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Beef Cattle, Markets, News

Market Intelligence Update from Canada Beef: Exports to Mexico up from 2020

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Despite a dip in September, demand for Canadian beef has been strong in Mexico this year.   For the first nine months of 2021, the accumulated volume of Canadian exports to Mexico was up 78.3 per cent over 2020. Chilled beef exports were up 80.8 per cent over last year, with value up 120.4 per cent to US$98.43 million. Following a […] Read more
Dr. Gleise Silva hails from Recife, Brazil and earned her PhD in Florida before being named the BCRC-Hays research chair in beef production systems at the University of Alberta.
Features, News

From Recife to Edmonton: Dr. Gleise Silva takes the helm of new research chair

Silva has a reputation for creating opportunities and an interest in connections between multiple research areas

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Growing up in Recife, Brazil, an Atlantic port city criss-crossed by bridges and waterways that draws comparisons to Venice, Gleise Silva may have seemed like an unlikely candidate for a future beef cattle research chair. But Silva knew she wanted to work with animals one day. Her interest in agriculture and animals persisted through high […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Beef Cattle, News

Revamped Beef Advocacy Canada Program offers opportunities for senior youth groups

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In October, the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association’s public and stakeholder engagement team launched a new and improved Beef Advocacy Canada, an online learning program designed to empower, equip and connect beef advocates. The program is useful for anyone wanting to learn how to effectively communicate key consumer concerns about beef, but it could be a particularly […] Read more
The Manitoba Beef Producers' has launched a survey to gather information about the drought to support the organization's advocacy efforts.
Beef Cattle, News

Manitoba Beef Producers launch drought survey

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In support of Manitoba Beef Producers’ (MBP) drought-related advocacy efforts with the federal and provincial governments, MBP is conducting a confidential producer survey to gather further data on the impact the drought ishaving on the province’s beef sector. For example, Manitoba producers are being asked to identify their estimated percentage of feed/forage production compared to […] Read more
CCA reports: Canadian livestock producers recognized for environmental efforts at UN Food Systems Summit
CCA reports, News

CCA reports: Canadian livestock producers recognized for environmental efforts at UN Food Systems Summit

From the November 2021 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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In a business with many challenges outside of our control, resiliency often comes from looking for the silver lining. For this year, the drought meant hardships managing feed supplies for cattle and a low-yielding harvest in many areas of the country. However, with the crops in the bins earlier than usual for many and weaning […] Read more
Clockwise from left: Grace Glover, Karsen Van Sickle, Layne Chantler.
News, Purely Purebred

Canadian Angus Foundation announces Junior heifer voucher recipients

Purely Purebred, news from the November 2021 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Three Canadian Junior Angus members will each receive a $2,000 heifer voucher from the Canadian Angus Foundation just for being members of Canada’s largest beef breed’s junior program.  Layne Chantler of Egbert, Ont., Grace Glover of Boissevain, Man., and Karsen Van Sickle of Red Deer County, Alta., were randomly drawn from the roster of Canadian […] Read more
A greater sage-grouse, considered a species at risk.
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Workshop aims to identify strategies for managing biodiversity threats in Northern Great Plains

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Land managers in southwestern Saskatchewan are invited to attend a workshop delving into strategies to preserve biodiversity in the Northern Great Plains. The Saskatchewan Stock Growers Foundation and University of British Columbia’s Conservation Decision Lab are holding the online workshop, which will look at ways to identify the most cost-effective conservation actions using the priority […] Read more
Steele Brook Addition 2E, with her heifer calf at side, Steel Brooke Destiny 1J.
News, Purely Purebred

Steele Brooke Farm wins Supreme Female at Expo Boeuf

Purely Purebred, news from the November 2021 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Congratulations to the crew at Steele Brook Farm on winning Supreme Female (Champion Female InterRace) with their Shorthorn cow-calf pair at the recent Expo Boeuf held October 8 to 10 in Victoriaville, Que. The cow taking top honours was a home-raised female, Steele Brook Addition 2E, with her heifer calf at side, Steele Brook Destiny […] Read more
Fed cattle supply outpaces demand, non-fed cow price lowest in a decade
Beef Cattle, Markets, News

Fed cattle supply outpaces demand, non-fed cow price lowest in a decade

The Markets with Deb McMillin, from the December 2021 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Fed cattle Canadian supplies are outpacing demand. Even with more slaughter shifts, the fed market remained within a fall low trading range. Fall 2021 saw most trade fall within $155.61/cwt and $158.25/cwt. The mid-November average is $156.38/cwt for fed steers in Western Canada, $22.88/cwt above the same week in 2021. Higher input costs created negative […] Read more
BeefWatch: Canadian cattle herd increases, strong beef demand seen from consumers
Beef Cattle, Beef Watch, News

BeefWatch: Canadian cattle herd increases, strong beef demand seen from consumers

Prepared by the staff of Canfax and Canfax Research Services, divisions of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association

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The third quarter brought opportunities and challenges as strong beef demand warrants cautious optimism for producers who must still contend with a year of drought. The Canadian cattle herd has reportedly increased for the first time since 2017 with beef breeding heifer numbers up on July 1. Beef exports have surged with strong consumer demand […] Read more

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