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Foot-and-mouth disease is a huge threat

By Steve Kay May 31, 2023

Livestock producers across North America tremble when the name of a certain animal disease is mentioned. They know there has not been a case of the disease in the U.S. since 1929 and in Canada since 1952. But they know the disease is endemic in other countries and could enter the U.S. They also are […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Comment/Columns, Prime cuts

Prime Cuts: Industry still faces challenges

By Steve Kay September 3, 2020

The North American beef industry is no stranger to crises. From the market-distorting beef price freeze in the U.S. under President Richard Nixon to its first BSE cases in 2003, the industry has rebounded from whatever challenge it has faced. Canada, though, never fully recovered from its BSE cases. National cattle herd numbers peaked at […] Read more

Beef plants cannot operate efficiently without a steady supply of cattle from ranch to feedlot to plants.

Markets, News, Prime cuts

Beef producers get a raw deal

Prime Cuts with Steve Kay

By Steve Kay June 19, 2020

North America’s cattle producers were the first in the beef chain to be impacted by the spread of the COVID-19 virus from epidemic to pandemic. Yet they are getting a raw deal from their national governments in terms of financial or other aid. The Canadian and U.S. governments were quick to declare that meatpacking was […] Read more

Black Aberdeen Angus cow at pasture in England

Cow-Calf, Markets, Prime cuts

Genetic improvement lays the foundation

Prime Cuts with Steve Kay: from the February 2017 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Steve Kay March 1, 2017

Ask any winemaker how he or she produces a great drinking experience and all reply “It starts in the vineyard.” The same is true of the beef industry. A great beef eating experience starts on the ranch or farm. And just like constantly improving the quality of the grape, it should include upgrading the genetic […] Read more

Livestock, Prime cuts

Expect cattle market volatility to continue

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

By Steve Kay February 22, 2016

The North American meat and livestock industry got a welcome pre-Christmas present when Congress repealed the beef and pork parts of the country-of-origin labelling law. The move brought relief and a certain rejoicing in all three countries. Not only can normal movement of livestock resume without costly segregation, potentially disruptive retaliatory tariffs were avoided. The […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Prime cuts

Is COOL dead yet?

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

By Steve Kay January 15, 2016

Maybe I’m asking too much. But all I wanted for Christmas was an end to the COOL saga. I’m sure you did as well. Hopefully COOL has already been killed and consigned to the dustbin of ghastly blunders by the time you read this. But at time of writing on December 10, I was not […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soybeans pressured by lack of Chinese demand; corn rises on export sales

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sink on technical selling

Precision ag, right to repair policies priority for Association of Equipment Manufacturers

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U.S. grains: Soybeans pressured by lack of Chinese demand; corn rises on export sales

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sink on technical selling

Precision ag, right to repair policies priority for Association of Equipment Manufacturers

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Foot-and-mouth disease is a huge threat

Prime Cuts: Industry still faces challenges

Beef producers get a raw deal

Genetic improvement lays the foundation

Expect cattle market volatility to continue

Is COOL dead yet?

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