Livestock
Any farmers near flood-affected regions of Manitoba who are willing to take in cattle on a short- or long-term basis are asked to contact the province’s cattle producers’ organization. Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP) on Friday called on “all producers, grain farmers, neighbours (and) Crown land leases,” who are willing and able to take cattle, to […] Read more
Manitoba’s ranchers call on neighbours for help
Manitoba Interlake ranchers face desperate situation
Updated, May 12 — Cattle producers in Manitoba’s Interlake are frantically trying to move their herds out of the Lake Manitoba region this week after receiving emergency evacuation warnings because of rising flood waters. Producers in nearly a dozen municipalities around the lower basin of Lake Manitoba have been put on evacuation alert for as […] Read more
Manitoba declares “livestock emergency”
Manitoba’s provincial government plans to designate and open up specific Crown lands to house livestock and store farm machinery — and open up otherwise restricted roads to move them — in areas at serious risk of flooding. Provincial Agriculture Minister Stan Struthers on Tuesday declared a “livestock emergency,” during which time provincial ag department staff […] Read more
WTO ruling on Korea’s beef ban put off to August
The World Trade Organization body that was expected to rule last month on Canada’s BSE-related dispute with South Korea now needs until the end of August at the latest to finish the task. The WTO’s Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) on April 21 served notice that it now expects to issue its final report on the […] Read more
Western Man. evacuation order creates confusion
Mark Emilson, a cattle producer from Vogar, Man., said producers in his area have been told they must move hundreds of cattle to higher ground as floodwaters continue to swell Lake Manitoba, but people don’t know where to go. Provincial officials warned producers at a meeting Monday night that up to 100,000 head of cattle […] Read more
Klassen: Flooding, rains weigh on feeder cattle prices
Feeder cattle prices were steady to $2 lower last week as larger supplies weighed on the market structure. Backgrounding operators were waiting for drier conditions to liquidate supplies and there was a short window of opportunity last week. However, feedlot operators showed very little interest with the forecast for additional rains; softer slaughter cattle values […] Read more
Cruelty Video Drops Cattle Futures
Reading Time: < 1 minute U.S. cattle futures slumped Apr. 20 after an animal-welfare group released a grisly video depicting dairy calves on a Texas ranch being killed with a hammer and pickaxe. The owner described the incident as a one-time event involving four new employees who had since been fired. Some traders in Chicago said they believed investors had […] Read more
Storms Destroy 200 Chicken Houses
Reading Time: < 1 minute Last month’s Tornadoes and violent storms destroyed 200 chicken houses that held up to four million chickens in Alabama, state officials said. In addition to the destroyed houses, which each hold up to 20,000 chickens, another 180 were damaged. Alabama is No. 3 U.S. chicken producer, behind Georgia and Arkansas. The state has about 14,000 […] Read more
Alberta Bison Producers Struggling To Collect Checkoff
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Bison Producers of Alberta are caught between a familiar rock and a hard place as the organization wrestles with the always-contentious issue of a checkoff levy. “We had proposed changing the levy from $3 to $5 per head,” said Linda Sautner, the association’s office manager. That proposal was voted down at the group’s AGM […] Read more
Kansas State Research Results Provide Practical Guidance
Reading Time: 4 minutes I always look forward to the publication of the Kansas State University Swine Day proceedings detailing the results of a range of trials carried out over the previous 12 months. Editors Bob Goodband, Mike Tokach, Steve Dritz and Joel DeRouchey have an international reputation for their outstanding work, especially in the areas of nutrition and […] Read more
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