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An update from Manitoba Beef Producers
October 27, 2017 mbbeef.ca
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Manitoba Beef Producers is proud to join with our provincial partners in celebrating Beef Week in the province.MBP President Ben Fox joined Agriculture Minister Ralph Eichler at the Manitoba Legis-lature Tuesday morning for the signing of the Beef Week proclamation. The signing coin-cides with the annual Manitoba Ag Ex, which runs from Oct. 25-28 in Brandon. “We appreciate the province recognizing our great industry with the proclamation,” said Fox. “With roughly 6,500 producers in the province, the Manitoba beef industry is a vital part of the provincial economy, par-ticularly in our rural communities. Also, the environmental benefits that our producers provide cannot be understated. Manitoba’s
Manitoba Beef Producers takes part in Beef Week proclamation
MBP President Ben Fox (left) joined Agriculture Minister Ralph Eichler for the signing of the Beef Week Proclamation Tuesday at the Legislature. Photo courtesy of Minister Eichler's office.
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beef producers are the stewards of thousands of acres of private and Crown lands. “As has been well documented, these properly maintained pasture lands act as carbon stores, are critical for water management and flood mitigation and also provide vital habitats for many species of plants and animals. Producers in our province take great pride in producing world-class beef but they also take pride in the practices they use each and every day on the farm.”The proclamation signing also coincides with the start of MBP’s 2017 district meetings. Fox said he encourages all members to attend their meeting to hear about MBP’s activ-ities on their behalf. He added this is also their opportunity to have a say in the future direction of MBP.For more on the 2017 district meeting schedule please see www.mbbeeef.ca/district-meetings/.
• Preg checking scorecard for cow-calf producers
• Putting a value on forages
• Volume, prices rise with fall run at full throttle
• Properly desgined facilities reduce cattle, handler stress
• Livestock meds: not too hot and not too cold
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Extended Grazing
Workshop
When: Thursday, Dec. 7Time: 1-4 p.m.Where: Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiatives Brookdale Research Farm (Corner of Highway 353 and #10 north of Brandon)
In-field demonstrations • Corn and Swath grazing• Growing crops for extended grazing• Energy dense forages & poly-crops • Nutrient importing by purchasing feeds• Winter watering systems• 2016 & 2017 yield results
For more information contact the Manitoba Agriculture Office in Portage at 204-239-3352
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By the Beef Cattle Research Council
More than most livestock, beef cattle production takes place in the natural environment.Those who live in rural areas and spend most of their time outdoors considering Mother Nature and managing their livestock and land as best they can understand that it’s common sense to protect the health of the land and water for themselves and their neigh-bours.When enjoying peaceful mo-ments watching cattle and wildlife on pasture, smelling rain or seeing plants change throughout the seasons, it’s difficult to understand why some people think that Cana-dian beef production is damag-ing the environment.As a beef producer, what do you need to know about the environmental footprint of Canadian beef production?You have a very good story to tell. Grazing cattle are an integral part of the grassland ecosystem and play a key role in nutrient recycling. Pasture lands are important stores of carbon and provide habitat to many species of plants and animals that could be at risk if land is converted to other uses. They also preserve wetlands that otherwise may be subject
to cultivation. Production of cattle in feedlots lowers the carbon footprint of beef and increases the efficiency of beef production.As with any food system, there are also concerns about the environmental impacts of producing beef. These include resource use, greenhouse gas emissions, water and air quality, and potential nutrient overload. But research shows that our industry has made significant improvements in efficiency over time.A 2015 study found that pro-ducing the same amount of Ca-nadian beef in 2011 required 29% less breeding stock, 27% fewer slaughter cattle and 24% less land, and produced 15% less greenhouse gases than in 1981. Additional research is
currently underway to mea-sure changes in water quality, carbon sequestration, biodi-versity, and other ecosystem services.By taking time to better under-stand the various ways your farm or ranch impacts the environment, and considering your current environmental stewardship, you may find ad-ditional ways to optimize your management, and reap the associated economic and social benefits. Technologies and innovative production prac-tices related to land manage-ment, genetic improvements in growth and reproductive rates, feed strategies to optimize feed efficiency and more can help to ensure that our industry’s envi-ronmental footprint continues to shrink.
