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Klassen: Canadian heifer retention tightening feeder supply

By Jerry Klassen June 25, 2024

Alberta and Saskatchewan heifer placements in the lighter weight categories are down from year-ago levels. Comments from ranchers and order buyers suggest that Western Canadian ranchers are holding back on heifers to expand the herd. This usually results in a narrowing of the steer/heifer spread.

Beef Cattle, Breeding, Livestock

Genomic tool identifies hybrid vigour levels in cattle

A made-in-Canada tool reveals breed composition and scores cattle on hybrid vigour

By Bruce Derksen June 24, 2024

"We found over 25 years the amount of vigour in the commercial beef production sector was decreasing. We needed a tool to monitor the situation and indicate the degree of crossbreeding. This tool would offer workable practices to reinstate hybrid vigour levels.” 

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Daily livestock equipment demos are back at Ag in Motion

By Lisa Guenther June 21, 2024

One of the consistent features of Ag in Motion has been the livestock handling demos. Each year, livestock equipment companies set up their systems. Sheep and beef producers haul their animals to the show grounds, for use in the equipment demos (10 am and 1 pm daily).

Livestock, News

Bovine bird flu reports still at zero in Canada

By Phil Franz-Warkentin June 20, 2024

Results of a national testing program conducted by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) released June 18 showed no evidence of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the country’s milk supply. "Commercially sold milk and milk products remain safe to consume," said a release from the CFIA and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). It was also noted that even if traces of the virus were found, the pasteurization process would have rendered them harmless.

Photo: Kelsey Pangborn/iStock/Getty Images

Livestock, Markets

Feed Grain Weekly: Wild weather in Alberta gives growers pause

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm June 20, 2024

Susanne Leclerc, owner of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton, said moisture levels in Alberta are not distributed evenly with the north seeing plenty of rain and the south becoming drier. A recent cold snap between Calgary and Edmonton plunged lows to around the freezing mark earlier this week, while snow fell over parts of the Foothills.

Beef Cattle, Feeding, Livestock

Compacted concrete makes for drier, easier-to-manage feedlots

It’s a big investment, but return on investment can be about six years

By John Greig June 20, 2024

When Rimrock Feeders purchased the former Western Feedlots site outside of High River, Alta., there were decisions to be made about the site, which had been empty for about three years. The pen partitions were wooden and decaying and there were drainage issues on the site, which sits on a high point, with a view […] Read more

Livestock, News

Funding to help make cattle data gathering easier

Partnership between Angus and Holstein association will look at sharing trait information and how to automate data management

By John Greig June 19, 2024

New funding for the Canadian Angus Association and Holstein Canada will allow them to improve the data that goes into genetic evaluations and expand into new areas including carcass quality and traits that help limit the environmental impact of beef.

Dr. Cheryl Waldner presents current feedlot health and nutrition research during the Livestock and Forage Centre of Excellence Field Day southeast of Saskatoon, Sask. Waldner is the Beef Cattle Research Council Industrial Research Chair in One Health and Production Limiting Diseases at the University of Saskatchewan’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine. Photo: Melissa Jeffers-Bezan

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LFCE Field Day covers everything from pneumonia to drought

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan June 18, 2024

Attendees took in presentations outdoors on genetics and genomics, managing forage, water and drought, plus feedlot health and management. A hot topic of conversation was the drought — or lack thereof. Much of the current research at the University of Saskatchewan focuses on drought.

Beef Cattle, Livestock, News

Maritime beef producers get price protection

Two-year pilot gives Maritime producers an equivalent program to the rest of the country

By John Greig June 18, 2024

Producers in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, and soon Nova Scotia, will have access to a program that will allow them to purchase insurance on price protection for their beef cattle in case of an unforeseen market disruption.

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Quality yearlings lead feeder complex higher

By Jerry Klassen June 18, 2024

Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were quoted $5 lower to $5 higher on average in the week ending June 15. However, quality packages of yearlings traded $5 to as much as $10 above week-ago levels

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Klassen: Canadian heifer retention tightening feeder supply

Genomic tool identifies hybrid vigour levels in cattle

Daily livestock equipment demos are back at Ag in Motion

Bovine bird flu reports still at zero in Canada

Feed Grain Weekly: Wild weather in Alberta gives growers pause

Compacted concrete makes for drier, easier-to-manage feedlots

Funding to help make cattle data gathering easier

LFCE Field Day covers everything from pneumonia to drought

Maritime beef producers get price protection

Klassen: Quality yearlings lead feeder complex higher

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