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A demo plot of forage barley at Ag in Motion in 2024. The 2024-25 barley carryout is projected to drop to 500,000 tonnes, down markedly from the 10-year average.
Beef Cattle, Market talk, Markets

Canadian farmers plant less barley in 2025

Market Talk with Jerry Klassen

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I’ve received many inquiries from cattle producers about the feed grain outlook for the 2025-26 crop year. Cow-calf producers have sold a record number of calves and yearlings for fall delivery. Feedlot operators are factoring in a fairly aggressive cost per pound gain in anticipation of larger feed grain supplies this fall. Following is a […] Read more
Janelle Graham, Erik Nottveit, Dennis Laycraft.
News, Newsmakers

New Cattle Young Leaders, Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame announces inductees

NewsMakers from the August 2025 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Erik Nottveit obtained an agricultural business degree from Olds College after which he spent several years working on large farms and ranches throughout B.C. and Alberta. Now, he manages the family ranch alongside his father and brother, overseeing an operation that includes cow-calf, stocker, heifer development and forage enterprises. In addition to this, Nottveit works […] Read more
Representatives from Canada Beef in Japan alongside Alberta Premier Danielle Smith (centre).
Beef Cattle, Canada Beef, Comment/Columns

Canada Beef keeps its foot on the gas with market development

Keeping up with Canada Beef: From the June 2025 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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With the recent Canadian election now behind us and trade discussions set to resume between Canada and the U.S., Canada Beef remains focused on its mandate: to continually respond to the needs of our stakeholders by promoting Canadian beef, enhancing consumer awareness, driving consumption and identifying new market opportunities worldwide. More than ever, generic marketing […] Read more
File photo of a fall rye crop plot at Ag in Motion in 2024.
Barley, Beef Cattle, Forages, Nutrition

Rye silage: From the field to feedlot

Nutrition: Evaluating how barley silage and rye silage compare in feed quality

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Acres seeded to hybrid rye as a source of silage for feedlot cattle in Canada and the U.S. have increased in recent years. Increased use of hybrid rye as a forage source may be driven by greater yield potential relative to conventional rye and the early harvest may allow for double cropping. In some areas, […] Read more
hamburgers cooking on a barbeque
Beef Cattle, Markets, Prime cuts

As recession risk rises in U.S., beef demand holds up

Prime Cuts with Steve Kay

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The likelihood of a tariff-induced recession rises in the U.S. and worsening consumer sentiment jeopardizes what was expected to be a recovery year for food service and retail. So says Rabobank in its April Agribusiness Review. Trade disruption begins to weigh on pork values, leaving producers cautious, while milk production returns to growth while tariff […] Read more
The critical control points identified and solutions developed by federal regulators and NASA to address potential food safety hazards have essentially eliminated STEC (Shiga toxin-producing E. coli) from beef carcasses.
Beef Cattle, Research, Research on the Record

Food safety’s history in rocket science

Research On the Record with Reynold Bergen

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Food safety problems related to Canadian beef rarely make the news these days, because they hardly ever happen. That hasn’t always been the case. Canada’s food safety has come a long way over the past century. Researchers Xianqin Yang (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lacombe) and Kim Stanford (University of Lethbridge) recently reviewed this history (A […] Read more
cattle and their exhibitors at Canadian Western Agribition
Beef Cattle, Markets

Canadian beef genetics worth the miles for international buyers

Canadian cattle can thrive in both hot and cold climates, and breeders from around the world are taking note

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Canadian cattle can thrive in both hot and cold climates, and breeders from around the world are taking note

Isaac Gomez has travelled the world looking for the best in cattle genetics. As a Black Angus breeder and mentor to other Black Angus and Hereford breeders in Mexico, he makes the trip to Regina every November for Canadian Western Agribition. It’s one of the top shows for showcasing Canadian cattle genetics, he said, second […] Read more

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