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History: Association’s 54th Convention Historic
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History: Association’s 54th Convention Historic

Reprinted from the March 1950 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Association’s 54th Convention Historic  By Lorne Stout, Calgary, Alta. ‘Giving a display of independence and individuality for which they have long been noted, members of the Western Stock Growers’ Association, pioneer agricultural organization in Western Canada, voted all but unanimously at their 54th annual convention in Calgary against government intervention in their business. The ranchers […] Read more
What to do about wacky cattle markets?
Livestock, Markets, Prime cuts

What to do about wacky cattle markets?

Prime Cuts with Steve Kay, from the June 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Markets crave stability and predictability. But the opposite occurred during 2015 in the U.S. cattle markets. In fact, last September’s shocking collapse in live cattle cash and futures prices (which I outlined in my October 26, 2015 column) capped a year when the futures’ volatility and irrationality caused huge financial damage to producers and packers. […] Read more
Beef Watch: U.S. cattle herd expanding, Canadian herds stabilized
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Beef Watch: U.S. cattle herd expanding, Canadian herds stabilized

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

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The U.S. herd is expanding, while the Canadian beef cattle herd has stabilized. Cattle prices have peaked and producers are now watching to see how far and how fast prices will drop with more pounds of protein available in North America. This will be largely determined by domestic and international demand, which were very strong […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, News Roundup

Assessing the first quarter – cattle inventories disappointing

News Roundup from the May 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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At the end of the first quarter the domestic steer slaughter was down 2.3 per cent while the domestic heifer slaughter was down 9.1 per cent. That doesn’t tell us much until we factor in live slaughter steer and heifer exports. The sex of fed cattle slaughter exports is not known until closer to year-end, […] Read more
Farmland prices, on average, were up 12.4 per cent and 10.1 per cent in Manitoba and Canada, respectively, says Farm Credit Canada’s chief economist J.P. Gervais. The annual rise in farmland values is slowing, but still expected to be positive in 2016 so long farm cash receipts remain stable.
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Manitoba, Canadian farmland values up again in 2015

Farm Credit Canada says the annual percentage increase in farmland values is getting smaller

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Manitoba farmland values led the way with the highest average percentage increase in Canada last year, says Farm Credit Canada (FCC). But the pace of increases the last few years here and across Canada is slowing in step with the plateauing of farm cash receipts, and slower drop in interest rates, J.P. Gervais, FCC’s chief […] Read more
Holistic ranching, Livestock

Holistic Ranching: Financial planning

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Holistic Management offers a very robust financial planning process. It differs from traditional bookkeeping in several key areas: We are always planning in the future. We would complete our financial plan before the year begins. We set our profit before the year begins. We spend our expense money more wisely. We monitor our plan monthly. […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Prime cuts

Tough times in the meat case

Prime Cuts from the August 2015 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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May and June are the two best months of the year for retail beef sales in the U.S. But high prices and consumers’ reluctance to spend more on beef put a damper on sales this year. The week leading up to the Memorial Day holiday has the second-largest sales in volume and value while the […] Read more

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