Reading Time: 4 minutes Alberta is rat free and aims to stay that way.
Alberta doubles down on rat strategy
New campaign encourages Albertans to keep the province rat-free
The less obvious benefits to preg-checking your cattle herd
Confirming pregnancy opens door for better herd management, as well as just being good business sense for marketing cattle, vet says
Reading Time: 4 minutes Preg-checking opens door for better herd management, as well as just being good business sense for marketing cattle, vet says
McDonald’s to pay farmers for feed efficient Enogen corn use
The company is partnering with Syngenta to pay some farmers who use corn with the trait
Reading Time: 2 minutes McDonald’s is paying four cents per animal per day, to farms that use Syngenta’s feed efficient Enogen trait, to help cut greenhouse gas emissions.
U.S. livestock: Live cattle mixed as technical selling offsets lift from firm cash
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures traded on both sides of unchanged on Friday and finished the day mixed, underpinned by firm cash cattle prices but anchored by technical selling and seasonal pressure, analysts said.
South American farmers hail Mercosur-EU deal, wary of fine print
South America's agricultural sector, a key source of global food, celebrated on Friday as the regional Mercosur bloc and the European Union struck a free trade agreement, though farmers said they wanted to see the small print of the deal.
Challenge model a new way to fund, support innovation
Five Ontario companies are among 13 semi-finalists selected in the federal government's Agricultural Methane Reduction Challenge, which is seeking innovative ways to reduce methane emissions from dairy and beef cattle.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures drop on profit taking, weaker beef values
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures fell for a second consecutive day on Thursday, pressured by technical selling and profit taking following recent highs, and as wholesale beef prices fell, analysts said.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures recoil from highs as packer losses deepen
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures dropped on Wednesday in a technical and profit-taking retreat following recent strong gains and as beef packer margins fell deeper in the red, analysts said.
Agriculture groups praise CEPA trade deal with Indonesia
The Canadian Meat Council says a new trade agreement between Canada and Indonesia holds significant potential for meat exporters.
New dean at Olds College
Reading Time: < 1 minute Alberta’s Olds College has a new dean for its agriculture-related programs.
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