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Rising Loonie Pressures Feeder Cattle Prices

Ca t t l e auction results in Manitoba during the week ended May 15 were varied. In the slaughter market, auctioneers repor ted mainly steady to stronger prices for cows and bulls. Results for feeders varied with location, with some marts enjoying strong, active trade, while others saw prices ease for all weight categories.
Beef cattle, Livestock

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

Tracking The Cause Of Sudden Death

ROY LEWIS DVM Veterinarians are often asked to perform autopsies on sudden deaths when a perfectly healthy, mature animal with no previous history of illness suddenly turns up dead. This often baffles the producer as well as the veterinarian. Thankfully they are generally sporadic, but a careful autopsy will provide the answer and some possible
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
Beef cattle, Livestock, Opinion

Alberta Decision Has National Repercussions

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It would seem that the Minister in his quest to rein in the ABP may have opened a whole new can of problems. Arecent decision by Alberta Minister of Agriculture George Groeneveld to introduce a refundable cattle checkoff is going to affect the cattle and beef industry both nationally and even internationally. The decision, which
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
Opinion

Letters – for Apr. 23, 2009

Confinement systems fail “freedoms” test In mid-March a group of animal welfare organizations met here in Winnipeg to discuss agricultural confinement systems. The organizations that gathered included the Humane Society of the United States, the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies, the British Columbia SPCA, and the Canadian Coalition for Farm Animals, Humane Society International, and
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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Birds Face Longer Migrations Due To Climate Change

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Some European birds will have to fly further as global warming shifts their breeding grounds northwards in the biggest challenge to the tiny migrants since the Ice Age, scientists said April 15. Some types of warbler would have to add 400 kilo-metres (km) to twice-yearly trips up to 6,000 kms to and from Africa, according
Hogs, Livestock, News

Manitoba Pork Producers Ease Toward Sow Stall Ban

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“We think this is something we can’t ignore.” – MIKE TEILLET, MPC The Manitoba Pork Council may be edging toward supporting the eventual elimination of gestation crates for pregnant sows. A proposed policy statement in a sustainable development strategy being developed by the council calls for more research on, and a possible switch to, alternative

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