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Forages, Livestock, News, Other livestock

Alfalfa Is A Great Supplement For Beef Cows

By Kris Ringwall March 12, 2009

There was a pleasant view as I went to the auction barn the other day. The semi-trailer truck was sitting in the parking lot with a load of alfalfa hay. Under many situations, no one would really notice, but the long, drawn-out winter has many producers checking their hay inventory as frequently as the weather

News, Other livestock

There Is A Lamb In My Kitchen

By Lorna Wall March 12, 2009

Ewes have calls that are as individual as mothers calling their children by name in the playground. It is not unusual for any shepherd with a large number of sheep to have a lamb in a box to be fed. We have many different ways of ensuring a lamb has a mother and is out

News

California Farms Lose Main Water Source To Drought

By Steve Gorman March 5, 2009

California’s main source of irrigation water is expected to go dry this year for most of its growers due to drought, idling at least 60,000 workers and up to one million acres of farmland, federal officials and experts said Feb. 20. The zero allocation for most of the farmers who buy water from the federally

Livestock

Fleshy Feeder Cattle Under Pressure

March 5, 2009

At Manitoba cattle yards during the week ended Feb. 27, prices for slaughter animals were steady to higher while in the feeder market heavy animals, particularly heifers, drew lower prices. Bids for lightweight feeders held steady at most auctions and in some cases firmed. “Numbers were steady this week. We sold just under 2,600,” said

Beef cattle, Livestock

Glen Nicoll – for Mar. 5, 2009

March 5, 2009

Glen Nicoll is unable to cover livestock markets from his regular perch in the auction mart bleachers these days, but last week was able to take in the Ashern Auction Mart sale over the Internet. U. S. beef cow inventory as of the beginning of 2009 is down a million from the year earlier at

Hogs, Livestock

Saskatchewan Program Worries Manitoba Livestock Producers

By Ron Friesen March 5, 2009

“We’re not happy about this.” – andrew dickson, mpc Manitoba livestock producers say a $71 million hog and cattle support program announced last week not only gives Saskatchewan producers an unfair advantage, it could lead to trade retaliation from the United States. “There’s a very real possibility,” said Andrew Dickson, Manitoba Pork Council general manager.

Dairy cattle, Forages, Livestock

More Sugar In The Hay, More Milk From The Cow

By Ron Friesen March 5, 2009

“We would recommend they think about cutting late in the day, around 6 p. m.” – ROBERT BERTHIAUME, AAFC The person who sang “Make hay while the sun shines” had the time of day wrong. Dairy cows perform better eating alfalfa cut later in the day rather than early in the morning, researchers at Agriculture

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, News

Closing Feedyards Could Increase Beef Prices

By Bob Burgdorfer March 5, 2009

“In the long term, consumers are going to see much higher meat and poultry prices because the economic conditions are causing livestock producers to cut production.” – JIM ROBB Amer icans are eat ing more hamburgers and fewer steaks as the economy wallows in recession, and that has led to huge losses at U. S.

Beef cattle, Livestock, Opinion

I’d Laugh If I Could Stop Crying

By Paul Beingessner February 26, 2009

It is widely known that the Canadian public has a low opinion of politicians. The best evidence of this comes not from surveys or coffee shops, but from the low turnout in Canadian elections. Of course, politicians always try to spin this to suit their purposes. The winning party claims it is because people are

Livestock

ALANA VANNAHME RNI

February 26, 2009

Prices reported for feeder cattle sold in Manitoba during the week ended Feb. 20 were mixed, while the slaughter market found itself under pressure. Improved weather resulted in more cattle being offered than during the previous week, when poor weather had forced highway closures and significantly cut back sales. Slaughter cattle through the ring were

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Chicago grain prices fall amid profit-taking and dollar rebound

U.S. livestock: Cattle fall back as inventory hits 75-year low

Farm family income gains driven by off-farm earnings: StatCan

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