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Livestock, Other livestock

Sheep And Coyotes Don’t Mix

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While the economics of sheep production may seem alluring for some cattle and hog producers, the reality is driving at least one producer out of the business. Edie Mowat, who raised 300 ewes near Brandon with her son Greg after her husband Glenn died four years ago, decided this fall to exit the industry. The
Hogs, Livestock

Pork Becoming Traceability Leader

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The pork industry has caught up with other sectors of Canadian agriculture in the development of traceability systems, says Clare Schlegel. “We’re as advanced as any commodity in Canada,” says the Ontario pig farmer and chairman of the Canadian Pork Council’s ID & Traceability Working Committee. The federal and provincial governments have agreed to have
Beef cattle, Livestock, Opinion

The Fundamental Challenge For The Beef Industry

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Excerpts from an opinion published in the Oct. 12 issue of Alberta Farmer Express. The Beef Industry Alliance (BIA) is made up of Alberta Cattle Feeders Association, Western Stock Growers Association, Canadian Legacy Partners, Border Beef and the Alberta Feeders Association. It says several other organizations across Western Canada are expected to join soon. In
Livestock, Other livestock

Hunters Assist In TB Eradication

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Hunters are playing a significant role in the effort to eradicate bovine tuberculosis (TB) in the Riding Mountain area of southwestern Manitoba. By turning in samples of elk and white-tailed deer, they are helping wildlife managers determine where the disease is present, and more importantly, they are helping define where the disease is not. Since
Livestock

Ohio Creates Board To Set State Livestock Policy

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“This is just another layer, plain and simple, of bureaucracy they are going to have to deal with.” – ROGER WI SE, OHIO FARMERS UNION Ohioans have voted to create a board to set state policy on livestock handling, a move state farm groups had sought to head off laws or ballot initiatives similar to
Livestock, Opinion

More Downsizing Not The Answer

In the Oct. 22 article “High dollar, bad U. S. economy hitting cow-calf producers,” Michael Buchen of Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives says, “We’re in a bunch of trouble. We’re just going to have to sell the cattle herd down some more.” Who benefits from downsizing our cattle herds? Will downsizing reopen XL Beef
Livestock

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
Beef cattle, Livestock, Opinion

Should You Stay Or Should You Go?

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There’s a lot of soul searching on cow-calf operations across the country. Producers are wrestling with whether to stay in the business or cut their losses and get rid of the cows. With the fall calf run now in full swing, the immediate economic outlook has worsened. The rapid increase in the value of the

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