News - Livestock

Research being conducted at the University of Manitoba will allow livestock nutritionists to maximize the nutritional value of the by-products of ethanol production.

Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) would like to thank the federal government for taking leadership on one of KAP’s ongoing lobby efforts—assistance for producers affected by excess moisture in the summer of 2008.

Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz today announced livestock producers in Manitoba will be eligible for tax deferrals on livestock sold due to drought in 2008.

A Washington based communications strategist is encouraging livestock producers to harness some of the same strategies used by animal rights activists to get their message out.

The Federal Government will extend the repayment deadline for livestock advances to September 30, 2010, to demonstrate their ongoing concern for livestock producers.

According to the CME – Daily Livestock Report authors, the inventory of cattle in Alberta and Saskatchewan feed lots on January 1 was 5 percent below the year-ago level in CanFax’s monthly report in the middle of January.

Canada will face a Foreign Animal Disease (FAD) outbreak in some form someday and a robust, tested and adequately resourced crisis management plan will be key to curbing its impact, says the veteran of two efforts to contain Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in the UK.

Charolais cattle had a huge presence at the Manitoba Livestock Expo this year, with the National Charolais Show attracting a large number of impressive animals, so it might not come as a surprise to some that the Charolais were able to secure top honours among all the champions at the East Man Feed’s Supreme Breed Extravaganza.

Among many media reports following the recent elections in the United States, this one sums up the threat all livestock producers need to take seriously. Sponsors of a California ballot initiative that sets new welfare standards for livestock are pledging to push those changes nationwide.