What producers need to know about environmental footprint
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Get Your Premises ID!As part of the ongoing efforts to ensure all producers have a Premises ID number (PID), Manitoba Agriculture staff will be on hand various days at Manitoba livestock auction marts for
many cattle receiving/sale days this fall. Beginning September 25 and continuing throughout the fall cattle run, staff will be on hand various days at the auction marts to assist producers with applying for a PID number and to answer questions
regarding the MB Premises ID Program.
As your association, Manitoba Beef Producers strongly encourages all members to get their PID number.
Phone: 204-945-7684Email: [email protected]
Visit website: http://www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/pidStop by your local Manitoba Agriculture Office - various
locations throughout the province
For information on the PID Program
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By the Beef Cattle Research Council
For producers that breed cows in large pastures with multiple bulls, it’s often assumed that all of the bulls will sire roughly the same number of calves. Research shows a surprising variation in the number of calves sired by each bull. Learn more by joining this webinar on how DNA parent-age testing may help determine sire value on your operation.WhenThursday, November 16 at 8 p.m. Interested but aren’t available that evening?Register anyway! This webinar will be recorded and posted online at a later date. All regis-trants will receive a link to the recording and additional learning resources. By attending the live event, you’ll have the opportuni-ty to interact and ask questions too.Watching on a tablet or mobile device?If you plan to join the webinar using your tablet or mobile de-vice, you will need to download the appropriate receiver. We recommend that you join the we-binar 15 minutes early as you will be prompted to download the receiver once you log in, which may take several minutes to com-plete. To download the receiver ahead of time, visit: http://www.citrix.com/go/receiver.html
DurationApproximately 1 hour.
CostBCRC webinars are available and free of charge thanks to guest speakers who volunteer their time and expertise to support advancements in the Canadian beef industry, and through the Knowledge Dissemination and Technology Transfer project fund-ed by the Canadian Beef Cattle Check-off and Canada’s Beef Science Cluster.SpeakerStacey Domolewski – Science and Extension Coordinator, Beef Cattle Research CouncilStacey Domolewski assists with the review of scientific reports and gathering of relevant re-search-based information for various audiences. She helps coordinate the development, maintenance and utilization of various extension resources, including the BCRC’s webinars, fact sheets and other content on www.BeefResearch.ca. Stacey also coordinates the BCRC’s Beef Researcher Mentorship Program.Stacey recently completed a Master’s of Science degree at the University of Saskatchewan College of Agriculture and Biore-sources. Stacey’s graduate work focused on DNA parentage in commercial cattle and using it to determine which bulls were siring calves. She is a graduate of the Cattlemen’s Young Leaders program. Her family ranches in Southern Alberta.What is a webinar?Webinars are just like attending
a workshop or conference, but from the comfort of your own home or office. We bring the presentation right to you. They’re easy to join and participate in. A reliable, high-speed internet connection is required.All you need to do is register beforehand, and about 5-10 minutes before the webinar is scheduled to begin, click the link you were provided when you reg-istered. Then turn up your com-puter speakers or call the phone number provided. That’s it! Sit back and enjoy. As a participant, you can anonymously answer polls and surveys, and will have the opportunity to ask questions near the end of the webinar.You can find more beef re-search-related webinars hosted by other organizations on our events calendar.Don’t have high-speed inter-net? Consider calling a neighbor that does and watch the webinar together, or call your regional ag office to ask whether arranging a group viewing is possible.Visit our Webinars page to find other upcoming BCRC webinars and the recordings of our past sessions.
Are your bulls actually siring calves?
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To learn more about the Manitoba projects taking place under the
Species at Risk on Protected Agricultural Lands (SARPAL)
program, click the photo below to be directed to the new web page.
