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To defer income under LTD, the breeding herd must have been reduced by at least 15 per cent. Photo: Canada Beef
Beef Cattle, Livestock, News

Feds announce early livestock tax deferral

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Livestock producers in drought-affected areas are getting and early livestock tax deferral (LTD) for the 2024 season. The federal government said the situation has become more challenging for producers due to climate change, when announcing a list of regions eligible for the deferral on June 14. The LTD allows producers in designated areas, who were […] Read more
A Gelbvieh bull grazes on a pasture
News, Purely Purebred

Davidson Gelbvieh and Lonesome Dove Ranch bull sale

Purely Purebred, news from the June 2024 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Davidson Gelbvieh and Lonesome Dove Ranch celebrated their 35th anniversary bull sale with a great crowd at their sale facility near Ponteix, Sask., on March 1. Eighty-six purebred yearling Gelbvieh bulls (red and black) sold for an average of $6,762. Many longtime repeat customers joined several new buyers in the stands and there was an […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures retreat as wholesale US pork prices sag

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Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures backpedaled on Thursday from a one-week high reached during the previous session, while live cattle futures strengthened. Hog futures eased after wholesale U.S. pork prices pulled back from a jump on Tuesday. The U.S. Department of Agriculture priced the pork carcass cutout at $97.02 per […] Read more
Ergot is best recognized in the field as black or dark purple sclerotia sticking out of a floret.
Cereals, Crops

How the problem of ergot in cereals was solved in Alberta

In the story of ergot in wheat, barley and oats, the answer was simply ‘copper’

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Glacier FarmMedia – When I was first hired by Alberta Agriculture as a diagnostic plant pathologist, I was told I would be primarily responsible for barley, oat, wheat and canola diseases. I was also asked to head up the provincial control program for bacterial ring rot of potato. The bacterial ring rot program, run in […] Read more
Test tubes labelled “Bird Flu” and eggs are seen in this picture illustration, January 14, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File
Livestock, Reuters

Two dozen companies working to find bird flu vaccine for cows, US agriculture secretary says

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Reuters – Twenty-four companies are working to develop an avian flu vaccine for cattle, as the virus spreads among U.S. dairy herds, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told Reuters on Wednesday. Bird flu has infected 90 dairy herds across 12 states since late March, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Three dairy farm workers […] Read more
corn cob in a husk
Feeding, Livestock

Forage and feed at Ag in Motion

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I’m interested in knowing what farmers and ranchers are focusing on, especially given the recent drought years. Rejuvenating drought-stressed forage stands? Trying cover crops or something else new to them? Stockpiling feed and forage for the next drought? Something else entirely?
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Beef Cattle, News

Cattle producers wary of grasslands conservation proposal

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Glacier FarmMedia – Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association members want the Canadian Cattle Association to press pause on its Grasslands Conservation Initiative until it can better communicate its plan. Several resolutions about the initiative were debated during the SSGA annual meeting June 11 and while some were defeated members did approve one calling on CCA to […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle, lean hog futures end lower

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Chicago | Reuters – Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed lower on Tuesday in dull technical trade as market players await cash cattle trade to develop, brokers said. CME August live cattle LCQ24 settled down 1.050 cents at 178.925 cents per pound, although the contract stayed above its 100- and 200-day moving averages. CME August […] Read more
Agribition partners with Beef Australia, elects board
News, Purely Purebred

Agribition partners with Beef Australia, elects board

Purely Purebred, news from the June 2024 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Canadian Western Agribition and Beef Australia have signed an agreement to share knowledge and help each other market and promote their respective events. Beef Australia CEO Simon Irwin and Agribition CEO Shaun Kindopp signed the memorandum of understanding. Agribition also elected its leadership team at its AGM earlier this spring. Michael Latimer of Olds, Alta., […] Read more

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