Provincial officials are investigating a suspected case of animal abuse after 1,300 piglets found in a state of "severe distress" were euthanized at a hog production facility in west-central Manitoba late last week. The provincial chief veterinarian’s office (CVO) responded to a call reporting the inappropriate treatment of hogs on the farm Aug. 24, a […] Read more
Hundreds of weanling hogs euthanized at W. Man. farm
Dairy farmers ready for tightened SCC levels
Canadian dairy farmers will have to meet new standards for somatic cell counts (SCCs) beginning this summer, but they appear to be ahead of the curve. Effective Aug. 1, regulatory limits for producers will be lowered to 399,000 per millilitre from 499,000 per millilitre. However, "the change is not going to affect most dairy producers," […] Read more
Corn to rule at Husky ethanol plant this spring
Husky Energy’s ethanol plant in Manitoba is set to ditch wheat and focus on corn for a two-month-long run this spring. "In the next couple of months, March and April, we’re going to do a 100 per cent corn run," said Raymond Dyck, grain marketing co-ordinator for the Husky plant at Minnedosa, about 50 km […] Read more
Winnipeg beef packing project to press ahead
A new Winnipeg slaughter plant will go ahead despite the loss of $10 million in federal funding and an effort by Manitoba Beef Producers to end the voluntary $2 checkoff funding the project, according to its chief executive. "We are ready for shovels in the ground when we finish our financing, and when Mother Nature […] Read more
Cattle agency moving ahead toward Winnipeg beef plant
A new beef slaughter facility is still on track to open in Winnipeg in 2012, despite losing $10 million in funding from the federal government. “We’re as anxious to get out there and make an announcement as anyone else, and we hope to soon. Everyone is kinda anxious,” David Wiens, a director with the Manitoba […] Read more
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
