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Corn Remains King

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Corn remains king and livestock are the beggars. That’s the way U.S. federal farm policy has been for years and nothing has changed, based on latest moves by the Obama administration. But unlike the corn-biased support of the past, current policies are causing permanent damage to the U.S. livestock industry. Ironies abound. Corn farmers have […] Read more
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Patience Wears Thin

As a general rule, cattle producers take the long view. They don’t have much choice given the growth rate of the animals that are their equity and their livelihood. But everyone has a limit and a couple of recent items in the news were enough to test the resolve of even the most patient producer. […] Read more
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Newsmakers – for Oct. 18, 2010

Simmental breederRon Wooddisse passed away Sept. 21 at his farm in Palmerston, Ont., at the age of 60. Off the farm Ron served as president of the Canadian Simmental Association in 2000-01 and in 2003 was elected to a one-year term as president of the Ontario Cattlemen’s Association (OCA). He was also a director of […] Read more
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Alberta Brings Back A Mandatory National Checkoff

Shotgun marriages seldom last so it will be interesting to see how long the Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) and the Alberta Cattle Feeders Association (ACFA) will continue to agree on a mandatory national checkoff in Alberta. An agreement the two signed last month under the watchful eye of matchmaker, Jack Hayden, Alberta’s agriculture minister, has […] Read more
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Nutrition – for Oct. 4, 2010

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It is the time of year when cow-calf operators typically wean their calves and make marketing decisions. The majority will be sold through auction markets and subsequently placed on growing programs in feedlots across the country. With the trend to spring calving, we also see more cow-calf producers retaining ownership and backgrounding their calves over […] Read more
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Exports Drive The Market

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Prime Cuts anadian producers know how valuable exports are to their beef industry. Most, if not all, U. S. producers share the same view. To those doubters, just look at the difference between this year and last. Just as reduced U. S. export tonnage and revenues in 2009 depressed wholesale beef and live cattle prices, […] Read more
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Toxic Dumps In Back Yards

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Old garbage dumps litter the Prairies. Through the generations many things were dumped and forgotten by Prairie residents. Unfortunately, some of those things included old batteries, containers of used oil from the days of lead-based gas additives, lead-based paint and elemental lead. Few appreciate lead’s tenacity as an environmental contaminate. A used car battery buried […] Read more
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SPIRITED VIEW – for Oct. 4, 2010

After a summer of staying relatively close to home, I rolled into a week that was hectic with a capital H. It was a week of meetings that started with consultations in Edmonton with Alberta Agriculture staff, then switched to menu planning with chefs in Whistler, followed by distribution and food-manufacturer planning in Vancouver and […] Read more
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RESEARCH – for Oct. 4, 2010

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It is a common assumption that using antimicrobials for livestock is an important cause of antimicrobial resistance in humans. This has led consumer and medical groups in the U. S. and Canada to ask their governments to restrict the use of antimicrobials for growth promotion in livestock. Ionophores such as Rumensin, Bovatec and Posistac are […] Read more
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Feed Grain Prices Continue Upward Trend

ash barley values in southern Alberta reached up to the $175 level mid September. Harvest delays along with continued export demand appear to be supporting the domestic cash market. Corn futures appear to be making new highs resulting in stronger prices for DDGS. The USDA lowered the corn carryout on the recent report but it […] Read more

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