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History: Retirement of Wilbur McKenzie

Reprinted from the March 1947 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff March 10, 2016

Retirement of Wilbur McKenzie By C.F. Steele, Lethbridge, Alta. W.C. Wilbur McKenzie, managing director of the Alberta Co-op Association, resigned his position with the Lethbridge organization and will retire the first of April. Mr. McKenzie, one of the best-known livestock-marketing men in the West, will look after his personal interests in the city and district […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets

Buyers eating up Lethbridge feed barley

By Jade Markus February 11, 2016

CNS Canada –– Lethbridge feed barley prices have strengthened on bargain buying, according to one market watcher, while demand for feed wheat is steady at best. Lethbridge barley prices have increased from $200-$205 in January to $205-$215 in February, as the grain becomes more difficult to source, said Jim Beusekom, president at Market Place Commodities. […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Markets

Lethbridge feed wheat stays steady, barley moves downward

By Jade Markus December 2, 2015

CNS Canada –– Feed barley prices have come down while wheat holds steady in Lethbridge, Alta., the centre of Western Canada’s livestock feeding sector. The price of feed barley at Lethbridge fell about $10 a tonne throughout November to sit at about $210-$212 per tonne — for three main reasons, according to Jim Beusekom of […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Markets

Alta. feed prices hang steady despite swings in quality

By Dave Sims October 21, 2015

CNS Canada –– As harvest winds to a close across the Prairies, some feedlot operators say they’ve noticed more feed barley and feed wheat out there than they initially thought. The quality of the feed varies greatly, with some second-cut wheat being accepted as high-quality with reasonable protein, while other loads arrive with sprouting, bleaching […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Features, Livestock

Proving the potential of probiotics in beef cattle

By Debbie Furber October 5, 2015

Caution is the word for now from an Alberta intestinal health research group on products claimed to have prebiotic or probiotic activity to promote health benefits for people and livestock. Use of these products won’t harm cattle or people. The worst that could happen from a production standpoint is that they will increase costs with […] Read more

Canterra, which has already worked with AAFC-bred CPSR varieties such as AC Conquer VB, has entered a partnership with AAFC and the Alberta Wheat Commission for future CPSR development. (Canterra.com)

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

CPSR wheat breeding program adopts ‘4-P’ model

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff July 9, 2015

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s breeding program for Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheat in Alberta is picking up new investment partners. AAFC, Canterra Seeds and the Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC) on Wednesday announced they would jointly contribute $3.4 million over five years to Dr. Harpinder Randhawa’s CPSR breeding program at AAFC’s Lethbridge Research Centre. The […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets, Weather

Bayer postpones plant opening to meet canola seed demand

By Leeann Minogue June 4, 2015

Frost, wind, moisture and even flea beetles have already devastated Prairie canola crops this season, leading to unprecedented reseeding — and seed companies are struggling to meet the extra demand. Bayer CropScience announced Thursday it will postpone Friday’s scheduled grand opening of its new Lethbridge, Alta. seed processing plant, so staff can focus on meeting […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets

Lethbridge feed barley feels slight lift from canola

By Dave Sims June 3, 2015

CNS Canada — It seems the recent surge in canola has carried over to the feed barley market near Lethbridge. A weekend frost and other issues saw canola futures jump sharply in recent days, and according to trader Jim Beusekom at Market Place Commodities near Lethbridge, that rally has given strength to the feed barley […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets

Feed barley likely topping out for now in Alta.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 16, 2015

CNS Canada — Feed barley prices have shown some strength over the past month in Alberta, but are likely topping out for now as attention starts to turn to the new crop. Feed barley is now trading at about $217 per tonne for April/May delivery in the key Lethbridge, Alta. feeding area, according to feed […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Features

Making headway on prion diseases

The search for answers about how BSE and other TSE prions work is still ongoing at the Alberta Prion Research Institute

By Debbie Furber February 13, 2015

As the Alberta Prion Research Institute (APRI) enters its 10th year it seems as good a time as any to look back on what has been learned and what it sees ahead in the prevention of prion diseases. Set up by the province in 2005 in response to the disaster brought down on the cattle […] Read more

Second Harvest redirecting surplus food to those in need

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures down, hogs rise

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History: Retirement of Wilbur McKenzie

Buyers eating up Lethbridge feed barley

Lethbridge feed wheat stays steady, barley moves downward

Alta. feed prices hang steady despite swings in quality

Proving the potential of probiotics in beef cattle

CPSR wheat breeding program adopts ‘4-P’ model

Bayer postpones plant opening to meet canola seed demand

Lethbridge feed barley feels slight lift from canola

Feed barley likely topping out for now in Alta.

Making headway on prion diseases

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