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Living Lab integrates Indigenous perspective into ag research
Livestock, Research

Living Lab integrates Indigenous perspective into ag research

First Nations communities are working with several ag and environmental organizations on a Living Lab in north-central Saskatchewan

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Anthony Johnston dreams of Indigenous people returning to agriculture on Indigenous lands. He remembers a time when family farms were a part of Indigenous communities. He reflects on how the buffalo were key to of a way of life for his ancestors on the Prairies. Standing at the front of the room at the International […] Read more
CME February 2024 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sink to May lows

CME December hogs continue higher

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures sank to their lowest prices since May on Tuesday on fund liquidation and profit-taking, traders said. Follow-through selling pressured the markets after losses on Monday, along with softer boxed beef prices, traders said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture priced choice cuts of beef at $300.38/cwt, down $1.34 from […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Buyers contemplate feeder market prices

In adverse weather, sale results vary

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Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $3-$5/cwt lower on average although limited numbers made the market hard to define. Calf markets traded $4-$8/cwt on either side of unchanged. It appeared that 700-plus-lb. calves were up $4 to as much as $8. The variation in the price structure was due to the adverse […] Read more
L to R: John Stika (Certified Angus Beef), Marlene, Colton, Paula, Josee and Jean-Paul Monvoisin, Bruce Cobb (Certified Angus Beef).
News, Newsmakers

CRSB holds AGM, Dunn wins auctioneer challenge

NewsMakers from the November 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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NDP leader Wab Kinew is the incoming premier of Manitoba, taking over from Heather Stephenson and the Progressive Conservatives after the recent election. At press time, Kinew was still the premier-elect and had yet to announce his cabinet. However, the NDP’s ag critic, Diljeet Brar, was re-elected. Brar has ag extension experience with the Manitoba […] Read more
Tuberculosis bacteria under an electron microscope.
News, News Roundup

Saskatchewan expands wildlife testing to include bovine TB

News Roundup from the November 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Recent confirmed cases of bovine tuberculosis (TB) in a Saskatchewan cattle herd have led the province to expand its annual wildlife monitoring program for chronic wasting disease (CWD) to also include TB.  The province each year since 1997 has asked hunters to submit heads from harvested deer, moose and elk to test for CWD. It […] Read more
CME December 2023 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle slide on concerns over beef demand

Chicago December lean hogs settle higher

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Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures dropped to their lowest level in more than a week at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Monday on concerns about the risk for easing demand for U.S. beef. Feeder cattle futures also declined, while lean hog futures ended higher. Lower-than-expected cash cattle prices last week contributed to uncertainty […] Read more
A facility constructed entirely of modular components in Yar-Sale, Western Siberia. The area is known for extreme temperatures and reindeer meat processing.
Features, Management

Linking the supply chain through modular processing plants

A new company aims to disrupt the meat processing industry and deliver the kinds of cuts customers want through modular buildings

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When representatives from the meat industry, microbrew marketing, and feedlot sectors come together, the pieces of a new- to-Canada enterprise begin to snap into place. Almost literally.  Larry Dalton, James Bradbury and Jeff Ball combined their unique viewpoints to create a new method of branding and marketing beef, specifically building small processing plants on local […] Read more
Protein availability can be reduced when it is bound to fibre fractions in forages.
Beef Cattle, Livestock, Oats

Unpacking an oat silage feed report

Understanding results and applying the information from a feed test is key to developing balanced rations

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You’ve collected representative samples of feed and sent them for analysis. Interpreting the results and building a balanced ration is the next step. (see ‘Certificate of Analysis’ report example at bottom) Moisture and dry matter: Moisture represents the amount of water present in a feed sample. Dry matter is what remains after water is removed. Moisture […] Read more
CME December 2023 lean hogs with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hog, cattle futures down on profit-taking

Cash hog values seen softer

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) hog futures closed lower on Friday, retreating on a round of profit-taking after the benchmark December contract rose to its highest level in a month. Soft cash hog values, weaker wholesale pork prices and a large weekly hog slaughter added to bearish sentiment. “We’ve had a pretty […] Read more

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