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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs as strong demand fuels rally

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Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures set new contract highs on Friday as strong domestic and export demand, particularly for U.S. pork bellies and ham, drove the market upward, analysts said. Live cattle futures touched a one-month low, while feeder cattle recovered after reaching the lowest price in more than five […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Features

Using TMR mixers on a beef operation

TMR mixers are becoming a bigger conversation in the beef industry in recent years

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Although total mixed ration (TMR) mixers have been popular on dairy operations historically, they are becoming more common on beef operations, as well. TMR mixers are used primarily for ruminant animals. For both dairy and beef, there are benefits and challenges to implementing a TMR mixer into an operation. TMR mixer 101 TMR mixers usually […] Read more
Cattle in the Canadian prairies
Beef Cattle, Features, Livestock

Ranchers share lessons learned from drought

Despite experiencing a million-dollar rain, beef producers are still asking how they can prepare for drought

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Despite experiencing a million-dollar rain, 
beef producers are still asking how they can 
prepare for drought

Drought” is a word beef producers on the Prairies know well. For years, many areas in Western Canada have struggled through a prolonged drought. Although a “million-dollar rain” fell in many areas this past June, producers are still pondering lessons learned from previous years of drought, dealing with the lingering effects of several dry years, […] Read more
Cedric MacLeod farms with his wife, Alanda, and son, Kalen.
Beef Cattle, Features, Forages, Livestock

Maritime beef farmer starts with the forage

Linking profitability and agronomy through forage production 
in New Brunswick potato region

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It’s early July 2024 and Cedric MacLeod is already preparing for winter. He’s knee-deep in harvesting hay and silage that will be bale feed for his herd in cold weather. Calving has just finished. Yesterday, the last calf of the season walked up to him in the field. He’s so fresh he doesn’t know who […] Read more
Promotional image for Canada Beef's "Pick the beef with the leaf' campaign.
Beef Cattle, Comment/Columns, News

Canada Beef plans for future after busy first year

Keeping Up With Canada Beef

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October marks the first anniversary of my joining the Canada Beef team, initially as incoming president under the tutelage of president Michael Young and later, upon his planned retirement, as president. I’ve learned a lot about the beef industry in this first year, starting with an introduction to the industry from the team and followed […] Read more
If you’re new to growing and feeding corn to cattle in Western Canada, remember that varieties and growing conditions matter.
Beef Cattle, Livestock, Research on the Record

Corn in Western Canadian feedlot diets

Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen

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Corn acreage is expanding across Canada. There are about 25 acres of corn for every acre of barley in Ontario and Quebec, where temperatures, day length and moisture allow predictable corn yields and feed quality. There are around eight acres of barley for every acre of corn in the Prairies, although ambitious breeding efforts are […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Western Canadian calf market surges

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For the week ending 26, Western Canadian calf markets were up $8-$12/cwt on average compared to seven days earlier. Pee-wee calves were up $20-$25/cwt compared to the prior week. Finishing feedlot operators were active buyers in all weight categories while backgrounders were cleaning up on smaller packages of calves under 550 pounds. 
calf in a barn stall
Animal Health, Bovine Respiratory Disease, Cow-Calf, Livestock

Stress, biosecurity and bovine respiratory disease

Bovine respiratory disease isn’t going away, but there are things ranchers and farmers can do to reduce disease prevalence

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Shipping fever. Bovine respiratory disease (BRD). Whatever name you give it, it remains the number one cause of death in feedlots. It pops up on cow-calf operations, too. The Beef Cattle Research Council’s website notes that BRD is a leading cause of death, illness and antibiotic treatment in calves from three weeks of age to […] Read more

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