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Sweet clover is grown extensively for forage, but mould can create an anticoagulant in hay or silage.
Cow-Calf, Features, Livestock

Beware sweet clover poisoning during calving

As one producer discovered, sweet clover poisoning can trigger widespread hemorrhaging, especially during calving season

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Pilgrim Winslow’s life had mainly been in the fast lane of oil exploration, successful businesses and high-level finance. He retired early and bought a half-section farm east of Regina. Winslow had built a small barn, a set of corrals and spent his days looking after 16 two-year-old Hereford heifers, bred to calve near the end […] Read more
Greg and Trish Tetz bring complementary experience and skills to their meat business.
Beef Cattle, Features

Crafting a new meat business

Trish Tetz shares how she and her husband Greg launched a new business at the start of the pandemic

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Starting a niche marketing meat business is no small feat, but launching it at the beginning of a pandemic takes the challenge to a whole new level. For some time, Trish and Greg Tetz of Three Hills, Alta., had the dream of “opening the conversation between producers and consumers. We wanted to be transparent and […] Read more
Filming Guardians of the Grasslands.
Beef Cattle, News, Pasture

Live launch for Guardians of the Grasslands draws over 500 viewers

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After 18 months on the film festival circuit, Guardians of the Grasslands is now publicly available on YouTube.  The short documentary, produced by Ducks Unlimited Canada, the Nature Conservancy of Canada and the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, outlines the role of cattle in preserving Canada’s Prairie ecosystem. Between September 2019 and March 2021, the film was […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Beef Cattle, Beef Watch, News

BeefWatch: Canadian cattle inventories shrink, fed cattle prices improve

Prepared by the staff of Canfax and Canfax Research Services, divisions of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association

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Canadian cattle inventories continued to shrink at the start of 2021, while U.S. inventories declined slightly from their peak. North American cattle supplies remain ample but could tighten as the year progresses with the potential of a smaller calf crop. Canadian beef production continues to be supported by feeder imports from the U.S. The backlog […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Stronger fed cattle prices underpin feeder complex

Limited feed and forage hinder further upside

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Alberta packers were buying fed cattle on a dressed basis in the range of $265-$270 delivered this past week, up $3-$5 from seven days earlier. Live prices were quoted at $159-$162 delivered using a 60 per cent grading. If the feedlot operator booked their feed grains earlier in winter, live prices are $2-$3 above breakeven […] Read more
Walmart Canada bills itself as the first retailer in the country with an on-pack certified-sustainable claim for a line of beef products. (CNW Group/Walmart Canada)
Beef Cattle, Livestock

Walmart locks in CRSB claim for in-store beef brand

Chain to be first retailer in Canada with certified-sustainable label on pack

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The Canadian arm of Walmart has locked in enough of a supply of certified-sustainable beef to label its entire Your Fresh Market burger patty line accordingly. The retail giant announced Monday it’s now sourcing beef from “certified sustainable” farms and ranches according to standards set by the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB). The company […] Read more
Senior veterinary students Willow Burnes (left) and Dani England assess a newborn calf at the LFCE's Forage Cow-Calf Research and Teaching Unit. Photo: Christina Weese.
Beef Cattle, Calving

On-site calving rotations mark a first for USask

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This article originally appeared on the Livestock and Forage Centre of Excellence’s website. It’s republished here with permission. The university’s Livestock and Forage Centre of Excellence (LFCE), located south of Clavet, Sask., has 400 cows and heifers calving in April and May. That flurry of calving activity gave two groups of fourth-year Doctor of Veterinary […] Read more
Canada Beef market intelligence update: U.S. restaurants re-open as vaccinations roll out
Beef Cattle, Global markets, Markets

Canada Beef market intelligence update: U.S. restaurants re-open as vaccinations roll out

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As the U.S. dampens the pandemic, restaurants are re-opening, with some states eliminating all restrictions. On the retail side, demand for beef continues to outpace other meats and plant-based protein. Meanwhile, demand for Canadian beef remains strong, with imports up slightly over last year. Restaurants are open in all states in the U.S. As of […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Beef Cattle, Markets, News

Fed cattle prices see a boost

The Markets with Deb McMillin, from the May 2021 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Fed cattle Tighter front-end supplies and higher cut-out values on both sides of the border have boosted fed cattle prices. Although not climbing as rapidly as the cut-out value, the Canadian fed cattle price saw a $2/cwt increase between late March and April 9. The second week of April saw a fed steer average of […] Read more

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