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Manitoba Beef Producers 43rd AGM Going Virtual This Thursday

Manitoba Beef Producers is hosting its 43rd Annual General Meeting online on Thursday, February 10.

General Manager Carson Callum gave a rundown of the day.

"The plan will be mid-morning, start with some knowledge sessions. This one will be focusing on Business Risk Management tools that are available, both provincially and federally. There will be a market update, and then we'll probably have some information on some of the AgriRecovery changes announced and then in the afternoon, we'll get into our usual business component, the updates from myself, President's, financial report, go over the resolutions that we have in, as well as some by-law changes. To round out the day, we're going to be hearing an update from the National Cattle Feeders Association."

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"Translating welfare requirements into daily farm routines without compromising economic sustainability remains one of the biggest challenges faced by producers globally today."

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