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Glen and Pam Lowry, who operate a commercial cow-calf operation north of Darlingford, are this year’s Environmental Stewardship Award (TESA) winners. They were recognized at Manitoba Beef Producers’ 44th Annual General Meeting on February 2. A full recap of the AGM is available on pages 1 & 15. (Photo credit: Duncan McNairnay)
Weather, Markets and Risk Management th Big Topics at MBP’s 44 AGM in Winnipeg Laura Plett, of Sawmill Creek Livestock near Stead, enjoys some family time with son Dustin between filming segments on her property for the upcoming Season 32 of Great Tastes of Manitoba. (Photo credit: Donalee Jones)
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were on something of a weather rollercoaster ride, said Financial Assistance program being launched in May. MBP General Manager Carson Callum during his ad- MBP continues to give input on improvements to the Around 180 people attended the 44th Manitoba the AGM. program to make accessible producers such wasitdetected in to an more Alberta cow andifinterThatBeef meansdress goodatnews for both trad- Lowe. BY RON FRIESEN Producers Annual General Meeting at the Victoria Inn beef and Afterranchers comingwho off aprohistoric drought the previous year, Ottawa a situation arise in the future. The industry has asked to en-should national borders immediately slammed ers who export rd in Winnipeg February 2nd and . suffering storm systems, somebeef of exports. the work MBP has It took 18 on years, but Canada has3finally courage Canada’s trading partners toCallum recog- ran shutthrough to Canadian duce it, industryand officials say. through three back-to-back event’s speakers discussed current beef-related producers hadthetoability endure spring done on behalf of producers over the in partbeen The declared BSE-free. nize the OIE’s rulingblizzard and accept Canadian Since 50 per cent of past beef year in Canada is “The difference will be to a widespread research, business risk management programs that are that higher weren’t than average losses, and more nership with other industry partners. Theyfound include its The World Organization for Animal beefcattle without restrictions, he said. exported, producers suddenly themaccess markets that caused we otherwise available to beef producers, Canada and progress for producers maxed physicallyfederal collaboration Canadian Association and Health (OIE) has recognized as a on a Mayout 27 statement, Agricul- with selvesthe with collapsedCattle market prices and aniableprograms to becauseheadaches we didn’t have that status,”already In such as the on Pigs initiative, Cleanfarms and the and mentally from a tough winter of feed shortages. others successfully government to country withSqueal negligible risk of bovine sponture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau saidtothe mals theylobby couldthe notfederal sell because the market said Tyler Fulton, Manitoba Beef Producers Livestock Predation Prevention Project. On the bright side, the excess moisture end the exempt groundcould beefnot from Health giform encephalopathy (BSE), giving it the president. government willdid do so. absorb them.Canada’s proposed beef under organizations updates inCattlemen’s many places replenish mandatory package labelling regulations mostNational preferred status the OIE’s providing sys“Canada will some informof those trading front ofThe result was cataclysmic for thethat inBob Lowe,drought Canadian As-and helped included the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable crop and grassland water partners resources. would to carry warning tem for evaluating BSE risk. of Canada’s BSE negligible riskhave sta- required dustry. the CCAproduct estimates direct aeconomic sociationBeef, (CCA)the president, said some Asian Canadian Cattle Association’s and countries Stakeholder “These events showed our and our board labelwork indicating it was high in2003 saturated fat.alone ranged The announcement in May Public removes tusindustry and will undertake immediate to losses between and 2006 still limit Canadian beef imports MBPfor also between advocated moreand provincially-funded Engagement and the Canadian Beef Check-Off Agency. themonths need offor risk management the final trade barrier against Canadian support expanded global market access $4.9for billion $5.5 billion. Some to cattle under 30 age,responsive citing BSE business veterinarian seats, which resulted in a 33 beper Jamie Kerr of Canfax concluded the meeting with some forhave producers access,” Callum said.cattle, beef beef exports. high-quality and beef training 26,000 beef producers left the industry concerns. Now (BRM) they notools longer reason toCanada’s cent increase in seats available for Manitoba students insights into where the markets and beef to demand MBP played a large role products, in advocating forsaid. financial Negligible risk status means importdo so. are ” Bibeau tween 2006 and 2011. More than 2.2 milat the University Saskatchewan’s Western of headed in theno year ahead. to helpis compensate producers animal ing countries longer have any grounds of pasture lands were College converted “Assumingassistance that the world based It has been for a long and difficult jour- lionofacres losses and infrastructure damage resulting from the Veterinary Medicine, with a focus on training future 2022: weather rollercoaster for restricting beefAfrom Canada because of ride on science-based trade, there’s no reason ney for Canadian beef producers since that to crops, creating a major negative environanimals winter storms, which helpedblack resulted the2003 Disaster BSE. Looking back on 2022, Manitoba’s beef mental and ecological impact. Page Page 15 2 to producers have those restrictions anymore, ” said day ininMay when alarge case of BSE veterinarians.