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Kainai Nation offers livestock certificate program

The program, launched in 2021, offers everything from livestock handling  to nutrition to mature students

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan June 27, 2024

The program is a year in length and teaches students about livestock production systems, handling, pasture and grazing management, as well as nutrition, feeding, health and disease, among other things. It covers livestock such as cattle, bison and horses. 

News, Reuters

US farm agency to pay farmers for milk loss due to bird flu

By Leah Douglas, Reuters June 27, 2024

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will soon begin compensating dairy farmers for the loss of milk supply due to bird flu-infected cows, the agency said on Thursday.

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Livestock futures turn higher on technical trading, Midwest floods

By P.J. Huffstutter, Reuters June 26, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures turned higher on Wednesday as fund investors adjusted their positions and sought short-covering, even as many contracts set new lows for a second trading day, traders said.

Crops

Manitoba Crop Report: More wet weather across province

By Adam Peleshaty, MarketsFarm June 26, 2024

Crop development in Manitoba continued while isolated rains fell over the province during the week ended June 23.

Courtney Gonda visits Pound-Maker, near Lanigan, Sask.

General, Public Engagement

Influencing the influencers

Content creators head to fields and feedlots ahead of CCA documentary release

By Becky Zimmer June 26, 2024

Social media influencers are a bridge between the general public and producers, says Beavers. In the lead up to the release of its documentary, Reduce, Reuse, Ruminate, the CCA invited influencers to tour cattle operations.  

News, Reuters

US to clarify enforcement of antitrust laws in meatpacking

By Leah Douglas, Reuters June 25, 2024

Livestock farmers in the U.S. would have a clearer path to bringing antitrust complaints against meatpacking companies for unfair business practices under a rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday.

Pasture near Acme, Alta., in early July. As perennial forages mature,
protein concentration drops, fibre concentration increases and the
energy concentration decreases.

Nutrition

Supplementing cattle on pasture: The multi-tool of the cow-calf industry

By Greg Penner June 25, 2024

You may have heard the oft-repeated quote, “To a man with a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” It’s a cautionary comment about having a narrow perspective to address challenges. Quite often, supplementing cattle on pasture bears negative connotations due to added labour, cost and logistical challenges with supplementation. Perhaps we could think of supplementation […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, News, Reuters

U..S food safety regulators expand bird flu testing in milk products

Canadian cases at nil as of mid-June according to CFIA testing

By Leah Douglas and Julie Steenhuysen, Reuters June 25, 2024

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has begun testing more dairy products for evidence of the bird flu virus as outbreaks spread among dairy herds across the country.

Dairy cattle graze beneath windmills on a Danish dairy farm in 2022. Photo: Geralyn Wichers

News, Reuters

Denmark will be first to impose CO2 tax on livestock emissions, government says

By Isabelle Yr Carlsson, Reuters June 25, 2024

Denmark, a major pork and dairy exporter, will introduce a tax on livestock carbon dioxide emissions from 2030, making it the first country to do so and hoping to inspire others to follow, the government said on Tuesday.

The Livestock AgTech Happy Hour is slated daily from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Livestock Event Centre.

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Canadian heifer retention tightening feeder supply

By Jerry Klassen June 25, 2024

Alberta and Saskatchewan heifer placements in the lighter weight categories are down from year-ago levels. Comments from ranchers and order buyers suggest that Western Canadian ranchers are holding back on heifers to expand the herd. This usually results in a narrowing of the steer/heifer spread.

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

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

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Acknowledging the past, seeking a better future

Daily Network News

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

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

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Acknowledging the past, seeking a better future

Beef cattle

Kainai Nation offers livestock certificate program

US farm agency to pay farmers for milk loss due to bird flu

U.S. livestock: Livestock futures turn higher on technical trading, Midwest floods

Manitoba Crop Report: More wet weather across province

US to clarify enforcement of antitrust laws in meatpacking

Supplementing cattle on pasture: The multi-tool of the cow-calf industry

U..S food safety regulators expand bird flu testing in milk products

Denmark will be first to impose CO2 tax on livestock emissions, government says

Klassen: Canadian heifer retention tightening feeder supply

Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field

Blogs

Cows ain’t coal

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