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Wise investments during good times in the cattle business

Weigh the alternatives using ROI

By Debbie Furber July 29, 2015

Twelve years without a raise in pay from the marketplace spawned a lot of cost-cutting measures on cow-calf operations. Now, it’s time to put those ideas to use to catch up, and maybe even get ahead. “We are in a new era,” notes Ray Bittner, a livestock specialist with Manitoba Agriculture in Ashern. “Today’s calf […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Various views on the feeder cattle market

By Jerry Klassen July 27, 2015

If you talked to three Western Canadian cattle buyers this week, you probably would receive four different views on the market. Certain auction barns were reflecting an average week-over-week decline of $3 to $5 but feature strings of cattle were back up to historical high prices. Early sales in the season are like tryouts at a […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Holistic ranching

Thinking about cattle price insurance

By Don Campbell July 23, 2015

We are now in the second year of the price insurance program in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and B.C. Alberta producers have had price insurance for the last six years. It is an interesting program. It certainly has the potential to reduce the risk of price fluctuation. Since it has been available we have experienced steadily rising […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Livestock

Feds fund AFAC welfare surveillance

Alberta Farm Animal Care designed to ensure good health, proper standards

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff July 22, 2015

The federal government has announced funding of $268,000 to Alberta Farm Animal Care (AFAC) to help ensure that cattle arriving at auctions and abattoirs are in good health and meet the standards required for processing. The announcement was made in Okotoks by Macleod MP John Barlow on behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. “This project […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Livestock

Klassen: Softer beef complex weighs on feeders

By Jerry Klassen July 21, 2015

Western Canadian feeder cattle experienced a week-over-week decline of $3 to $6 on average. In central Alberta, the market appeared to hold value on larger strings of quality feeders but the market in all other regions of the Prairies appeared to lack buying enthusiasm. Alberta fed cattle prices were quoted in the range of $186 […] Read more

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Sask. to open protected grasslands for grazing

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff, GFM Network News July 14, 2015

Crown-held native prairie and other grasslands held for wildlife conservation in Saskatchewan will be opened up to ranchers needing grazing land for cattle in dry areas. Environment Minister Herb Cox announced Tuesday the province will make about 90,000 acres of Fish and Wildlife Development Fund (FWDF) land available to cattle producers. The same grazing lease […] Read more

Cow-Calf, Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

Rain sprinkles Prairie canola fields, pastures

By Rod Nickel June 15, 2015

Winnipeg | Reuters — Light rains sprinkled Western Canada’s crops and pastures during the weekend, but amounts fell well short of what’s needed to remedy dry conditions that have stunted growth, analysts said Monday. Rains were scattered across the Prairies and similar light amounts are expected during the next two weeks, Commodity Weather Group said […] Read more

Average sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies (°C) for the week centred May 6. Anomalies are computed with respect to the 1981-2010 base period weekly means. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)

Cow-Calf, Crops, Markets, Reuters, Sheep/Goats, Weather

U.S. sees El Nino as near-certain to last through summer

By Reuters May 14, 2015

New York | Reuters — The El Nino climate phenomenon is almost certain to last through the Northern Hemisphere summer, the U.S. weather forecaster said, raising the chance of heavy rain in the southern U.S. as well as South America, and scorching heat in Asia that could devastate crops of thirsty food staples like rice. […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Livestock

Cow-calf producers asked to take survey

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff February 19, 2015

The Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC) is asking every cow-calf producer in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba to complete the Western Canadian Cow-Calf survey. The deadline to complete the survey is Feb. 28. It can be filled out online but the website also provides an option to print the survey and mail it postage-free. First […] Read more

Calving, Cow-Calf

Saskatchewan’s 21-Day Calving Challenge

… a calving record book with a twist

By Debbie Furber February 18, 2015

There are three $1,000 vouchers for mineral supplement up for grabs in the Saskatchewan 21-Day Calving Challenge, but everyone is a winner year after year just by paying attention to the reproductive success of their cow herds. The simplest and most effective way to do that is to track calving distribution by counting the number […] Read more

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Wise investments during good times in the cattle business

Klassen: Various views on the feeder cattle market

Thinking about cattle price insurance

Feds fund AFAC welfare surveillance

Klassen: Softer beef complex weighs on feeders

Sask. to open protected grasslands for grazing

Rain sprinkles Prairie canola fields, pastures

U.S. sees El Nino as near-certain to last through summer

Cow-calf producers asked to take survey

Saskatchewan’s 21-Day Calving Challenge

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