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Klassen: Feeder market recovers from weather discount

By Jerry Klassen April 23, 2024

Compared to last week, backgrounded yearlings traded $4-$8/cwt higher on average. Calves were quite variable with prices quoted from unchanged to as much as $10 higher. Overall, there appeared to be stronger buying interest this week across all weight categories.

Cattle producers should have a good estimate of the forage requirements to feed the animals for the whole year.

Livestock, Nutrition

Now is the time to prevent feed shortages

By Gabriel Ribeiro April 22, 2024

As we approach spring we should be preparing to plant and produce enough forage to support the needs of our livestock for the whole year. In Canada, that means a strong focus on preserving and storing forages (i.e. silage, hay, greenfeed, stockpile forages, swath grazing) as the grazing season is short. For feedlots, where animals […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Research on the Record

Check-off supports mentorship for new beef and forage researchers

Research On the Record with Reynold Bergen

By Reynold Bergen April 22, 2024

Legendary forage breeder Dr. Bruce Coulman will be formally inducted into Saskatchewan’s Agricultural Hall of Fame this month. His first research job was with McGill University, whose forage breeding program had collapsed. With no breeding lines to start with, it took Coulman 17 years to develop his first new variety from scratch. He went on […] Read more

Beef Cattle, News, Purely Purebred

Researchers examine forage growth and grazing pressure

News Roundup from the April 2024 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan April 19, 2024

Dr. Bart Lardner is well known in the beef industry across the western Prairies for his work on beef cattle management and forage production. At the end of January, he provided information to the industry on his research once again as he presented at the Saskatchewan Beef Industry Conference. He says lately a lot of […] Read more

A view of Oldman River which flows into the Oldman Reservoir, which according to local news media is at its lowest point in 30 years, near Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada March 15, 2024. REUTERS/Todd Korol

General, Reuters

Alberta municipalities, farmers agree to cut water use as drought persists

By Nia Williams, Reuters April 19, 2024

Municipalities and irrigation districts in Alberta have agreed to use less water this summer to combat a severe ongoing drought, the provincial government said on Friday.

Dairy farmer Brent Pollard walks past and examines the cow pen at a cattle farm in Rockford, Illinois, U.S., April 9, 2024. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska

General, Livestock

Several factors favour bovine influenza A detection on dairy versus beef farms

By Stew Slater, GFM Network News April 19, 2024

University of Montreal faculty member Dr. Jean-Pierre Vaillaincourt said there are several reasons why dairy farms are more likely bovine hosts.

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle end higher ahead of monthly USDA data

By Julie Ingwersen, Reuters, GFM Network News April 18, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended modestly higher on Thursday as traders squared positions ahead of a monthly feedlot report due on Friday from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), traders said.

Pigeons, grackles and blackbirds have been confirmed as the host of bovine influenza A.
Photo: Izzetugutmen/iStock/Getty Images

General, Livestock

Domestic birds confirmed as hosts for bovine influenza A virus

Epidemiologist says there is “still lots” to investigate about how virus jumped from from birds to dairy cattle

By Stew Slater, GFM Network News April 18, 2024

Domestic birds that live in and around barns have been confirmed as the avian hosts of an outbreak on dairy farms in the United States of highly pathogenic avian influenza.

A plot of alfalfa at Ag in Motion in 2023. Producers are generally underusing legumes in forage mixes, says one expert.

Crops, Forage

Do you know what’s in your forage mix?

Understanding the benefits and risks of different forages, and whether they fit your goals, are vital to success

By Becky Zimmer April 18, 2024

Every forage plant holds some sort of risk without proper management, and it’s becoming harder for producers to get the right information. After an extensive career working with beef and dairy herds across Texas and South Carolina, Dr. Dan Undersander, professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin, still likes travelling around North America to talk […] Read more

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General

Federal budget draws mixed reaction from Canadian ag groups

Livestock tax deferral, capital gains exemption praised; overall lack of investment in agriculture noted

By Jonah Grignon, GFM Network News April 18, 2024

The 2024 federal budget, released Tuesday afternoon has drawn mixed reactions from ag groups across Canada. While some have praised aspects of the plan, others have condemned the lack of attention paid to agriculture and farmers.

Prairie forecast: Transition from warm to cool brings chances for rain

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

Daily Network News

Prairie forecast: Transition from warm to cool brings chances for rain

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

Beef cattle

Klassen: Feeder market recovers from weather discount

Now is the time to prevent feed shortages

Check-off supports mentorship for new beef and forage researchers

Researchers examine forage growth and grazing pressure

Alberta municipalities, farmers agree to cut water use as drought persists

Several factors favour bovine influenza A detection on dairy versus beef farms

U.S. livestock: Live cattle end higher ahead of monthly USDA data

Domestic birds confirmed as hosts for bovine influenza A virus

Do you know what’s in your forage mix?

Federal budget draws mixed reaction from Canadian ag groups

Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field

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