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Klassen: Feeder market bounces off the lows

By Jerry Klassen November 1, 2016

Western Canadian feeder cattle markets experienced a week-over-week gain of $5 to $8. Strength in live cattle futures, along with the weaker Canadian dollar, rejuvenated buying interest amongst feedlot operators across the Prairies. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle in the range of $222 to $227 on a dressed basis, which was also up $2 […] Read more

Eastern Ontario feeder builds a new state-of-the-art barn.

Beef Cattle, Features, Finishers

From the bottom up, this barn has it all

It's the only one of its kind in the Ottawa region

By Debbie Furber October 31, 2016

Beef Farmers of Ontario’s ninth annual cow-calf roadshow stopped for a sneak preview of a new feeder barn at Foster Farms, near North Gower, Ont., that was slated to start receiving cattle at the end of September. The 120 x 650-foot barn is the only one of its kind in the Ottawa region and one […] Read more

Beef Cattle, CCA reports, News

CCA Report: More market access for Canadian beef

From the October 24, 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Dan Darling October 27, 2016

There have been a number of great successes in breaking down barriers in international markets recently that beef producers should take stock of. In September, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met in Ottawa with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and announced that China will allow bone-in Canadian beef from cattle under 30 months of age (UTM) effective […] Read more

Beef Cattle, News, News Roundup

Helping consumers make an informed choice

Advocacy: News Roundup from the October 3, 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Tom Lynch-Staunton October 27, 2016

During the Canadian Beef Industry Conference (CBIC), I was asked to do an interview on CBC’s Calgary Eyeopener on the use of growth hormone implants in the beef industry. The impetus for the interview followed a retailer panel discussion on “Beef Demand” — a pillar of the National Beef Strategy — focused on “what consumers […] Read more

Beef Cattle, News, News Roundup

Breeding for methane suppression and feed efficiency

Research: News Roundup from the October 3, 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff October 26, 2016

A recent Alberta research project, known as GreenBeefCow, is designed to merge information between three ongoing studies into methane production and feed efficiency in beef cattle. Researchers in the GreenBeefCow project will evaluate biomarkers for methane production in cattle, investigate relationships between methane production and other methane-related traits, and then add this information to larger […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Features, Livestock

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

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Klassen: Feeder market bounces off the lows

From the bottom up, this barn has it all

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