Hidden in Manitoba Finance Minister Rosann Wowchuk’s 2011-12 budget is a $200,000 allocation for cattle insurance. The Manitoba government has set aside $200,000 for a livestock insurance pilot program for the province’s cattle producers. The allocation is hidden in the 2011-12 provincial budget Wowchuk brought down April 12. The Co-operator learned about it during briefings […] Read more
Manitoba cattle price insurance in the works
Man. hog farmers pledge sow stall phase-out
Major and possibly expensive changes lie ahead for Manitoba’s 700 hog producers as the result of a new roadmap for the industry’s future. The Manitoba Pork Council’s plan released last week commits hog farmers to eliminate sow gestation stalls within the next 15 years. “Manitoba Pork commits to encouraging producers to phase out by 2025 […] Read more
B.C. humane society protests rodeo calf roping
When the Manitoba Stampede and Exhibition holds its 46th annual rodeo in Morris through this weekend, one group that won’t be cheering for the cowboys is a Vancouver-based animal welfare organization opposed to one of its main events: calf roping. The Vancouver Humane Society is campaigning to ban calf roping (also called tie-down roping) from […] Read more
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