Daily Network News

More News →

Barley

If it is cost-competitive, wheat can be a good option in feedlot diets.
Livestock, Research on the Record

Examining feed wheat in feedlot diets

Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen

By
Over the past 20 years, Canada’s barley acreage has shrunk by nearly 155,000 acres annually, while both wheat (up 440,000 acres annually) and corn (up 300,000 acres annually) have grown. A smaller barley supply has prompted Western Canadian cattle feeders to look at alternate grain sources. Cattle feeders in Central Canada and the U.S. have […] Read more
Winter feeding management for cattle
Livestock, Nutrition

Winter feeding management for cattle

Nutrition with Barry Yaremcio

By
Cattle are fed over winter using a variety of methods. The level of complexity and mechanization depends on the operation and management. The overall objective is to keep cows in good condition, healthy and productive. For any system to work, accurate animal and bale weights, along with a feed inventory of all feeds are needed. […] Read more
(Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Markets

Higher canola, wheat production expected in StatCan report

Traders raise concerns about report accuracy

By ,
MarketsFarm — There was a consensus among several traders and analysts that Statistics Canada will very likely raise its estimates on canola and wheat production for 2023-24. Yields on the Prairies were better than expected following a difficult first half of the growing period, as the weather improved during the second half. StatCan is set […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Barley, Corn, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Corn imports, larger crop prospects pressure barley

StatCan expected to raise barley crop estimate

By ,
MarketsFarm — The feed barley market in Western Canada remains relatively flat as steady corn imports from the U.S. keep domestic feeders well supplied. Ideas that Canadian production ended up above earlier expectations were also keeping a lid on the domestic market. Delivered barley into the Lethbridge, Alta. area is currently priced in the $300-$320 […] Read more
BeefWatch: Record-high cattle prices yet to spur herd expansion
Beef Cattle, Beef Watch, News

BeefWatch: Record-high cattle prices yet to spur herd expansion

Prepared by the staff of Canfax and Canfax Research Services, divisions of the Canadian Cattle Association

By
Despite record-high prices for feeder cattle this spring and summer there appears to be no signal that the North American cattle herd has transitioned to the expansion phase. The heifers kept for breeding were down, as of July 1, while heifers for slaughter were up. Depleted feedstocks, record-high feeder cattle prices and widespread areas of […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Barley, Corn, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: U.S. corn moving into Canadian feedlots

Canada's feed grain exports down on year

By ,
MarketsFarm — The steady flow of corn from the United States into Canadian feedlots should keep prices for domestic feed grains under pressure for the foreseeable future. Canada imported 91,100 tonnes of corn from the U.S. during the week ended Nov. 2, taking the marketing-year-to-date total to 221,700 tonnes, according to the latest U.S. Department […] Read more

Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field

Glacier Farmmedia Podcast

AgCanadaTV

AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it; your national ag news recap for Sept. 5, 2025

Sponsored By:
More Videos →

Latest Market News

More Market News →