Livestock
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
Canadian beef and dairy groups give thumbs-up to Bovaer
Methane-reducing tool will drive opportunities, say industry reps
Klassen: Grassers and herd rebuilding confidence keeps feeders elevated
Major grazing regions of Western Canada receive more than double of normal precipitation in last month
The major grazing regions of Western Canada have received over 200 per cent of normal precipitation over the past 30 days. Grassers were red hot. Demand has also increased for herd building heifers which has diminished supplies for finishing feedlots.
AFSC reaches out to cow-calf producers for input
Pilot project a chance for ranchers to address risk management discrepancies
Reading Time: 4 minutes Sixty-six per cent over 11 years. That’s how much extra support Alberta cow-calf producers would have received had certain feed and pasture costs been fully covered under a major business risk management tool. However, the Agricultural Financial Services Corporation, which delivers the AgriStability program in Alberta, wants to change that by getting ideas from cow-calf […] Read more
Olymel parent company posts profit after plant closures
The company closed plants in Ontario, Quebec, and slowed production in the west in 2023
Sollio Cooperative Group, parent company of meat processor Olymel, says it’s back in the black after a period of losses led to closures and cut-backs.
Corn-soybean intercrop put to grazing test
The novel crop combination is getting an even more novel utility test
Reading Time: 4 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – Brett McRae is spicing up his corn grazing system this year. He’s got more than one variety growing – a grazing-oriented option and the typical silage corn – but the real experiment is happening beneath the canopy. This year, the corn shared space with forage soybean and hairy vetch. The beans were […] Read more
Treating arthritis in your horse
Treatments for degenerative joint disease can take a whole-horse approach
Reading Time: 3 minutes The current trend in the horse world when it comes to degenerative joint disease or arthritis is to focus on five main treatment categories, all directly targeting the afflicted joint. This works for the immediate joint problem, but often overlooks or discounts the holistic nature of the illness. Understanding the elements underpinning this multi-factored system […] Read more
New York sues meatpacking giant JBS over climate claims
Attorney general calls company's emissions goals 'infeasible'
JBS, the world's largest beef producer, was sued on Wednesday by New York state's attorney general, which accused it of misleading the public about its impact on the environment in order to boost sales.
Keeping your cool in calving season requires planning
Reading Time: < 1 minute As calving season gets underway for beef cattle producers, an abundance of sleepless nights can be expected. Cows will be calving around the clock, leaving little leeway if anything goes wrong. Careful planning becomes important, not only to help calves hit the ground healthy but also to benefit producers physically and mentally when dealing with […] Read more
Klassen: Statistics Canada confirms lower feeder cattle supplies
Precipitation in Alberta, Saskatchewan increases demand for grassers
Compared to last week, Western Canadian yearling or backgrounded steers prices were quoted $5 to $8 higher; yearling or backgrounded heifers were unchanged to $4 higher. Calves were trading $4 to as much as $10 higher.
Canadian cattle herd reaches lowest level since 1989
Cattle weights supporting decline in production
On January 1, Canadian farmers held 11.1 million cattle and calves on farms, down 2.1 per cent from a year prior, StatCan said in livestock estimates released today. It's the smallest cattle herd since January 1, 1989.