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Klassen: Strong demand surfacing for feeder cattle

By Jerry Klassen August 15, 2017

Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were quite variable over the past week. Auction barns in Manitoba and Saskatchewan remain in holiday mode. However, markets are coming to life in Alberta. Certain ranchers are starting to sell early bloomers and there’s no shortage of demand for these yearlings. In east-central Alberta, a couple of small groups […] Read more

Forages, Livestock, Weather

Drought-related livestock tax deferral zones widen again

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff August 14, 2017

More ranchers in five provinces may now be able to defer some of their taxable income from their livestock sales in 2016 due to drought. The federal government on Aug. 4 announced its final list of drought-designated regions where the livestock tax deferral provision will be allowed for the 2016 tax year, and has included […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

DuPont to buy up farm software firm Granular

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff August 11, 2017

A San Francisco company providing farm management software to growers in four provinces and about three dozen states is poised to join the digital arm of DuPont and Dow’s merged agribusiness. DuPont — which as of last week had all regulatory approvals and clearances lined up to complete its merger with Dow Chemical — announced […] Read more

Native species are the Steady Eddies of forages — resilient and consistently able to contribute to performance even during  extreme-weather years.

Forages, Livestock

Native forages offer resilience against Mother Nature

Long-lived native forages complement tame forages nicely — but they have their own merits that make them more competitive than their tame counterparts

By Jennifer Blair August 2, 2017

Native forages are making a comeback with cattle feeders who are looking for a way to work with — not against — Mother Nature. “Native species complement tame forages,” said federal research scientist Alan Iwaasa. “When used with tame species, native species have merit and can be used quite effectively if you have the land […] Read more

General, Machinery

So long AIM — it was another good run

By Lee Hart July 24, 2017

It’s all over now except for the crying, folks. Ag In Motion (AIM) 2017 is history. And really the only crying that might be done, is by the dedicated volunteers and employees of the show who stay on the AIM grounds near Langham, SK for another 10 days to two weeks to clean up and […] Read more

General

Ministers agree on new ag funding framework

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff July 23, 2017

Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial ministers for agriculture have agreed on the bones of a new five-year policy funding framework, committing them to a review of its business risk management (BRM) programming. The ministers came out of three days of meetings Friday in St. John’s with the “key elements” of a five-year, $3 billion framework, […] Read more

I wanted to give the Michelin Man a hug but there was a lineup of children. I wish people would control their kids. (Lee Hart photo)

General, Machinery

AIM for Hart, Day 2: The road to success, one scoop at a time

By Lee Hart July 20, 2017

I announced yesterday to a couple colleagues who work for the Western Producer, “We are wasting our time and energies writing stories. What idiots. If we want real financial success in life — sell ice cream.” That was my take home message from Day 2 (Wednesday) at the Ag In Motion (AIM) farm show near […] Read more

Farmers Dennis Reimer (l) and Charles Schmidt, looking for rain. (Lee Hart photo)

General, Machinery, Weather

AIM for Hart: An informative first day

By Lee Hart July 19, 2017

It’s official. If you want your province to dry out call Charles Schmidt. This climatological fact was among the many things I learned at the first day of the 2017 Ag In Motion (AIM) farm show near Langham, Sask. Tuesday (about 20 minutes from Saskatoon — the show is still running Wednesday and Thursday, so […] Read more

General

Organic groups call for Ontario regulations

By John Greig July 17, 2017

A look at organic regulation across the country by the Canadian Organic Trade Association (COTA) shows a hodge-podge of support, despite national standards in existence for eight years. In a report released Monday, COTA called out Ontario, the largest market by far for organic products, for having no organic regulations. Five other provinces, including some […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

Hogs seen as key factor in input cost hikes

By Terry Fries July 11, 2017

CNS Canada — Canada’s Farm Input Price Index has climbed slightly for the first quarter of this year. Canada-wide, the index rose 1.3 per cent for the first quarter of this year compared to the final quarter of 2016. When comparing this year’s first quarter to last year’s first quarter, however, input prices in the […] Read more

New Quebec ag minister named in shuffle

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall on expectations of US agriculture secretary announcement

Agrichemicals firm Corteva explores splitting seed and pesticide units, WSJ reports

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New Quebec ag minister named in shuffle

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall on expectations of US agriculture secretary announcement

Agrichemicals firm Corteva explores splitting seed and pesticide units, WSJ reports

Forages

Klassen: Strong demand surfacing for feeder cattle

Drought-related livestock tax deferral zones widen again

DuPont to buy up farm software firm Granular

Native forages offer resilience against Mother Nature

So long AIM — it was another good run

Ministers agree on new ag funding framework

AIM for Hart, Day 2: The road to success, one scoop at a time

AIM for Hart: An informative first day

Organic groups call for Ontario regulations

Hogs seen as key factor in input cost hikes

Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field

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