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Ontario offers cash for abattoir upgrades

Applications now being accepted through April

By GFM Staff, GFM Network News February 20, 2020

Ontario’s 123 provincially-licensed abattoirs can now start applying for a piece of $2 million in federal/provincial funding to step up food safety, biosecurity and animal welfare measures. The Ontario and federal governments on Wednesday announced applications for cost-share funding can be submitted between now and April 30, “as long as funding for the initiative is […] Read more

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Klassen: Calf prices divorce from yearling markets

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News February 18, 2020

Compared to last week, yearling prices were steady to as much as $4 lower depending on the region in Western Canada. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle at an average price of $252 on a dressed basis, down $6-$8 from last week and down about $20 from the last week of January. Weakness in fed […] Read more

Taste-testing during a Canadian Beef Advantage Seminar in Shanghai in 2013. (Canada Beef via YouTube)

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Klassen: Uncertain beef demand weighs on feeder market

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News February 11, 2020

Compared to last week, western Canadian prices for yearling and heavier calves were down $2-$4 on average. The calf market was hard to define; Alberta markets traded $3 lower to $4 higher but notable strength was evident in Saskatchewan and Manitoba where values were steady to $4 higher. Favourable weather contributed to higher auction market […] Read more

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Reducing disease in newborn calves

Calving: News Roundup from the February 2020 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Piper Whelan February 4, 2020

Extra vigilance before and during the calving season can pay off when it comes to producing healthy calves. “Newborn calf mortality can have a significant impact on calf crop percentage and ultimately your herd economics,” said Dr. Steve Hendrick, veterinarian with the Coaldale Veterinary Clinic in Coaldale, Alta. Hendrick spoke about reducing disease in newborn […] Read more

CME June 2020 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

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Klassen: Feeder market remains under pressure

By Jerry Klassen February 4, 2020

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle prices were steady to $3 lower in Alberta while prices eroded by $2-$5 in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Noticeable weakness was evident in yearling prices, while grass cattle experienced limited slippage. Backgrounding operators are starting to liquidate fall-placed calves. Quality was quite variable, with fleshier cattle experiencing sharper […] Read more

Photo supplied by USask. Dr. Cheryl Waldner has been tapped to lead a five-year research project funded by NSERC, the Beef Cattle Research Council and University of Saskatchewan.

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USask researcher to chair beef research program targeting health and productivity

Dr. Cheryl Waldner to lead research into better diagnostic tools for bovine respiratory disease, Johne's disease

By Lisa Guenther January 31, 2020

Dr. Cheryl Waldner is leading a $2.35 million research program to improve the health and productivity of beef cattle, while also limiting antimicrobial resistance. Waldner is veterinary researcher with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Sask. Over the next five years, Waldner will lead a major research program […] Read more

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Tight supplies push fed cattle cash prices higher

The Markets with Deb McMillin, from the February 2020 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Debbie McMillin January 31, 2020

Fed Cattle The fed cattle cash market had a great start in 2020. Tight market-ready supplies helped push prices higher and led to current feedlots as cattle were pulled ahead to sell into the stronger market. The fed steer price averaged $163.64/cwt the second week of the year, an improvement of $9/cwt from the beginning […] Read more

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Klassen: Feeder market lacks buying interest

By Jerry Klassen January 29, 2020

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $2-$5 lower on average. Values in Alberta were relatively unchanged but markets in the eastern Prairie regions appeared to trade $4 to as much as $6 below week-ago levels. Alberta yearlings were relatively unchanged, but noticeable slippage was noted in the non-major feeding regions. Feedlots […] Read more

A transmission electron microscopy image of the first isolated case of the new 2019 coronavirus, as obtained by Reuters on Jan. 27, 2020. (Handout image courtesy IVDC, China CDC via Reuters)

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Virus concerns add more uncertainty to cattle market

By Phil Franz-Warkentin January 27, 2020

MarketsFarm — Cattle futures in Chicago dropped hard over the past few days, as mounting concerns over the new coronavirus in China triggered a broad-based selloff in global equities and commodities. While the virus adds an extra layer of uncertainty to the North American cattle market, expectations for solid beef demand should remain supportive for […] Read more

File photo of cattle seeking shade in Namibia. (Brytta/iStock/Getty Images)

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Namibia looks to import cattle as drought decimates herds

By Reuters, GFM Network News January 21, 2020

Windhoek | Reuters — Namibian state-owned meat processing and marketing firm Meatco is in talks with neighbour Botswana to import cattle, as severe drought decimates local herds and threatens beef export deals with China and European countries. The southern African desert nation moved closer to famine last month after dam levels fell below 20 per […] Read more

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Ontario offers cash for abattoir upgrades

Klassen: Calf prices divorce from yearling markets

Klassen: Uncertain beef demand weighs on feeder market

Reducing disease in newborn calves

Klassen: Feeder market remains under pressure

USask researcher to chair beef research program targeting health and productivity

Tight supplies push fed cattle cash prices higher

Klassen: Feeder market lacks buying interest

Virus concerns add more uncertainty to cattle market

Namibia looks to import cattle as drought decimates herds

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