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The eye in the sky is watching your cows

By Duane McCartney December 29, 2016

In the mid-’70s, as a research scientist at the Melfort Research Station, I helped Saskatchewan Agriculture evaluate the first button-type electronic ear tags on our cows at the Pathlow pasture research project. At the time, I also had a big satellite remote sensing project to monitor pasture productivity. I would tell my colleagues that our […] Read more

Cow-Calf, Features

An industry in crisis

Is there a way back? Cow-calf producers hold the key

By Charlie Gracey December 23, 2016

A cattle-feeding industry that by year-end will have lost an estimated billion dollars since August 2015 plus a cow-calf sector that has lost more than one million cows and over 20,000 producers in the past decade strongly suggests an industry in crisis. Cattle feeders might be excused if they are not quite as optimistic about […] Read more

Alberta’s provincial Agriculture Minister Oneil Carlier and Medicine Hat MLA Bob Wanner (r) met Dec. 21 with producers affected by the bovine tuberculosis outbreak near Jenner, about 75 km northeast of Brooks. (Government of Alberta photo)

Beef Cattle, Livestock

Quarantines added in bovine TB probe

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff December 22, 2016

Federal inspectors’ search for animals exposed to one of six Alberta cattle confirmed with bovine tuberculosis (TB) has led them to quarantine more farm sites for testing. As of Wednesday, “approximately 50” farm sites, mostly in southeastern Alberta with “approximately five” in southwestern Saskatchewan, are under quarantine and movement controls, affecting about 26,000 animals, the […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle resume upward trend

By Jerry Klassen December 20, 2016

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices resumed the upward trend after a brief dip during the first major snowstorm of the year. Feeder cattle weighing above 750 lbs. traded $2-$4 above week-ago levels while calves were readily selling for $4 to as much as $8 higher. Optimism abounds in the feedlot sector, as Alberta fed cattle […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock

Six quarantines lifted in bovine TB probe

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff December 16, 2016

Six premises deemed to be “low-risk” have been released from federal quarantine as officials continue their hunt for Alberta and Saskatchewan cattle exposed to bovine tuberculosis. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Wednesday reported it had lifted movement controls on six premises where “appropriate testing” has been completed on cattle so far in the agency’s […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Winter conditions weigh on feeder market

By Jerry Klassen December 13, 2016

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices traded steady to $3 lower compared to seven days earlier. The market tends to soften during the first major snowstorm each year, but the established risk discount was not as severe as in past years. Notwithstanding the cold temperatures and adverse weather conditions, feedlot operators continued to step forward fairly […] Read more

Beef Cattle, CCA reports, News

CCA Report: Trade front and centre

From the December 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Dan Darling December 12, 2016

The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) has long understood the important role of trade and market access in securing long-term competitiveness for the beef industry. We have expended much time and money over many years to ensure trade pacts produce meaningful results for beef producers and enable trade to flow unimpeded. As important as securing the […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Research

Non-O157 Shiga toxigenic E. coli (STEC)

Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen

By Reynold Bergen December 8, 2016

There are between 50,000 and 100,000 different serotypes (strains) of E. coli. Most are harmless, some may be beneficial, but some produce a very dangerous Shiga toxin. Shiga toxigenic E. coli (STEC) can cause vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain in people. E. coli O157:H7 is the most well-known STEC, but it is not the only […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock

New quarantines added in bovine TB probe

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff December 7, 2016

About 50 premises in Alberta and Saskatchewan are now under federal quarantine as the hunt continues for animals exposed this fall to one of six Alberta cattle with bovine tuberculosis. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced Wednesday it had added more premises to the quarantined list, covering over 26,000 animals, including infected premises. The 50-odd […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

JBS plans U.S. IPO for international unit

By Marcelo Teixeira December 6, 2016

Sao Paulo | Reuters –– Brazilian food maker JBS SA, the world’s largest beef processor, plans to launch shares of its subsidiary JBS Foods International B.V. in the U.S. in the first half of 2017 as a part of a larger reorganization, the company said on Monday. Under the plan, the unit currently based in […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures hit new highs on resilient consumer demand

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Beef Cattle

The eye in the sky is watching your cows

An industry in crisis

Quarantines added in bovine TB probe

Klassen: Feeder cattle resume upward trend

Six quarantines lifted in bovine TB probe

Klassen: Winter conditions weigh on feeder market

CCA Report: Trade front and centre

Non-O157 Shiga toxigenic E. coli (STEC)

New quarantines added in bovine TB probe

JBS plans U.S. IPO for international unit

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