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As Prairie drought worsens, more cattle go to market

Producers want to grow their herds, but fears are growing some may give up due to dry conditions

By Alexis Kienlen July 21, 2015

It’s just a trickle now, but there are fears of a flood of cattle going to market if the drought continues. “It’s a little too early to be splitting up pairs, but we are seeing some pairs sell,” said Anne Wasko, market analyst with Gateway Livestock Services. Sale figures are being closely watched these days […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Prime cuts

It’s all about the cattle numbers

By Steve Kay February 9, 2015

Numbers are the lifeblood of the North American beef industry. Whether it’s cattle prices, wholesale beef prices, slaughter and production levels, or cattle and beef exports and imports, the industry pores over numbers every week to glean what might lie ahead. Forecasts for 2015 start with cattle numbers. The early prospects continue to be bright […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Comment

It’s all about the money

Alberta Beef Producers seeks a return of the mandatory checkoff

By Gren Winslow January 14, 2015

After five years of doing without and a year of town hall meetings and weeks of internal discussion Alberta Beef Producers is primed to put its case for a non-refundable checkoff before the Alberta government this spring. The question will be carved into the revised five-year plan governing the ABP operations that will be presented […] Read more

barley grains flowing through a man's fingers

Livestock, Research

Feed barley breeding investments

By Reynold Bergen December 23, 2014

As a relatively small crop, barley doesn’t attract much interest from private breeding companies. There are roughly 10 million acres of barley in North America, with six million in Canada. Corn is a much larger crop, with 80 million acres seeded in the U.S. alone. Statistics Canada reports that Canada’s barley acreage has dropped by around […] Read more

Features, Livestock

Getting a grip on grizzly bear populations

By Debbie Furber December 11, 2014

You can’t manage what you don’t measure is as true for wildlife as it is for agriculture, but counting grizzly bears is a bit tricky. Andrea Morehouse with Alberta Environment at Pincher Creek is heading up a unique grizzly monitoring project in the southwest that collects hair samples from natural grizzly rub objects in Alberta’s […] Read more

News

Alberta wildlife stories needed

Online survey to help cattle producers better understand the effect wildlife has on ranching operations

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff February 7, 2014

Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) is encouraging cattle producers in the province to fill out an online survey detailing how they’re getting along with wolves, cats, bears and other wildlife on their ranching operations. The Miistakis Institute is conducting the survey to gain a better understanding of the economic impact wildlife – both good and bad […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sink on technical selling

Precision ag, right to repair policies priority for Association of Equipment Manufacturers

Saskatchewan harvest lags behind

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sink on technical selling

Precision ag, right to repair policies priority for Association of Equipment Manufacturers

Saskatchewan harvest lags behind

Tag Archives Alberta Beef Producers

As Prairie drought worsens, more cattle go to market

It’s all about the cattle numbers

It’s all about the money

Feed barley breeding investments

Getting a grip on grizzly bear populations

Alberta wildlife stories needed

Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field

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