After years of debate and discussion, cattle producers in Manitoba are supporting mandatory livestock inspection in the province.
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VIDEO: Producers support mandatory livestock inspection in Manitoba
Eighty-five to 90 per cent of Manitoba Beef Producers members vote in favour of the resolution put forth at a recent meeting
Cow herd recovery remains elusive
Despite high cattle prices, there are few signs that producers are preparing to increase the size of their herds
Glacier FarmMedia – High calf prices have been a good news story for cow-calf producers, but they’ve done little to help Canada recover its diminished beef herd. “According to Statistics Canada, we’ve seen a decrease in total cattle inventories in Alberta from 5.225 million on July 1, 2023 to 5.145 million on the same date […] Read more
New survey drills into cow-calf sector
The Beef Cattle Research Council says the national survey is intended to replace previous regional surveys
Glacier FarmMedia – Results from the first Canadian Cow-Calf Survey, which gathered insights from 600 producers across Canada, have been published by the Beef Cattle Research Council. The project is meant to provide a comprehensive assessment of cow-calf production practices and herd performance throughout the country and was spearheaded by the council and Canfax, as […] Read more
Farmers want data strategy
WHITEHORSE — Data will drive productivity growth on Canadian farms, farm organizations told agriculture ministers last month. They called for a national data strategy during a roundtable at the Canadian Federation of Agriculture summer meeting and ahead of the federal-provincial-territorial annual ministerial meeting. “The agriculture sector is in the midst of a transition characterized less […] Read more
Pasture outlook seen as ‘cautiously optimistic’
Agronomists urge cattle producers to practise patience when they are tempted to graze immature pastures this spring
The grazing season has had some memorably bad starts in recent years, but 2024 won’t likely be one of them. Producers had a better feed buffer last fall. In 2022, for example, turnout was hindered by the double whammy of a cold, wet spring and the lingering impacts of the 2021 drought on feed supplies […] Read more
Anti-predation program introduced in Manitoba
Glacier FarmMedia – Work from a three-year pilot project aimed at understanding the livestock sector’s predator problem has become provincial policy. On April 25, the federal and Manitoba governments jointly announced the Livestock Predation Prevention Program, funded through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership. The program builds on the Livestock Predation Prevention Pilot Project, an industry-led […] Read more
Prairie farmland values continue to increase
Farmland is still getting more expensive, but not quite as quickly as in recent years, according to the latest farmland value report from Canada’s biggest agricultural lender. Farm Credit Canada put average national farmland value growth in 2023 at 11.5 percent, down from 12.8 percent in 2022. “We’re seeing a little bit of a pullback,” […] Read more
Apron fencing keeps wolves, coyotes out of pens
A woven-wire fence with an apron that lies on the ground is intended to prevent predators from digging underneath it
WINNIPEG — Ray Bittner spends a great deal of his time thinking of ways to keep wolves away from cattle. For the last few years, Bittner has led a project for the Manitoba Beef Producers that evaluates strategies to prevent livestock predation. During that time, he learned that wolves are difficult to defeat. “We have […] Read more
Man. producers want dedicated livestock police
Manitoba’s beef sector wants police that specialize in livestock. A successful resolution at the Manitoba Beef Producers annual meeting Feb. 8 called for MBP to approach the province about a potential livestock investigations unit “or another mechanism aimed at reducing local livestock-related crime.” “We’ve seen a rise in … theft or fraud-related instances in our […] Read more
Grassland payment proposal gains momentum
Canadian Cattle Association says Ottawa appears open to a program that would pay producers to maintain grasslands
BRANDON — The Canadian Cattle Association has been getting a “warm” reception from the federal government as it proposes a new strategy to preserve the country’s grasslands, says vice-president Tyler Fulton. Last fall, the CCA, Ducks Unlimited and the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC)developed an idea called the Grasslands Conservation Initiative. The basic concept is […] Read more
