Reading Time: 2 minutes New meat vending machine, dubbed the "E Butchery on Main" from Manitoba's Nerbas Bros. Angus lets consumers buy their meat in portion sizes they want, when they want it, direct from farmers.
A new kind of direct marketing: the meat vending machine
New meat vending machine business lets consumers buy their meat in portion sizes they want, when they want it, direct from farmers
Klassen: Feeder cattle markets in price discovery mode
For the week ending September 7, Western Canadian yearling markets traded steady to $5/cwt higher in Alberta but steady to $6/cwt lower in Saskatchewan and Manitoba compared to seven days earlier. Major feedlots in Alberta appear to be focusing on local cattle. The calf market is in price discovery mode with prices quoted $10/cwt higher to $10/cwt lower.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rally in turnaround from slide last week
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures rallied on short covering on Monday, analysts said, as the markets recovered from a slide last week.
U.S. livestock: CME cattle fall amid fears over labour market
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures fell on Friday on a dip in equities markets, slowing momentum in the labour market and a weak cash cattle trade, analysts said. Lean hog futures also fell as industry players anticipated a large supply of heavy hogs to hit the market […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME cattle fall as consumers opt for cheaper meats
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle and feeder cattle futures fell on Thursday on renewed worries over inflation-hit consumers’ ability to purchase pricy cuts of meat, traders said. Hog futures also fell on a seasonal lull in prices and a strong supply of heavy hogs. Beef and pork demand has eased […] Read more
USDA forecasts smaller drop in 2024 farm income
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. farm income will fall for a second consecutive year in 2024, but not as much as previously expected as prices of livestock and egg products boom and production expenses ease, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Thursday. Declining farm income could ripple across the rural economy in a presidential […] Read more
Feed Weekly: More grain to enter feed markets
Feed barley and feed wheat are in no short supply on the Prairies, according to Jim Beusekom, president of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge, Alta. He has recently seen light test-weight barley and wheat coming from various places in Western Canada being shipped to feedlots. Beusekom added the feed grains were coming from “almost everywhere […] Read more
National beef strategy measures gains
Recent update sums up final years of Canada’s 2020-2024 roadmap
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canadian Beef Advisors pleased with accomplishments from the beef industry, as measured by the goals in the 2020-2024 national beef strategy.
When to pull out the dart gun
Remote delivery devices can be great tools that require less labour and reduce stress on animals
Reading Time: 3 minutes Remote delivery devices (dart guns) can be great tools to deliver medication to cattle on the range with less labour and little stress on livestock.
More dollars available for on-farm environmental improvements in Alberta
On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF) program is reopening for an additional 150 funding applications
Reading Time: < 1 minute The On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF) program is reopening for an additional 150 funding applications in Alberta.
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