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Tiffany Wood, a Scottish physicist is CEO of Dyneval, a company with new semen analyzing technology. Photo: John Greig
Beef Cattle, Dairy Cattle, Livestock

At Ag in Motion: New tester monitors bull fertility

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Glacier FarmMedia – Slow-swimming bull sperm will have no place to hide. A Scottish company, Dyneval, has created a new semen analyzer that measures a wider range of concentrations of semen than previous testing methods. This will allow veterinarians, beef and dairy producers to have more control over semen quality. The Dynescanl analyzer is also […] Read more
Photo: Canada Beef Inc.
Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market continues climb

Futures spur larger feedlots to lock in ownership

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Compared to last week, quality yearling packages traded $6-$10/cwt higher. In some cases, prices were up as much as $12/cwt. Calf markets were relatively unchanged although the market was hard to defined due to limited volumes. Pastures are drying up in Saskatchewan and certain area of eastern Alberta. Yearlings from these regions are coming on […] Read more
Good demand for beef, particularly grilling cuts, continued through the second quarter of 2023.
Beef Cattle, Markets, News

Good demand for beef, though retail prices see slight decrease

The Markets with Deb McMillin, from the August 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Fed cattle In the 26 weeks of recorded sales in 2023, 23 of the weeks saw week-over-week improvements. The peak was the third week of June at $247.84/cwt, which was a $61.80/cwt improvement from the start of 2023 and 41 per cent higher than the same week in June 2022. The start of July saw […] Read more
This file photo shows a rack of blood samples being tested for bovine tuberculosis in New Zealand dairy cattle. (Lakeview_Images/iStock/Getty Images)
Beef Cattle, Livestock

More bovine TB cases found in Saskatchewan herd

Herd now depopulated, one separate contact herd identified

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Corrected, July 14 — Postmortem testing of a Saskatchewan cattle herd culled after turning up three confirmed cases of bovine tuberculosis (TB) has yielded six more cases. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), which is tasked with testing the infected herd, said Thursday that as of July 12, a total of eight cases of bovine […] Read more
Making the most of available forage
Beef Cattle, Forages

Making the most of available forage

Start the grazing season with a plan and lower cost of production over time

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Developing a grazing plan is an important first step to ensure effective grazing management on an operation, and it can help save a producer on cost of production in the long run. A grazing plan that matches animal numbers to predicted forage yields should be made before turn out. Several key steps should be included: setting objectives […] Read more
File photo of cattle in an Alberta feedlot. (Geralyn Wichers photo)
Beef Cattle, Livestock, Sheep/Goats

Alberta lifts feeder loan guarantee limit

Amendment boosts individual limit by 50 per cent

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Alberta has boosted the limit on the size of loan available under its Feeder Associations Loan Guarantee program, aiming to help producers keep up against rising livestock prices. An order in council amending the provincial Feeder Associations Guarantee Regulation was approved Monday, raising that program’s individual and joint-membership loan limit to $3 million, from $2 […] Read more
(Geralyn Wichers photo)
Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market consolidates at historical highs

Higher borrowing costs offset lower feed prices

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For the week ending Saturday, western Canadian yearling steer prices were quoted $2-$4 higher; yearling heifers traded $2 higher to $5 lower. Calves were relatively unchanged although volumes were limited. Larger groups of quality genetics were well bid while second tier cattle were marginally discounted off the highs. Some ranches are liquidating yearlings about one […] Read more
The Judys run between 350 and 500 head of South Poll on their farm near Rucker, Missouri.
Beef Cattle, Grazing

Rotating to managed grazing

Rancher Greg Judy of Missouri explains why he switched from continuous to rotational grazing

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Greg Judy’s farm in Rucker, Missouri, sounds picturesque: mild winters, flat land broken by rolling hills, dotted by livestock. “It’s not row cropland,” Judy says, speaking at the Western Canadian Conference on Soil Health and Grazing last winter. “It’s just basically rolling hills, very thin topsoil. And so what we’re dealing with there, folks, is […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: U.S. feeder markets pull Canadian values higher

Feedlots aggressively seek U.S. corn

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For the week ending July 1, western Canadian feeder markets traded $2-$5/cwt higher compared to seven days earlier. Quality groups of yearlings were up $8-$10/cwt from a week earlier. South of the border, major markets in Oklahoma had feeder steers and heifers trading US$5-$10/cwt above week-ago levels. The Canadian market is functioning to ration demand […] Read more
Tuberculosis bacteria under an electron microscope. (Janice Haney Carr photo courtesy Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.))
Beef Cattle, Livestock

Bovine TB turns up in Saskatchewan herd

Two cases found after U.S. test flags Canadian heifer

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A heifer whose tissues tested positive for bovine tuberculosis (TB) at slaughter in the U.S. has been traced back to a Saskatchewan cattle herd which has now turned up two more cases of the disease. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency, in a report dated Wednesday, said it was notified Feb. 23 by the U.S. Department […] Read more

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