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two people conducting a prescribed burn of grasses

Reintroducing fire to Saskatchewan pastures

Prescribed burns can be effective at  revitalizing native grasslands when done right

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan June 10, 2025

Pastures evolve over time. Woody plants and shrubs, which cattle can’t eat, may encroach on natural grasses. Invasive species, such as Kentucky bluegrass, may also move in, cutting into native grass productivity. One way of managing this is through fire. At the Saskatchewan Beef Industry Conference, Eric Lamb and Renny Grilz presented recent research regarding […] Read more

cattle producer Bud McBride standing in a pasture with cattle and a horse in the background

News, Purely Purebred

Condolences to Bud McBride’s loved ones on his passing

Purely Purebred, news from the June 2025 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Mike Millar June 10, 2025

John “Bud” McBride passed away peacefully on March 18, 2025, at the age of 96. McBride was born to humble beginnings on July 20, 1928, in a granary converted into a family home on a section of land south of Benalto, Alta. He was the oldest of five children of Jack and Lillian McBride and […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Stronger fed cattle markets lifts feeder complex

By Jerry Klassen June 10, 2025

For the week ending June 7, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to as much as $15/cwt higher in some cases. Larger packages of quality replacements over 900 pounds were up $10-$15/cwt from prices seven days earlier.

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle extend record highs

By Geralyn Wichers June 9, 2025

Chicago cattle futures extended record highs on Monday while lean hogs also saw gains.

Dr. Chelsea Allan, Emily Jamieson, Bruce Christie and Jennifer Babcock.

News, Newsmakers

New Cattle Young Leaders, Food and Farming Champion named at Ontario conference

NewsMakers from the June 2025 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan June 9, 2025

Canadian Cattle Young Leaders Dr. Chelsea Allan is a full-time large animal veterinarian in Ottawa, Ont., where she owns and operates a farm with her husband that they purchased in 2020. In the spring of 2021, they welcomed their first cattle, marking the beginning of a journey deeply rooted in regenerative farming practices. Allan is […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs on record highs going into the weekend

By Adam Peleshaty June 6, 2025

Live and feeder cattle futures, as well as those for lean hogs, reached contract highs on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Friday. A new round of trade talks between the United States and China in London next week, as well as a solid jobs report from the Labor Department helped strengthen the markets, as well […] Read more

Getting your cattle to the right place, at the right time, for the right length of time and for the right reasons can optimize both animal and plant performance.

Depth of Field, Features, Foraging

VIDEO: Doing the math on cattle grazing

Depth of Field with Kelly Sidoryk

By Kelly Sidoryk June 6, 2025

An integral component of good grazing management is tracking yield or production. It is how we project carrying capacity and adjust for drier or wetter conditions. It’s also an important part of the planning process. When we switch to a more intensive grazing approach, with multiple paddocks and grazing periods based on plant recovery, tracking […] Read more

Canada’s beef sector hopes to see knowledge advances in a variety of topics from the newest funding round announced by the Beef Cattle Research Council. PHOTO: MIRANDA LEYBOURNE

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: August live, cattle contracts hit record highs

By Adam Peleshaty June 5, 2025

Strength in cash markets caused live and cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange to rise on Thursday, despite low export numbers reported by the United States Department of Agriculture.

The critical control points identified and solutions developed by federal regulators and NASA to address potential food safety hazards have essentially eliminated STEC (Shiga toxin-producing E. coli) from beef carcasses.

Beef Cattle, Research, Research on the Record

Food safety’s history in rocket science

Research On the Record with Reynold Bergen

By Reynold Bergen June 5, 2025

Food safety problems related to Canadian beef rarely make the news these days, because they hardly ever happen. That hasn’t always been the case. Canada’s food safety has come a long way over the past century. Researchers Xianqin Yang (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lacombe) and Kim Stanford (University of Lethbridge) recently reviewed this history (A […] Read more

Canada’s beef sector got more bad bovine tuberculosis news Feb. 25 after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said their investigation into a case confirmed November 2024 had yielded more infections. PHOTO: LISA GUENTHER

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Substantial prices gains for live, feeder cattle

By Adam Peleshaty June 4, 2025

Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange made substantial gains on Wednesday, aided by a weaker United States dollar. The August live cattle contract gained US$2.600 per hundredweight and ended the day at US$212.350. The August feeder cattle contract rose by a similar amount, gaining US$2.650/cwt. to close at US$303.875. The United States Department of […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Cattle markets up ahead of report

U.S. grains: Soybean futures fall after Trump-Xi call

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Western Canadian bids slightly decline

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U.S. livestock: Cattle markets up ahead of report

U.S. grains: Soybean futures fall after Trump-Xi call

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Western Canadian bids slightly decline

Beef cattle

Reintroducing fire to Saskatchewan pastures

Condolences to Bud McBride’s loved ones on his passing

Klassen: Stronger fed cattle markets lifts feeder complex

U.S. livestock: Cattle extend record highs

New Cattle Young Leaders, Food and Farming Champion named at Ontario conference

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs on record highs going into the weekend

VIDEO: Doing the math on cattle grazing

U.S. livestock: August live, cattle contracts hit record highs

Food safety’s history in rocket science

U.S. livestock: Substantial prices gains for live, feeder cattle

Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field

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