buddy Bergner,Ashern Livestock Mart “Guys are just selling the whole works and saying ‘That’s it, we’re quitting.’” Feeder cattle in the Manitoba auction yards continued to trade at poor levels during the week ended Sept. 25, as buyers remained reluctant given the low price projections for finished cattle. “The income doesn’t meet the expenses,”
Hogs, Livestock, News

Probiotics Useful But No Substitute For Antibiotics

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“We need to use antibiotics effectively.” – JAMES PETTIGREW The TV ad showing a person’s tummy doing a belly dance after eating yogurt may be coming to a hog barn near you. That particular yogurt contains probiotics – beneficial bacteria aimed at improving digestion and general wellbeing. Probiotics are big these days as North Americans
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Students Learn About Modern Ag Methods At MZTRA Farm

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“It’s like a circle, with things eating and pooping, and eating and pooping.” – DANNY First, they dug a shallow hole with a spade. Then, they picked around in the clumps of dirt for earthworms. All told, they found a couple of dozen slimy little wrigglers. For the Grade 10 students from Brandon’s Crocus Plains
Cereals, News

Low Vomitoxin In Canadian Wheat

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Canada’s wheat crop has only low levels of the toxin that has caused Brazil to impose strict testing on United States wheat shipments, the Canadian Wheat Board said Sept. 19. Brazil sanitary officials said Sept. 18 they will test incoming U. S. wheat shipments for traces of vomitoxin, a toxin that can sicken humans and

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