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Speckle Park cattle in a barn stall at Agribition
Beef Cattle, Features, Livestock

Australian and Brazilian relationship a global win for Canadian cattle breed

Australian breeders are now exporting Speckle Park genetics to new markets

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Speckle Park are making their way around the world thanks to Australian interest in the Canadian breed. It has taken eight years to build a new market, but following recent genetic sales to ranchers in Brazil, Dale Humphries of Wattle Grove Speckle Park in Oberon, New South Wales, is excited for the future of the […] Read more
farm family with a man, woman and two young children
Beef Cattle, Features, Livestock

‘NextGen’ Hereford breeder marries genetics and management

Kurtis Reid is excited about technological advancements in the industry, but acknowledges the data collection gap between purebred and commercial producers

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Kurtis Reid of the Cliffs Farm understands the value of consistency within a herd and how he can make progress with genomics, expected progeny differences (EPDs) and proper production management. The Cliffs Farm is run by Kurtis and his father, David Reid, carrying on their family history of raising Hereford cattle. The family registered their […] Read more
ground beef cooking in a pan on a stovetop
CCA reports, News

Progress made in Canada’s cattle industry with work to be done

CCA Reports, from the December 2024 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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This time last year, I wrote about our continued advocacy efforts to expand price insurance to the Maritimes. In 2024, price insurance became available and is the first step to helping current producers and the next generation in the region. The next step that we’re working on is cost-shared premiums, equitable to crop insurance. Federal […] Read more
a group of cattle in a feedlot
Beef Cattle, Livestock

Biosecurity on beef cattle operations

Vet Advice with Dr. Ron Clarke

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The term “biosecurity” is used throughout all aspects of food production, from growing food to moving commodities between different sectors, placement on grocery shelves and finally consumption and waste management. They are all related and all have their biosecurity plans. Those plans seldom account for what comes before and what follows. For the livestock industry, […] Read more
meat inspector wiping a beef carcass
Beef Cattle, Livestock

Data sharing next big step for beef cattle genetics

Seed stock producers could see progress with a common database across breeds

Data access is vital to success in most businesses these days, and that includes cattle genetics, according to panel members at the Canadian Beef Industry Conference in Saskatoon in August.  “I believe genetics can be the motivator that drives success in the beef industry in the next 20 years,” said panel chair Sandy Russell, CEO […] Read more
close up view of beef cattle in a feedlot
Beef Cattle, Livestock, Research on the Record

Big cows and big questions

Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen

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August’s column talked about how genetic selection for growth rate and carcass merit has resulted in heavier carcasses with better marbling scores. New genetics get to the feeder and packer through the bulls that cow-calf producers buy from seedstock producers. These new genetics also leave fingerprints on the cow herd as they pass through. If […] Read more
U.S. facing crucial beef shortages
Markets, Prime cuts

U.S. facing crucial beef shortages

Prime Cuts with Steve Kay

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The shrinking U.S. beef cow herd is raising more concern in the beef industry. Many observers wonder whether there will be enough cattle in the next two years to fill feedlots and beef processing plants and enough beef to satisfy consumer demand. There are no signs that producers have stopped sending more beef cows to […] Read more
Dave Solverson, past president of the Canadian Cattle Association.
Beef Cattle, News

Canadian beef producers urged to lean into coalitions with U.S. producers to ward off Trump tariff threats

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Relationships developed between Canadian, American and Mexican cattle producers during country-of-origin labelling discussions more than a decade ago may help protect Canadian cattlemen from damaging tariffs proposed by U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, said the former head of the national cattle organization. When the Americans first attempted to impose mandatory country-of-origin labelling on cattle from Canada […] Read more
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Market talk, Markets

Stronger demand and lower supplies boost price

Market Talk with Jerry Klassen

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The December live cattle futures made a low of $173.50 on September 9. At the time of writing this article, the December contract was $189. During September and October, the live cattle futures rallied about $16. In the U.S., the four largest packing firms handle 85 per cent of all steer and heifer purchases. Apparently, […] Read more

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