LivestockManitoba funds a dedicated RCMP investigator for cattle theft and fraud
With a 500-pound calf now worth close to $3,000, the province will pay for an RCMP officer focused on livestock crime, a step cattle producers had sought for years.
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EnvironmentManitoba's first Net Zero Action Plan keeps $7.6 million for sustainable farming
The plan leans on fertilizer efficiency under the 4R framework and on existing farm programmes, but leaves open whether grain dryers qualify for efficiency support and how rollout will affect farmers.
LivestockUniform weights and vaccination records pay off in online calf sales, study finds
A University of Saskatchewan study of 1,164 feeder calf lots sold online in Western Canada in 2025 found premiums for tight weight ranges, larger lots and documented vaccinations.
CropsPrairie farmers weigh a grower-owned breeding agency as Ottawa steps back from wheat varieties
With Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada narrowing its role to early-stage breeding, the wheat and barley research coalitions have partnered and are considering a farmer-directed agency to keep new varieties coming.
AgrotechHealth Canada proposes letting vertical farms use some greenhouse biopesticides
Canada's vertical farms have no registered pesticides; a Health Canada proposal would let them use certain low-toxicity and microbial products already approved for the same crop and pest in greenhouses.
LivestockSome Canadian dairy farms stop classifying cows, putting bull proofs' accuracy in question
At Lactanet's dairy forum, two large farms said they no longer use type classification, relying on genomics and robot data instead, while a Quebec farmer warned that fewer records could weaken genetic evaluations.
LivestockRopes, boot covers and udder wipes: how swine vets now test whole herds
Manitoba veterinarian Blaine Tully describes low-cost sampling methods, from chew ropes to shoe covers and processing fluids, that let farms test hundreds of pigs for PED, influenza and PRRS by PCR and antibody tests.
LivestockCanadian dairy farms face mandatory cow exercise and calf contact rules from April
Under Dairy Farmers of Canada's proAction programme, daily exercise for tie-stall cows and social contact for calves from birth become mandatory on 1 April 2027, with more housing rules due in 2029 and 2031.
OpinionOpinion: A cattle vet's list of beef farm upgrades worth the money
In a Manitoba Co-operator column, veterinarian Roy Lewis argues that with strong cattle returns, producers should invest in calving cameras, better water, handling systems, vaccine coolers, fencing and animal-welfare products.
CropsSpraying waterhemp that has already set seed is a waste, Manitoba weed expert says
Manitoba Agriculture's Kim Brown says herbicides do not kill weed seed, so late 'revenge spraying' of mature waterhemp wastes money, and warns that late dicamba can miss pre-harvest intervals and limit next year's crops.
LivestockCalgary bison company and Indigenous food body team up to grow Native bison farming
Noble Premium Bison and the National Circle for Indigenous Agriculture and Food have signed a multi-year agreement to bring more Indigenous producers into every stage of Canada's bison trade.
AgrotechA Manitoba model for testing farm technology on real fields goes national in Canada
The AIVA network, co-founded by EMILI, WHIN and Farm Credit Canada, runs nine validation projects this year and has 35 farmers with 360,000 acres testing market-ready tools.
OrganicMétis rancher says regenerative farming is how his family stays on the land
Red River Métis rancher Tyler Lee of Mossy Rock Cattle Company near Amaranth, Manitoba, moved to zero-till and legume-based regenerative practices in 2019; a hay field that once gave six bales produced about 190 last year.