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Beef Cattle, Comment

Comment: Alberta supports the $2.50 checkoff

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The Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) became the first provincial cattle organization to officially declare its support for a $1.50 increase in the mandatory $1 national checkoff at its annual meeting last month in Calgary. Given the vocal support for an increase reported at district meetings around the province leading up to an official vote by […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Speculative buying rallies CME lean hogs

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Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog contracts closed higher on Tuesday, strengthened by short-covering and speculative buying in anticipation of tighter seasonal supplies, traders said. Spot February finished 2.2 cents/lb. higher at 61.9 cents, and April ended 1.825 cents higher at 67.3 cents (all figures US$). “Packer margins are strong and I […] Read more
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Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

Korea finds hogs infected with foot-and-mouth

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Seoul | Reuters –– South Korea has detected foot-and-mouth in a southwestern hog farm, the first such discovery in nine months and a blow to authorities pushing to contain the disease. The case involved a type of the disease that animals are inoculated against in South Korea, with all 670 hogs at the infected farm […] Read more
The Morrison family of Brooking Angus Ranch.
Beef Cattle, Features

Passion makes quality seedstock operation possible

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There’s no telling how far Justin and Tawnie Morrison’s passion for quality cattle will take them. This year it took them right to the top at Canadian Western Agribition where they captured the championship banner in the inaugural President’s Classic jackpot event with their 2015 bull calf, Brooking Silver Lining 5012. The calf earned top […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cash price unease drags on CME live cattle

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished lower on Monday, pressured by uncertainty over cash prices later this week, traders said. February live cattle closed 0.65 cent/lb. lower at 132.225 cents, and April ended down 0.775 cent, to 133.05 cents (all figures US$). Typically, cash bids surface around midweek. But a […] Read more
Beef Cattle, News Roundup

Cattle’s best bet against disease

News Roundup from the December 2015 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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A new research project funded by Genome British Columbia (Genome BC), Genome Canada and other partners is using ‘reverse vaccinology’ to develop vaccines for Johne’s disease and bovine tuberculosis in cattle. These diseases result in annual losses of more than $86 million and $10 million, respectively, in Canada and billions annually worldwide. Led by the […] Read more
farmer with bales in a field
Holistic ranching, Livestock

Holistic Ranching: Planning ahead

Questions to help guide your future operation

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Winter tends to be a slower season. This might be an ideal time to invest some of our time and energy into planning ahead. Have you ever considered the benefits of making a good written five-year plan? I know some people are averse to planning. A common comment is: “why bother to make a plan?” […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Livestock, Machinery, Weather

Study finds Canadian beef’s GHG footprint shrunk over 30 years

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Efficiencies in cattle production and feeding have allowed Canada’s beef industry to produce the same weight in beef as 30 years ago with smaller breeding herds, less land — and smaller greenhouse gas (GHG) output, a new study finds. The study, led by research scientist Tim McAllister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in Lethbridge, with […] Read more
Motherland Monument, Kiev. (CIA.gov)
Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

Packers approved to move beef, pork to Ukraine

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Inspectors have approved 15 Canadian beef and pork processing plants to export to Ukraine, more than doubling the number of Canadian meat plants able to ship to the country. Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay and Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland on Monday announced Ukraine has, essentially, approved beef and pork exports from any Canadian federally-registered establishment […] Read more

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