Wood tick on finger.

Tick research focuses on insects and testing

Manitoba researchers are looking into the effects of tick and fly disease in cattle

Reading Time: 6 minutes Manitoba research explores anaplasmosis transmission from ticks and, maybe, flies, as well as laying hopeful groundwork for a better test to detect infection in cattle.

Auctioneer Casey Lawes at work. Screencap via Livestock Markets Association of Canada's Facebook page.

Auctioneering runs in Lawes family’s blood

Casey Lawes, the 2025 Canadian livestock auctioneering champion, comes from a long line of auctioneers

Reading Time: 3 minutes A genuine personality and respect for ranchers helped Casey Lawes of Provost, Alberta win the Livestock Markets Association of Canada’s auctioneering championship.












Sandra Ellis, CN’s vice-president for bulk, speaks at Canadian Western Agribition’s Grain Expo. PHOTO: MELISSA JEFFERS-BEZAN

CN optimistic despite potential strike risk

Senior executive tells Agribition grain panel that railway remains 'at the table'

A CN Railway executive says there's lots of track left ahead before it comes down to a labour disruption. The organization has been dealing with multiple workforce disputes over the past year, and another is impending.