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Benchmark brings feed efficiency home

Seedstock: Munton family aims to raise the bar on bringing up bulls

By Debbie Furber November 30, 2016

Benchmark Angus near Warner, Alta., has worked diligently to earn its reputation as “your carcass source.” Not content to rest on Benchmark’s laurels of consistently raising top-ranking marbling and muscling bulls in the Canadian Angus Association’s registry, the Munton family is aiming to up the bar by doing it more efficiently. A year ago this […] Read more

Beef Watch, News

Beef Watch: Canadian cattle herd steady

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

By Canfax November 21, 2016

Sellers have lost leverage throughout the supply chain as larger protein supplies in North America are pressuring prices down. Lower cattle prices have resulted in serious red ink for feedlots and disappointing calf prices this fall. Cow-calf returns have dropped but remain above the 10-year average. For producers who have made major infrastructure investments over […] Read more

Beef Cattle, News, News Roundup

MPs hear about GMO technology in the beef industry

News Roundup from the October 24, 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff November 16, 2016

Last month, the chair of the Beef Cattle Research Council — feedlot operator Brian Thiessen — and executive director Andrea Brocklebank spoke to the Parliamentary Agriculture Committee studying genetically modified animals for human consumption. While noting that GMO technology has had very limited practical application in beef cattle to date, Brocklebank said that may change […] Read more

Beef Cattle, News, News Roundup

Sobeys locks in Atlantic Beef for P.E.I.

News Roundup from the October 24, 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff November 15, 2016

Maritime producers received a shot in the arm recently with the announcement that after 18 months of negotiations Sobeys is now offering Island View beef as its “primary” beef brand in the 13 stores it supplies across Prince Edward Island. P.E.I.’s lone Atlantic Beef Products plant is ramping up its slaughter and processing capacity in […] Read more

Beef Cattle, CCA reports, News

CCA Report: Preparing for climate change

From the November 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Dan Darling November 15, 2016

In October, I travelled to New Zealand for the annual meeting of the presidents and chief executive officers of the International Beef Alliance (IBA). Comprised of the national organizations representing beef cattle producers in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, Paraguay and the United States, the IBA accounts for 46 per cent of the world’s […] Read more

Livestock, Nutrition

The latest on the nutrient requirements for beef cattle

Nutrition with John McKinnon, beef cattle nutritionist

By John McKinnon November 14, 2016

Recently, I attended the Western Nutrition Conference in Saskatoon. At this conference there were a number of excellent presentations, one of which was particularly relevant to all beef nutritionists and their clients. That was by Dr. Karen Beauchemin of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, who presented an update on the Nutrient Requirements of Beef Cattle (NRBC) […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Livestock

Alberta Beef Producers call for TB financial support

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff November 4, 2016

With cattle under quarantine in parts of Alberta after a TB case was discovered in an animal from that province at a U.S. slaughter facility, the bills are starting to stack up. Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) recently said in an online publication that a significant number of herds have been quarantined and the producers notified. […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Features

BIXS can track carcass data: Just the cost is unknown

By Debbie Furber November 1, 2016

Ownership of carcass information is one of the challenges BIXSco Inc. has had to address as it works toward creating a business model for information sharing across value chains and the industry at large. Packers have always had the option of charging half the grading fee back to producers who rail grade cattle. Even if […] Read more

Features, Livestock

New Zealand through the eye of a pasture manager

By Duane McCartney November 1, 2016

After Jack Kyle retired as Ontario’s pasture specialist following 30 years of service to Ontario’s beef producers, he and his wife Jean joined an agricultural tour to New Zealand to see the sites and have a look at agriculture in New Zealand. Some of what he saw there may provide food for thought to pasture […] Read more

Beef Cattle, CCA reports, News

CCA Report: More market access for Canadian beef

From the October 24, 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Dan Darling October 27, 2016

There have been a number of great successes in breaking down barriers in international markets recently that beef producers should take stock of. In September, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met in Ottawa with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and announced that China will allow bone-in Canadian beef from cattle under 30 months of age (UTM) effective […] Read more

New Quebec ag minister named in shuffle

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall on expectations of US agriculture secretary announcement

Agrichemicals firm Corteva explores splitting seed and pesticide units, WSJ reports

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New Quebec ag minister named in shuffle

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall on expectations of US agriculture secretary announcement

Agrichemicals firm Corteva explores splitting seed and pesticide units, WSJ reports

Tag Archives beef

Benchmark brings feed efficiency home

Beef Watch: Canadian cattle herd steady

MPs hear about GMO technology in the beef industry

Sobeys locks in Atlantic Beef for P.E.I.

CCA Report: Preparing for climate change

The latest on the nutrient requirements for beef cattle

Alberta Beef Producers call for TB financial support

BIXS can track carcass data: Just the cost is unknown

New Zealand through the eye of a pasture manager

CCA Report: More market access for Canadian beef

Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field

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