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Dates to Remember and Livestock Payment Updates
November 23 Agriculture Credit & Finance seminar at Chumah Hall Hamiota 1 to 4 p.m. November 25 Marquis Project conference Farming Visions for the Future Brandon 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. November 27 28 Probation Pedigreed Seed Growers Short Course Brandon November 29 Farm Computer Software Day 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Ag Extension Centre Brandon Livestock Development Program effective Oct 1 1989 pays beef producers 9 per tonne of grain fed to slaughter cattle based on 1.6 tonnes per animal. eligible cattle include Grade A B or C beef with minimum 330 lb live weight. Enrollment forms mailed to existing program participants and available at agricultural offices. Program divides into four quarters with payments issued after each quarter. Tripartite Red Meat Payments third quarter 1989: Hog payout 33.14 per head total Manitoba ~14.4 million with premiums down to 3.30 per head from 3.85 as of 1990. Cattle third quarter payouts: feeder 49.30 slaughter 0. August feeder 0 slaughter 10.28 -1.65 17.35 respectively. First quarter 1990 cattle premiums unchanged at slaughter 8.10 feeder 4.85. Rusty Plow quote on appreciation as renewal insurance.