Masterfeeds, a major feed supplier to Canadian livestock producers, is poised to merge into a new joint venture with U.S. feed businesses.
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Masterfeeds to enter new ADM/Alltech feed joint venture
Feed company’s 15 Canadian mills to join new U.S./Canada business
Reducing ration sorting by feedlot cattle
Cattle sort their feed based on a variety of factors
Diets fed to finishing cattle in Western Canada typically consist of more than 80 per cent barley grain and less than 15 per cent forage on a dry matter (DM) basis, along with minerals, vitamins and byproducts. These diets are inherently dry, enabling separation of individual ingredients at the time of delivery and as cattle […] Read more
Study aims for finishing benchmarks for beef cattle
Glacier FarmMedia – If you’re a feedlot or backgrounding operation manager with an hour to spare, a group of Canadian researchers wants your help. The team behind the Canadian Feedlot Benchmark Study says their survey, now underway, will help create a national benchmark database of backgrounding and finishing practices used in herds across Canada. The […] Read more
Feedlot transition takes many steps
Family hopes to make succession process smoother by using a business tool, hiring a facilitator and holding weekly team meetings
Glacier FarmMedia – Les Wall has ownership in three feedlots and a desire to retire, so the Wall family knew they had to get serious about succession planning. The family spent years planning and thinking about the future, and then took a giant step forward by joining EOS Traction, a business tool designed to bring […] Read more
Compacted concrete makes for drier, easier-to-manage feedlots
It’s a big investment, but return on investment can be about six years
When Rimrock Feeders purchased the former Western Feedlots site outside of High River, Alta., there were decisions to be made about the site, which had been empty for about three years. The pen partitions were wooden and decaying and there were drainage issues on the site, which sits on a high point, with a view […] Read more
Reality tempers optimism in U.S. beef industry
Prime Cuts with Steve Kay
Reality often tempers optimism in most parts of one’s life. When my newsletter’s website crashed in late January, I hoped a new one would be up and running in about two weeks. It took five weeks and more blood, sweat and tears than I had bargained for. This year began with much promise for the […] Read more
Feed Grain Weekly: A bearish market, especially in southern Alberta
Sufficient supplies of domestic barley and wheat along with the ongoing influx of corn from United States, have continued to keep a lid on feed grain prices on the Canadian Prairies. That’s especially so in southern Alberta, according to Darcy Haley, vice-president of Ag Value Brokers in Lethbridge.
Feed Grain Weekly: ‘A good time to secure pricing’
There has been some movement in feed grain prices across the Canadian Prairies during the week ended Apr. 3, particularly in Alberta. Susanne Leclerc of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton chalked that up to factors such as road bans and the approach of spring seeding. She also noted a change in corn.
Feed weekly outlook: Several factors weighing on prices
Warm weather means less feed needed, easier movement says analyst
Feed grain prices across the Canadian Prairies are expected to continue falling back for the next few months due to a number of reasons, according to Evan Peterson of JGL Commodities in Saskatoon, Sask.
Examining feed wheat in feedlot diets
Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen
Over the past 20 years, Canada’s barley acreage has shrunk by nearly 155,000 acres annually, while both wheat (up 440,000 acres annually) and corn (up 300,000 acres annually) have grown. A smaller barley supply has prompted Western Canadian cattle feeders to look at alternate grain sources. Cattle feeders in Central Canada and the U.S. have […] Read more
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
