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Production adviser says operations geared towards low-cost, high-volume calf production are better positioned for profits in 2013 than backgrounders
Record-high finishing costs and tight calf supplies mean 2013 will be the “year of the big decision” for ranchers, says production adviser Ray Bittner. “Are you a calf producer or are you a feedlot?” the Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives official asked attendees at the recent Beef and Forage days. Operations that have dependedAn RM of Lakeview councillor complains protocols were breached after provincial officials seized a band of semi-feral horses near Langruth
The fate of a herd of horses rounded up in the RM of Lakeview remains in limbo while allegations fly they were improperly seized from their elderly owners. Richard Callander, a local municipal councillor filed an appeal Jan. 21 on behalf of the owners for the return of 10 Morgan-Appaloosa-cross stallions, mares and their offspring,It took four litres of honey, 120 days of TLC and 92 bandage changes, but this little filly is back on track
Our tragic story started on May 19, 2012 when a miniature horse named Eastside Acres Unicorn, raised by Don and Barb Glover of Boissevain had an unfortunate accident. The three-year-old filly was sent to Barb Mennie of Kemnay for some driving lessons. A few days into the training the filly had the accident which toreManitoba Farm Women’s Conference showcases how factors such as the local food movement, new entrants, and women’s changing roles are bringing a new excitement to farming
When Leona Dargis and her four sisters chose to continue to farm after their parents’ death five years ago, they knew they were breaking with convention. The girls, then ranging in age from 15 to 22, were orphaned when a small plane piloted by their father Jean and carrying their mother Joanne crashed Aug. 12,The reopening of the XL beef plant at Brooks is not the end of troubles for the Canadian beef industry
The past two months have seen considerable turmoil in Alberta’s beef sector because of the XL beef recall. Although there has been some relief with the JBS takeover there could still be a long way to go. Canada’s beef sector has been influenced by a number of factors: Grass. Western Canada’s cow-calf sector grew because
