Planning the 1982 calf crop for better weanling results
Manitoba agriculture expert Dr. Bob Bower advises cattlemen to plan now for a uniform 1982 calf crop. Emphasizing rugged performance tested bulls, reproductive soundness checks, and a short breeding season, he explains earlier calving aids uniformity, heavier fall calves, and fewer health problems. He recommends breeding replacement heifers 20 to 40 days before cows to improve uniformity and allow extra care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Bower
Manitoba Agriculture
Animal Industry
Bower
Orchard stresses safety in Manitoba vehicle program
Manitoba highways minister Don Orchard announces a new provincial safety program to inspect critical items on commercial vehicles including brakes steering and tires. He cites expanded school bus inspections with a goal to inspect all 2,000 buses annually.
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Winnipeg
Highways and Transportation
Don Orchard
Manitoba
National Farmers Union presses Ottawa on Crow rate
A 225 member NFU delegation lobbied Ottawa on the Crow rate with MPs and cabinet ministers led by Transport Minister Pepin. Senate support favored retaining the Crow rate while Prime Minister Trudeau warned that broad consensus is needed for any change. The group, backed by about fifty NFU members from Ontario and the Maritimes, aimed to sustain grain movement subsidies for producers.
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National Farmers Union
Ottawa
Parliament Hill
Transport
Jean Luc Pepin
Wheat Board
Karen Argue
Agriculture
Eugene Whelan
A. H. Olson
Employment and
Lloyd Axworthy
Pepin
NFA
Argue
Olson
Trudeau
Canada
Senate Transport Committee
New Brunswick
Maritime Provinces
Progressive Conservative
Don Mazankowski
John Wise
NFU
Ontario
Maritimes
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Portage LA Prairie
Norquay Building
York Avenue
Ellis Hall
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McGregor
Clement's Farm
Russell, Man
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