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Auditing facilities and cattle handling

Canadian feedlot animal care assessment — Part 4

By Debbie Furber October 25, 2016

Properly constructed facilities and appropriate cattle-handling equipment confine cattle safely and efficiently with minimal stress and risk of injury to cattle and workers, going a long way to help alleviate much of the stress and frustration staff experience when working with excited, stubborn or aggressive animals. Auditors award five points if facilities and equipment are […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market lacks buying interest

By Jerry Klassen October 24, 2016

In a market profile, trader Peter Steidlmayer clarified that markets go up because there is no selling and markets go down because there is no buying. Western Canadian feeder markets were a perfect example of this market theory, as prices experienced a week-over-week decline of $10-$15. Feedlot operators once again sat on their hands with […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

Slowing sales at Burger King push parent’s shares down

By Anet Josline Pinto October 24, 2016

Reuters — Restaurant Brands International, owner of Burger King and Tim Hortons, reported a second straight quarter of decline in comparable sales at Burger King in the U.S. and Canada. The company’s U.S.-listed shares, which had risen about 26 per cent this year up to Friday’s close, fell as much as three per cent despite […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Research

Upgrading beef grading research

Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen

By Reynold Bergen October 20, 2016

Youthful carcasses that meet A, AA, AAA or Canada Prime quality grades are also assigned a yield grade. Yield grades estimate the red meat percentage of the entire carcass based on the thickness of the backfat and size of the rib-eye muscle between the 12th and 13th ribs. The method that the Canadian Beef Grading […] Read more

Beef Cattle, News

Angus breaks billion-pound-a-year mark

Angus producers built a brand where others scoffed

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff October 19, 2016

Back in 1978 few producers of Angus cattle would have thought their beef brand would sell a billion pounds a year. But this year, after 38 years in the market, the Certified Angus brand broke that mark in global sales, something CAB president John Stika said had increasingly become a foregone conclusion as sales continued […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market aggressively searches for demand

By Jerry Klassen October 18, 2016

A boulder falling off a mountain accelerates and gains momentum as it nears the ground. Until we see another force come into play, there’s no signal the lows are near in the feeder complex. Once again, the western Canadian feeder cattle traded $8 to $10 below week-ago levels, with sharper declines noted on unweaned calves. […] Read more

Wolves in Saskatchewan’s Prince Albert National Park in 2014. (Parks Canada photo, pc.gc.ca)

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Sheep/Goats

Saskatchewan to thin out wolf pack along treeline

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff October 15, 2016

Aiming to prevent “wolf-livestock conflicts” in the region, Saskatchewan’s environment department will again offer a wolf hunting season along the provincial forest fringe starting Saturday. The wolf hunt, running from Oct. 15, 2016 through to March 31, 2017, is to be allowed in wildlife management zones 43 (Melfort, Tisdale), 47 (North Battleford, Turtleford), 48 (Preeceville, […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock

Don’t fret too much over sand cracks in hooves

They look bad but rarely cause lameness

By Heather Smith Thomas October 14, 2016

Cracks in the hoof wall are fairly common in beef cattle. Dr. Chris Clark, associate professor of large animal medicine at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatoon, says many older cows on the Prairies in Western Canada develop cracks in the hoof but you might not notice this unless the cow is lame. […] Read more

Beef Cattle, CCA reports, News

CCA Report: Cattle transport rules need to remain science based

From the October 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Dan Darling October 14, 2016

Fall is always a busy time for beef producers, as they manage through the fall calf run and make herd management and culling decisions. Producers consider a number of factors, including the outcomes of the harvest on their own farm, the farms they buy feed from, and if there is enough feed overall to winter […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock

Premium Brands buys Toronto burger processor

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff October 13, 2016

Toronto custom burger maker Belmont Meats has become the latest subsidiary of Vancouver food processing firm Premium Brands. Premium Brands, which owns assorted processing and distribution businesses across Western Canada, Ontario and the U.S., on Thursday announced it has paid $50 million – $49.2 million in cash and $800,000 in Premium common shares — for […] Read more

Alberta Crop Report: Higher-than-average yields expected

U.S. livestock: Tight cattle supply helps CME futures rebound from collapse

U.S. grains: Soy futures post weekly loss on expectations for big U.S. crop

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Alberta Crop Report: Higher-than-average yields expected

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Auditing facilities and cattle handling

Klassen: Feeder market lacks buying interest

Slowing sales at Burger King push parent’s shares down

Upgrading beef grading research

Angus breaks billion-pound-a-year mark

Klassen: Feeder market aggressively searches for demand

Saskatchewan to thin out wolf pack along treeline

Don’t fret too much over sand cracks in hooves

CCA Report: Cattle transport rules need to remain science based

Premium Brands buys Toronto burger processor

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