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Crops, Reuters, Weather

This year’s El Nino could be strongest on record

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Geneva | Reuters — The current El Nino weather phenomenon is expected to peak between October and January and could turn into one of the strongest on record, experts from the World Meteorological Organization said at a news conference Tuesday. Climate models and experts suggest surface waters in the east-central Pacific Ocean are likely to […] Read more
Stretch winter feed supplies with care
Livestock, Research

Stretch winter feed supplies with care

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Winter feed will be a scarce and costly resource in much of Western Canada this year. Use it carefully, because the management decisions you make now will impact reproductive and economic performance for at least two years. Research conducted 25 years ago by P.L. Houghton and co-workers at Perdue University (J. An. Sci. 68:1438) demonstrated […] Read more
CCA Report: Drought concerns and trade talks
Beef Cattle, CCA reports

CCA Report: Drought concerns and trade talks

From the August 2015 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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It’s been a busy summer for the Canadian Cattlemen Association (CCA), with plenty of activity on a number of ongoing files. CCA officials were in Charlottetown, P.E.I., for the annual July meeting of the federal, provincial and territorial ministers of agriculture, where workforce issues, social licence and the extreme dry conditions in pockets of Alberta […] Read more
Uncertainties and potential worries loom large as the 2015 calf crop's fall run begins.
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Editorial: August anxieties

There are a lot of balls in the air as we start another fall run

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If you only look at prices charts it’s a great time to be in the cattle business. It’s only when you start looking longer-term that you see plenty of reasons to be anxious for the beef industry this August. As of this issue going to press Canada is in what appears to be the final […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle market tenacious

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Western Canadian feeder cattle prices appeared to shrug off all negative economic news and divorce from the fed cattle complex this past week. Volumes were once again quite thin, characterized by varying quality. Feedlot operators were active on all fronts, especially in southern Alberta where the barley harvest is in full swing. Heavier yearlings on […] Read more
Canola west of Pathlow in northeastern Saskatchewan on July 27, 2015. (Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Weather

Cooler temperatures, precipitation in store for Prairies

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CNS Canada — Alberta crops could be put at risk during the last week of September due to cooler weather, but for the most part, a U.S. meteorologist expects average to slightly above-average temperatures for the Prairies during harvest. Farmers will need to monitor temperatures during the last 10 days of September, as there will […] Read more
Crops, Reuters, Weather

El Nino now seen more likely to last into spring

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New York | Reuters — A U.S. government weather forecaster on Thursday raised the likelihood that El Nino conditions would last into the Northern Hemisphere’s early spring to 85 per cent, boosting the probability that drought-stricken California could see increased rains. The Climate Prediction Center, a U.S. National Weather Service agency, last month forecast an […] Read more
Crops, Weather

Western Prairies see low yields as harvest ramps up

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CNS Canada –– This summer’s erratic weather has taken its toll on plant development in Alberta and parts of western Saskatchewan, according to crop-watchers in those areas. “We have heard that dry conditions have caused plants (peas) to slough off or have the tillers dry off and have lost those heads,” said Barry Yaremcio at […] Read more
Debate over grazing leases heats up in cattle country
Livestock, News

Debate over grazing leases heats up in cattle country

The auditor general says ranchers are scooping up millions in payments that should go to the province, but leaseholders say that’s nonsense

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A new report on Alberta’s grazing lease system by the provincial auditor general is throwing fuel on the long-simmering, controversial debate. The report estimates the province could be losing up to $25 million annually by allowing ranchers to keep compensation from energy companies when they drill or lay a pipeline. The report also says the […] Read more

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