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Bird flu spreads to California dairy cows

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 5, 2024

Cows at three dairy farms in California tested positive for H5N1 bird flu at the end of August, marking an expansion of the virus into the largest dairy producing region of the United States, according to an announcement from the state’s agriculture department. More than 190 herds have been infected across the U.S. since March, […] Read more

Cereals, Livestock, Markets

Feed Weekly: More grain to enter feed markets

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm September 5, 2024

Feed barley and feed wheat are in no short supply on the Prairies, according to Jim Beusekom, president of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge, Alta. He has recently seen light test-weight barley and wheat coming from various places in Western Canada being shipped to feedlots. Beusekom added the feed grains were coming from “almost everywhere […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle dip on weak cash market, rising corn prices

By Heather Schlitz September 4, 2024

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle and feeder cattle futures fell on Wednesday following recent weakness in cash prices and as corn prices sustained a small rally, traders said. Traders also monitored U.S. beef demand. Demand for beef typically weakens after Labor Day, which is considered the last major grilling holiday […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, lean hog futures turn higher as wholesale prices firm

By P.J. Huffstutter September 3, 2024

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) livestock futures turned higher on Tuesday, as wholesale prices firmed and the slaughter pace temporarily shrank as some plants shuttered over the holiday weekend, analysts said. Strong boxed beef prices continued to underpin cattle markets, traders said. Select boxed beef prices rose on Tuesday morning, with prices […] Read more

Laio Silva Sobrinho’s passion for soil has led him to a career in agricultural research.

Beef Cattle, Grazing, Livestock

Olds College researchers trial new technologies to support grazing and soil health

Satellite technology, soil biologicals and rising plate metres are all on the research docket at Olds College

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan September 3, 2024

Laio Silva Sobrinho’s passion is soil. He initially got his undergrad in forestry in Brazil, but when he came to Canada to do his master’s, he knew it would be in soil science. “Even during my undergrad, I worked with soil remediation in relation to heavy metals. So, it wasn’t too much of a change […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle market stabilizes

By Jerry Klassen September 3, 2024

For the week ending August 31, Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged compared to seven days earlier. Finishing feedlots are exuding a cautious sentiment. While order buyers had a full deck, there were upside limits. Pen-sized strings of quality yearlings traded at a premium to average values. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle […] Read more

Cattle graze north of Deerwood in September 2023. PHOTO: ALEXIS STOCKFORD

Livestock

Federal government opens bids for foot and mouth vaccine bank providers

By Alexis Stockford August 30, 2024

Canadian government opens bids for foot and mouth vaccine bank providers.

Livestock, News, Reuters

US tests for bird flu in California dairy cattle

By Reuters, Tom Polansek August 30, 2024

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is testing to confirm possible cases of bird flu in dairy cattle in California, the nation's biggest milk-producing state, USDA said on Friday.

Beef Cattle, Research on the Record

Cattle genes behind the scenes

Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen

By Reynold Bergen August 29, 2024

The cattle you raise and the beef they produce result from two factors — their genetic potential, and the environment they’re raised in (climate, feed, health management, handling practices and everything else you do). The beef industry adopts genetics more slowly than poultry, swine or dairy. Several things make genetic advancement trickier in beef cattle. […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Marketing

Frequently asked questions about becoming CRSB certified

As the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef closes the book on its first decade, we dive into the incentives available, recent changes to the CRSB Certified program and how producers can sign up

By Lisa Guenther August 28, 2024

It’s been 10 years since the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB) was founded, and great strides have been made in measuring and recognizing Canada’s leadership in sustainability. The Certified Sustainable Beef Framework, known as “CRSB Certified,” was created in 2017 to recognize the sustainable practices on the ground and to provide credible assurances for consumers […] Read more

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Bird flu spreads to California dairy cows

Feed Weekly: More grain to enter feed markets

U.S. livestock: CME cattle dip on weak cash market, rising corn prices

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, lean hog futures turn higher as wholesale prices firm

Olds College researchers trial new technologies to support grazing and soil health

Klassen: Feeder cattle market stabilizes

Federal government opens bids for foot and mouth vaccine bank providers

US tests for bird flu in California dairy cattle

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