Reading Time: < 1 minute It’s been one blow after another for the province’s hog producers, says Alberta Pork. “The past year has presented quite a few disruptions at every stage of the value chain,” Bijon Brown, the organization’s production economist, said in a release. The sharp rise in feed costs have been the biggest blow, but transportation disruptions, labour […] Read more
Hog producer ‘profitability plunges,’ says Alberta Pork
Learn to manage disease threats in livestock
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Animal Health Emergency Management project and its industry partners are offering a series of workshops on emergency responses to animal diseases. The three-part workshop series are based on handbooks created by the organization on topics such as “Emergency Management 101” and proactive disease management. “The one-hour sessions progressively build out important animal disease management […] Read more
A sign of spring: New Blue Book is now on sale
Reading Time: < 1 minute The 2022 edition of the Blue Book is now on sale. Alberta’s wheat, barley, canola and pulse commissions, which took over the popular publication last year from the provincial Ag Ministry, are adding new features. “Along with annual updates to crop protection products and information, enhancements to the 2021 Blue Book included a revised sprayer […] Read more
Did you have grain contract issues in 2021?
Reading Time: < 1 minute Alberta Wheat and Alberta Barley are asking producers to let them know how they were impacted by grain contracts. “We have heard that the drought of 2021 is having significant impacts on farmers’ ability to deliver on contracted grain commitments which is developing into financial concerns,” the two organizations said in a release. “This survey […] Read more
Farm receipts higher despite drought
Reading Time: < 1 minute Farm Credit Canada (FCC) is predicting farm cash receipts will rise in Alberta this year — but not by much. FCC said that 2021 was “a good year” for Canadian farmers and it estimates the final tally for farm cash receipts will be up by 10 per cent (to $79.2 billion). In Alberta, they will […] Read more
Feedlots in a tight spot as shipments of corn lag
A perfect storm has led to a shortage of corn shipments from the States
Reading Time: 4 minutes Feedlot owners will be anxiously watching for rail deliveries of American corn for the rest of the winter. “For us, we haven’t run out as of yet,” said Bryan Thiessen of Namaka Farms, a 29,000-head feedlot near Strathmore. “I don’t see that we are going to run out in the near future, but we’ve kept […] Read more
Sharpen your grazing game plan in 2022
Reading Time: < 1 minute Do you have a ‘grazing game plan’ for the coming year? Three experts are offering their tips and suggestions in a Feb. 9 webinar hosted by the Beef Cattle Research Council. “An important first step in developing a plan includes defining goals and objectives for the entire grazing operation. This webinar will cover the basics […] Read more
PHOTOS: Drill deep into the weather history of your farm
Reading Time: < 1 minute Take a tour of a website that has decades’ worth of weather data for the whole province, including your farm or ranch.
Lowe elected vice-president of sustainable beef group
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canadian Cattlemen’s Association president Bob Lowe has been elected vice-president of the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef. The CCA has been a member of the roundtable since it was created a decade ago to promote practices that are socially responsible, environmentally sound and economically viable. It now has more than 500 companies and producer organizations […] Read more
Next edition of Cattlemen’s Young Leaders now open
Reading Time: < 1 minute Applications for the Cattlemen’s Young Leaders program are now being accepted until March 31. The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association program is open to young people ages 18 to 35 who are involved in the beef sector, including producers, students, veterinarians, financial advisers and others. The 16 participants chosen for the program are paired with an industry […] Read more
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