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Shoal Lake Groomer Caters To Man’s Best Friend

By Darrell Nesbitt March 25, 2010

Dog ownership should not be a chore, but an experience that enriches your life and that of your dog. Meeting the basic needs to ensure health and happiness of your four-legged companion will keep the tail wagging. Basic needs fall under the categories of proper nutrition, shelter, nurturing and physical maintenance of which grooming plays

News, Other livestock

Rains Bring Disease To South Africa

March 25, 2010

Livestock producers in South Africa are being warned to take precautions after an outbreak of Rift Valley Fever in the provinces of Free State and Northern Cape. According to a report from “Farm Radio Weekly,” the outbreak is being blamed on recent heavy rains in the area. Rift Valley Fever is transmitted by mosquitoes. It

Dairy cattle, Livestock

New Software Puts Cow Data Close At Hand

By Ron Friesen March 25, 2010

“You amalgamate everything into one small handheld computer.” – ROGER HEEG You could say that whenever Roger Heeg walks through his dairy barn, he has the situation well in hand. Heeg uses a specially developed software program on a hand-held Smartphone – a BlackBerry, in this case – to keep tabs on his dairy cows.

Livestock, News, Other livestock

Riding Mountain Wildlife Cull Will Resume

By Ron Friesen March 18, 2010

An on-again, off-again wildlife cull in Riding Mountain National Park to control tuberculosis in the herd is back on. Parks Canada will kill 30 bull elk and 50 whitetail deer in a TB core area hot spot at the western end of the park in early April, park officials said last week. The wildlife cull

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Cattle Set 16-Month High On Strong Technicals

By Jerry Bieszk March 18, 2010

Cattle futures at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange set a new 16-month high March 9 in the active April contract on a mix of technical and fundamental factors. Cash beef prices are the highest in nearly 10 months due to less production and improving demand. Investors also are buying cattle futures amid concerns rain and melting

Beef cattle, Livestock

Canada Says BSE Cow Kept Out Of Food Supply

March 18, 2010

The Alberta beef cow that is Canada’s most recent case of mad cow disease was found dead on a farm and was destroyed without entering food or animal feed supplies, a spokesman with the Canadian government said March 11. Canada Beef Export Federation president Ted Haney, who first confirmed the case in an interview with

Beef cattle, Livestock

Restricted-Feed Intake In Heifers Makes Better Cows

By Daniel Winters March 18, 2010

“When you develop a heifer on a restricted-gain program, you change the metabolic efficiency of that heifer and the way it utilizes feed and stores energy reserves.” – JOHN POPP Just as too many cooks can spoil the broth, it seems too much feed makes for less efficient heifers. Using a similar strategy to that

Livestock, Other livestock

Pick A Vet’s Brain On The Government’s Tab

By Daniel Winters March 18, 2010

“You can ask as many questions as you want regarding the animal’s and flock health, what you want to do, what you want to treat, what things you want to see – all those things that normally cost a lot.” – MAMOON RASHID Ever look around your farm and wish you could walk a vet

Country Crossroads

A Welcome Visitor

By Donna Gamache March 18, 2010

A speckled Boreal owl flew to my yard today, landed in an apple tree, looked like he’d come to stay. I watched him through my window; he settled down to nap. Though I was pleased to welcome him, blue jays were in a flap!

Livestock, News, Other livestock

Wildlife Group Opposes Riding Mountain Elk Cull

By Ron Friesen March 11, 2010

“They’re going in there and taking out healthy animals.” – DALE GARNHAM, MWF Manitoba hunters are up in arms over Parks Canada’s handling of a wildlife cull to control tuberculosis among elk in Riding Mountain National Park. The Manitoba Wildlife Federation opposes the cull in principle but says if it has to occur, it shouldn’t

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle futures climb on post-Thanksgiving trade

U.S. grains: Corn futures set June high on US export demand

California researchers create nitrogen-fixing wheat

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