Reading Time: 3 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – Calving season always comes with anticipation about the incoming calf crop, and great cow-calf managers have tips that help them save more calves and improve productivity . For the spring calver, great observation skills combined with the ability to go the extra mile will generally be rewarded. It pays to check for […] Read more
The importance of pairing up at calving
A little extra effort to foster mothering can pay big dividends
U.S. cattle: Cattle futures bounce higher on technical trading, hogs mixed
Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures firmed on Tuesday, amid a flurry of technical trading, weakness in corn futures Cv1 and strength in the wholesale beef pricing, market analysts said.
The science of burp-busting in cattle
Bovaer is safe and effective but other GHG-limiting solutions should be appraised, says researcher
Reading Time: 4 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – By now, many beef and dairy cattle producers have heard of Bovaer, the methane-reducing cattle supplement recently greenlit for use in Canada. It’s being heralded as a tool to help those industries achieve their greenhouse gas reduction goals. But is Bovaer safe for animals and the humans that consume their products? A […] Read more
Klassen: Yearling price trend stalls while calves ratchet higher
Larger players aggressively securing lightweight calves on expectations of low yearling supplies
Western Canadian feedlots are carrying sufficient numbers for the time being and feeding margins remain deep in red ink on unhedged cattle. Secondly, carcass weights are sharply above year-ago levels and Alberta finishing lots are backed up with market-ready supplies.
Farmland value growth slowed in 2023, FCC says
Saskatchewan, Quebec and Manitoba saw strongest growth in 2023, report shows
Farmland is still getting more expensive, but not quite as quickly as in recent years, according to the latest farmland value report from Canada’s biggest agricultural lender.
U.S. livestock: CME livestock futures mostly lower on technical trading
Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures closed mostly lower on Monday, as market participants sought profits and continued to adjust their positions as part of the so-called Goldman roll, traders said.
Opinion: Will protests pay off?
Political movements provide an important outlet, allowing farmers to express the anger they feel
Reading Time: 4 minutes More than 500 tractors made their way to the motorways linking to Paris on Jan. 29, as walls of hay rose here and there in the capital’s arteries. French farmers vowed to blockade the Paris region until their demands are met, and kept up pressure ahead of a European summit on Feb. 1. On Jan. […] Read more
U.S. finalizes higher standard for ‘Product of USA’ meat label
Canadian meat sector concerned labeling could have chilling effect on exports to U.S.
The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday finalized a rule requiring meat, poultry, or eggs labeled as a U.S. product to come from animals born, raised, slaughtered, and processed in the country.
Alberta renewable ban could hurt $11 bln in investments, says study
Farmland-protecting approach puts province at loggerheads with federal Liberals' green energy plans
Canadian province Alberta's ban on some renewable projects could hurt $11.1 billion in investments and stall up to 6.3 gigawatts (GW) of solar and wind power capacity, a study said on Monday.
Canadian beef and dairy groups give thumbs-up to Bovaer
Methane-reducing tool will drive opportunities, say industry reps
Reading Time: 3 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – Beef and dairy leaders are praising a new methane reduction tool recently approved for use in Canada. Bovaer is a powdered supplement that cattle feeders and dairy producers can mix with feed. The developers, Switzerland-based dsm-firmenich, claim it can reduce methane emissions in beef cattle by an average of 45 per cent, […] Read more
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