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Klassen: Feeder market enters summer doldrums

By Jerry Klassen June 21, 2016

Western Canadian feeder cattle markets experienced a softer tone over the past week as many auction barns are in summer holiday mode. Weakness in live and feeder cattle futures set a negative tone and by Friday, Alberta packers had dropped bids by nearly $12 on a dressed basis. Feedlot operators were once again on the […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Limited buying interest softens feeder market

By Jerry Klassen April 26, 2016

Just when I thought feeder cattle prices were stabilizing, once again the unexpected occurs. A sharp rally in U.S. grain futures, along with weaker fed cattle prices, caused western Canadian feeder cattle to trade $6-$12 lower compared to week-ago levels. Auction markets reported limited buying interest, with often only two or three larger feedlots stepping […] Read more

Sarah and Logan Wray with their children Georgia, Bella and Luke.

Beef Cattle, Features, Livestock

Finding inspiration from within the farm community

By Debbie Furber March 18, 2016

Sarah and Logan Wray never doubted their future would involve raising beef cattle. The real decision came down to how to make it happen. Four years after setting their course they were able to start buying their first quarter of land near Bashaw, Alta., and the seeds had been planted for FarmOn, a virtual resource […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Features, Livestock

The first signs of beef herd expansion

By Charlie Gracey February 24, 2016

At last there are clear signs of beef herd expansion in Canada! In 2015 the output, or productive capacity of the national herd was reduced: almost 13 per cent in numbers of animals marketed and 10 per cent in tonnage. Most of that reduction, however, is explained by an almost 20 per cent decline in […] Read more

Beef Cattle, News Roundup

Harmony Beef back on track

News Roundup from the November 2015 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff December 9, 2015

Harmony Beef is now looking at April 4, 2016 as its startup date for the former Rancher’s Beef plant in Balzac after the Rocky View Council approved a development permit to construct a water-recycling facility on the site. The Rocky View Council voted seven to one to issue the permit after 18 months of often […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Prime cuts

TPP ratification is crucial for Canada’s beef industry

Prime Cuts with Steve Kay, from the November 2015 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Steve Kay December 9, 2015

Beef exports are the lifeblood of the North American beef industry, especially for Canada. The majority of its exports goes south to U.S. customers but it also depends on key Asian markets. So too does the U.S. It exports only 10 per cent of its annual production of muscle cuts but this is vital in […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Weaker fed cattle pressure feeder market

By Jerry Klassen November 24, 2015

Alan Paton stated when men are ruled by fear, they strive to prevent the very changes that will abate it. The feeder cattle market is contending with a negative round of feeding margins over the next few months, which continues to result in weaker values. Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were generally $3 to $8 […] Read more

Beef Cattle, CCA reports

CCA Report: Another push for TPP

From the October 26 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Dave Solverson October 30, 2015

The volatility that shook the cattle markets in late September brought an end (at least temporarily) to the record price run that had been sustained for much of the last year. Although the dip in cattle prices reflect typical seasonal price fluctuations, the impact of the falling price in the markets is felt far more […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Research

Conjugation, and what it means for antimicrobial resistance in livestock

By Reynold Bergen October 27, 2015

The federal government’s CIPARS program studies E. coli in healthy cattle entering packing plants and in retail ground beef. Its surveillance shows that resistance to antimicrobials of the highest importance in human health continues to be very rare in these samples, and multi-drug-resistant bacteria are even less common. The risk of consumers being exposed to […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Vet advice

Marketing is walking the talk: Can the beef industry do it?

By Dr. Ron Clarke September 15, 2015

Beef sustainability is a catchword. It’s talked about in seminars, at producer meetings, and at major industry gatherings where planning and strategy essay a future for an industry that bounces between really good and really bad. Are we making headway, or just adding to public lectures because people either don’t understand what it takes to […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures slide on human screwworm case report

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as hopes for Chinese demand wane; corn, wheat firm

Alberta Crop Report: Two sides of the same weather coin

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures slide on human screwworm case report

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as hopes for Chinese demand wane; corn, wheat firm

Alberta Crop Report: Two sides of the same weather coin

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Klassen: Feeder market enters summer doldrums

Klassen: Limited buying interest softens feeder market

Finding inspiration from within the farm community

The first signs of beef herd expansion

Harmony Beef back on track

TPP ratification is crucial for Canada’s beef industry

Klassen: Weaker fed cattle pressure feeder market

CCA Report: Another push for TPP

Conjugation, and what it means for antimicrobial resistance in livestock

Marketing is walking the talk: Can the beef industry do it?

Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field

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