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Let’s Go Ridin’ – for Jan. 15, 2009

By Maerz E. Doats January 15, 2009

Well, friends, we are in the depths of winter, and the weather is making it difficult to spend much quality time with our equine partners. But I find I can still get my fix by reminiscing about good times spent with horses, many from my childhood. A favourite memory of mine as a kid growing

Forages, Livestock, News, Other livestock

Winter takes care of horses

January 15, 2009

CAROL SHWETZ DVM Tracking body condition by placing your hands on the horse to feel through the thick winter coat will tell you whether its body condition is adequate. A horse’s lifestyle changes in winter. It must. His external environment changes. The outside changes initiate changes to the inside of the horse that affect his

News

Horse VD imported into Canada

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 8, 2009

Canada’s horse industry has been asked to halt imports of U. S. breeding stock, embryos and semen while inspectors check farms that may have used semen infected with an equine venereal disease. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) on Dec. 24 confirmed that farms in Ontario and Alberta received semen this spring from one of

News

Fur markets hit by downturn

By Daniel Winters January 8, 2009

“It’s going to be a bit of a challenge this year to market the fur.” – Dave Bewick After a number of good years, trappers and fur farmers may be heading back into a lean spell, as tumbling stock markets around the world signal the arrival of a major economic downturn. With less cash in

Cereals, Forages, News, Other livestock

What’s up – for Jan. 8, 2009

January 8, 2009

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] call 204-944-5762 Jan. 7-9 – Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association 39th annual convention, Fairmont Hotel, 2 Lombard Ave., Winnipeg. For more info visit www.wheatgrowers.caor call Blair Rutter at 204-256-2353. Jan. 10-11 – Manitoba Association of Agricultural Societies annual conference, Victoria Inn, Brandon. For more info call MAFRI in

Livestock, Other, Other livestock

Tips and tricks for running sheep and cows

By Alexis Kienlen January 8, 2009

“It’s the easiest way in the world to make more profit, as far as I’m concerned.” – LEN LARSEN Mother Nature doesn’t stick to one species on the landscape, and Len Larsen thinks she has the right idea. Larsen and his family run 900 ewes and 100 cattle near Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. “It’s so much

Forages, News

Grasshopper risk up in 2009

By Ron Friesen January 1, 2009

After lying low for several years, grasshoppers may be making a small but determined comeback in Manitoba. A Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives survey predicts pockets of moderate to severe grasshopper infestation in parts of southwestern and south-central Manitoba during 2009. The most vulnerable area is the extreme southwestern corner of the province where

Livestock, Livestock Markets, Poultry

Ontario cities ban cage eggs

By Jim Romahn January 1, 2009

Orillia and Pickering have bowed to pressure from the Humane Society of Canada to ban the sale of eggs from caged hens in all municipal facilities. The Humane Society calls it a landmark decision. It follows similar bans in university cafeterias, including the University of Guelph. The Humane Society says the councils are also encouraging

Livestock, Livestock Markets

U. S.-fed cattle supply up, still historically low

By Jerry Bieszk January 1, 2009

The number of cattle being fattened in U. S. feedlots rose in November, but the tally is still near a historical low due to concerns the weak economy will hurt beef demand, analysts said. “Cattle-on-feed numbers grew seasonally from November to December, but the number of cattle-on-feed will be one of the lowest levels since

Dairy cattle, Hogs, News

High feed intake essential in lactation

By Bernie Peet January 1, 2009

Peet on Pigs Anything that reduces the palatability of the feed will reduce intake. Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor of Western Hog Journal. His columns will run every second week in the Manitoba Co-operator. First of two articles on nutrition during lactation The nutritional demands on

Daily Network News

Prairie wheat bids mixed to start December

More U.S. soybean shipments to China due to load through mid-December

Prairie forecast: Northwest flow ushers in a wintery pattern across the Prairies

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