Livestock
An Alberta Agriculture beef specialist warns that hay needs to be completely cured before being baled. Recent high temperatures, resulting in quick drying conditions, have some producers heading out to bale within two to four days after cutting. If hay isn’t completely cured, there could be damage to the hay after being baled. “Moisture probes […] Read more
Beware of baling hay too early in hot weather
Manitoba crops – some farmers swathing, others could use rain
Manitoba Agriculture has issued its weekly crop report, crop production update and crop weather report for July 23. Full text of each is available alongside. Summary • Winter wheat harvest continues in Manitoba with favourable weather conditions. Yields are ranging from 50 to 100 bushels per acre with good test weights, low levels of fusarium-damaged […] Read more
Feds fund food safety audit for chicken producers
MP James Bezan (Selkirk—Interlake), speaking to the annual summer meeting of the Chicken Farmers of Canada in Winnipeg, has announced funding of $72,500 to the CFC to undergo an audit of its on-farm food safety system. The CFC will then proceed to the final stage of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s On-Farm Food Safety Recognition […] Read more
Rain to help crops in northern Midwest
Rainfall in the northern U.S. Midwest over the next 10 days will provide some relief for the drought-stricken corn and soybean crops, but more rain is needed to stem further crop losses, an agricultural meteorologist said Tuesday. "It’s a wetter forecast than we saw earlier. There’s a better chance of rain from Minnesota into Michigan […] Read more
CCA asks producer input into code-of-practice survey
The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association is encouraging beef producers to provide input into the redevelopment of the beef cattle Code of Practice by participating in a new online survey on routine management practices, such as animal identification (branding), dehorning, and castration. The CCA says the survey is confidential and takes about 10 minutes. Producers can leave […] Read more
Cargill recalls us ground beef after salmonella outbreak
Nearly 15 tons of ground beef have been recalled by a unit of agriculture conglomerate Cargill Inc in connection with a seven-state outbreak of salmonella across the northeast and Virginia, the United States Department of Agriculture said. Cargill Meat Solutions, based in Wichita, Kansas, voluntarily recalled 29,339 pounds of fresh ground beef products produced at […] Read more
Klassen: Weak U.S. feeder market leads Canadian values lower
U.S. feeder cattle prices were $4 to $8 per hundredweight (cwt) lower last week, which spilled over into western Canadian markets. Western Canadian prices were down $2-$4/cwt on average with little volume defining the price structure. Most of Western Canada has received greater than 125 per cent of normal precipitation over the past 60 days, […] Read more
Pullet growers make formal claim for agency status
A new national association has formally filed its paperwork to become a full-fledged agency representing Canada’s pullet growers. The leaders of the Pullet Growers of Canada (PGC) on Tuesday made their formal submission to the Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC) to seek "Part 2" agency status under the Farm Products Agencies Act. "There hasn’t […] Read more
U.S. June cattle placements slip as corn prices rise
Fewer young cattle moved into U.S. feedlots for fattening last month as high feed grain prices likely discouraged producers from wanting to feed them, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and analysts said on Friday. That left many young steers and heifers on pastures that had not yet been damaged by drought, analysts said. USDA’s cattle-on-feed […] Read more
Ont. livestock veterinarian to head CVMA
A retired Ontario veterinarian specializing in dairy, beef and swine health management has been named to lead Canada’s national veterinarians’ association. Dr. Jim Fairles of Mount Forest, Ont. has been named president of the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association, replacing Dr. Lloyd Keddie, of Fairview, Alta., whose term ended last week. Fairles graduated in 1980 from […] Read more
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