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Glen Nicoll’s Manitoba Roundup – for May. 21, 2009

Glen Nicoll Where w e had been once surrounded by cows that were discounted in price because of an oversupply, the lack of demand had turned into $400 bred cows. That picture went fuzzy late last month when XL Foods shut down its Moose Jaw plant because of what it termed a shortage of cattle,
Livestock

Prices Slump For Heavy Cattle

Prices at Manitoba’s cattle auction marts during the week ended May 8 were steady to mixed. Strong local demand continues to boost grass weight prices, while prices for heavyweight cattle slumped. “Cattle over the 750-lb. mark, especially the 900-to 1,000-lb. animals, have really backed up over the last week,” said Rick Wright, a livestock order
Livestock

Train Foals Early, Urges Expert

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When is the best time to start training a horse? One hour after birth isn’t too early, according to Robert Miller, a retired veterinarian and world-renowned horse behaviourist from Thousand Oaks, California. “By two weeks of age, my horses are trained with everything they need to know for the rest of their lives,” said Miller,
Hogs, Livestock

Practical Control Of Sow Feed Costs

Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor of Western Hog Journal. His columns will run every second week in the Manitoba Co-operator. Many aspects of gilt and sow management affect feed use efficiency and getting these right can help to control sow feed costs, says Andrew Jackson, with
Livestock

Volumes Seen Declining Soon Ahead Of Seeding

Ca t t l e prices at the auction marts in Manitoba generally held steady or showed some small improvement during the week ended May 1, with some fairly decent numbers of cattle also continuing to make their way through the doors. “A lot of the price firmness being seen in cattle reflects the fact
Livestock

Weekly Manitoba Livestock Report

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Winnipeg Values for cattle sold at the various auction marts in Manitoba continued to hold strong levels during the week ended April 17 as demand from all outlets remained fairly aggressive. Prices for cows also held their own during the reporting period. Marketings of cattle, overall, remained at a pretty healthy pace. “Values for feeder
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Glen Nicoll’s Manitoba Roundup – for Apr. 23, 2009

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Although persistent dry conditions in the southwest corner of the province had cut back hay supplies last summer, that doesn’t seem to be the reason for an extraordinary flow of cows to the auction rings, says Heartland Virden manager Jim McArthur. He said the area’s cow herd reduction in the last year was larger than
Livestock

Higher Prices For Grass Cattle Don’t Stem Demand

The movement of cattle to the various auction marts in Manitoba has continued at a good pace, although the Good Friday holiday April 10 was expected to result in some producers holding animals back until after the Easter break. Values for cattle sold across the province continued to hold firm and in most cases improved
Crops, Forages

Bright Future For Forage Growers, Says Wishart

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“There’s huge opportunities there. We’re great at sequestering carbon. In six inches of topsoil, how many tons of fibre are in an acre? About 150 tons. That is 10 times the amount of C02 in the atmosphere above that acre.” – WISHART The field of opportunities for Manitoba’s forage producers is growing. Far from just

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