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A year after winning Reserve Champion Carload of Hereford bulls with their first NWSS carload, Harvie Ranching took home top honours.

Harvie Ranching wins big at National Western Stock Show

Purely Purebred, news from the March 2025 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Mike Millar March 11, 2025

Congratulations to Harvie Ranching of Olds, Alta., on winning the Champion Carload of Hereford Bulls at the 2025 National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado, in January. The carload show is a historic and prestigious show, with eight bulls making up a carload. Following the carload show, the National Western Hereford Sale saw a superb […] Read more

Diseases like African swine fever have increased the need for biosecurity preparedness in Canada. PHOTO: CANADIAN PORK COUNCIL

Livestock, News

Pork producers slated for $567M in case of African swine fever

African swine fever hasn’t been found in Canada or the U.S. yet; Canadian government says funds will support hog farmers if a case causes markets to close

By Jeff Melchior March 10, 2025

African swine fever hasn't been found in Canada or the U.S. yet. The Canadian government says funds will support hog farmers if a case causes markets to close.

Hurricane Fiona’s winds of over 100 km an hour knocked over Dwain MacAulay’s cattle barn on Prince Edward Island.

Beef Cattle, Disasters, Livestock

East Coast beef farmers deal with lingering effects of Hurricane Fiona

Years after Hurricane Fiona made landfall in Maritimes, farmers are dealing with the aftermath — or mourning what it took from them

By Field Editor, Melissa Jeffers-Bezan March 10, 2025

In September 2022, Canadians who live in the Maritimes watched with apprehension as Hurricane Fiona moved from the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico toward Canada’s East Coast. By the time the storm reached Atlantic Canada, it had been downgraded to a tropical storm, but that didn’t lessen the damage it caused as it swept across […] Read more

It is apparent in the Alberta beef industry that producers realize how small and tight-knit the industry is, a commonality shared across the U.S. border. | File photo

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb to end week

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm March 7, 2025

Cattle and hog prices at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Friday showed increases of varying degrees. United States President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that certain imports from Mexico which fall under the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Trade Agreement will see tariffs delayed until April 2. Canada was also included in the official amendment after the markets closed. […] Read more

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Mixed movement in meat futures

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm March 6, 2025

Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – Cattle prices showed small declines while hog prices sharply rose at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Thursday. United States President Donald Trump announced that certain imports from Mexico which fall under the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Trade Agreement will see tariffs delayed until April 2. Canada was also included in the official amendment […] Read more

Canada’s beef sector got more bad bovine tuberculosis news Feb. 25 after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said their investigation into a case confirmed November 2024 had yielded more infections. PHOTO: LISA GUENTHER

Beef Cattle, Livestock, News

Value swings immense on cattle with imposed tariffs by U.S.

Analyst urges beef producers to stay in constant communication with evolving tariff landscape

By Greg Price March 6, 2025

The tremors continue to be felt across Canadian agriculture following U.S. president Donald Trump's earthquake announcement on Tuesday, that was certainly the case at the Alberta Beef Industry Conference in Calgary.

Concept american and Canada flag on cracked background

Beef Cattle, Markets, Prime cuts

Tariffs threaten trade upheavals in North American beef industry

Prime Cuts with Steve Kay

By Contributor, Steve Kay March 6, 2025

The imposition of 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian and Mexican exports to the U.S., and retaliatory tariffs by the two countries, are likely to cause significant trade upheavals throughout North America until they are removed. The U.S., as previously announced, imposed its tariffs on March 3 after delaying its move for 30 days. The […] Read more

Atypical interstitial pneumonia (AIP) before they see it is a deadly disease that often plagues cattle in feedlots, but the cause of this illness is largely a mystery. Photo: Canada Beef

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog markets bounce back

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm March 5, 2025

The United States cattle and hog markets were two of many that rebounded on Wednesday one day after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on Canadian, Mexican and Chinese imports. Canada and China have already enacted retaliatory tariffs while Mexico will announce its plans by March 9. The April live cattle contract rose 1.900 U.S. […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, News

Pork sector worries tariffs will hit labour pool

Keeping workers available for post-tariff recovery a key goal

By Miranda Leybourne March 5, 2025

Manitoba Pork and the Canadian pork council are lobbying the Canadian and Manitoba government for strategies to protect the sector from U.S. tariffs.

A cow and calf graze on a prairie in Western Canada

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Management

How AgriStability can help purebred beef cattle producers weather an uncertain marketplace

As tax season approaches, MNP accountants suggest seedstock beef producers take another look at AgriStability and explain how to make the program work for their farms

By Kelleen Tait, Marvin Slingerland March 5, 2025

Purebred beef producers face many risks, including fluctuations in market demand and the rising costs of feed and labour. Producing market-ready animals already requires significant investments of time, effort and money — and you need to take the right steps to offset these risks and ensure your operation continues to thrive in an uncertain marketplace. […] Read more

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Harvie Ranching wins big at National Western Stock Show

Pork producers slated for $567M in case of African swine fever

East Coast beef farmers deal with lingering effects of Hurricane Fiona

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb to end week

U.S. livestock: Mixed movement in meat futures

Value swings immense on cattle with imposed tariffs by U.S.

Tariffs threaten trade upheavals in North American beef industry

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog markets bounce back

Pork sector worries tariffs will hit labour pool

How AgriStability can help purebred beef cattle producers weather an uncertain marketplace

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