Livestock
More than ever consumers want answers to their questions – but ensuring they get them means working with other members of the supply chain says commodity group Canada Beef. They’ve recently launched a new brand ambassador program that works with organizations like grocers, foodservice supply companies and other key players to ensure their employees are […] Read more
Canada Beef building product ambassadors
Western Canadian feed wheat being used in more feed rations
The demand for feed wheat in western Canada has remained steady as more farmers in the livestock sector are incorporating it into their feeding rations. “Feed lots traditionally over the years have used a lot of feed barley, but more and more of them are using wheat now, and some are using straight wheat too,” […] Read more
Peru re-opens to Canadian beef
Another of Canada’s free trade partners has re-opened its ports to several types of Canadian beef for the first time since 2003. The governments of Peru and Canada have worked out "final details" on regulations that allow Canadian exporters to immediately resume shipping bone-in beef from cattle under 30 months of age (UTMs), boneless beef […] Read more
‘Some’ of quarantined Ont. farm’s missing sheep found
An unspecified number of the sheep that went missing from a scrapie-quarantined farm in eastern Ontario in April have been found. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced late Friday that it had located "some" of the 31 sheep that went missing from Linda Montana Jones’ farm at Hastings, Ont., about 35 km east of Peterborough. […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder cattle market edges higher
Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were $2-$3 per hundredweight (cwt) higher on average last week. Auction market volumes have been declining, but steady feedlot demand and the weaker Canadian dollar have supported the feeder market. Major feedlots are moving through a massive liquidation phase of fall-placed calves and margins have been fairly positive on these […] Read more
Ont. pledges funds for horse racing transition
The Ontario government has set aside $50 million in transition funding for the province’s horse racing sector over the next three years as a major income stream slows to a halt. Along with the transition funds, announced Thursday, comes a new three-member provincial panel which will consult with the sector and map out a transition […] Read more
CFIA raises compensation for destroyed sheep
The federal government has raised the cap on compensation to sheep producers for animals it orders destroyed in a disease outbreak. As of Wednesday, producers whose non-registered sheep are ordered destroyed "may be eligible" for compensation based on market value of the animals, up to a maximum of $825 per sheep. The previous maximum per […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder cattle market holds value
Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were steady last week with week-ago levels, with grass cattle trading $2-$4 per hundredweight (cwt) higher. The market in general is experiencing lower volumes with steady demand. Despite the weaker economic situation, fed cattle prices appear to be stabilizing, with the deferred live cattle futures factoring in lower production for […] Read more
N.B. lifts deer farming ban pending review
Pending a review of the practice of deer farming, New Brunswick has lifted its deadline for anyone keeping captive white-tailed deer to either slaughter or ship out the animals. The province in January gave residents at over a dozen locations an order, and June 15 deadline, to dispose of white-tailed deer they were alleged to […] Read more
Man. manure pile heated up by hot tractor
A couple from Manitoba’s Interlake will face charges later this summer after a Steiger tractor, stolen over 17 months ago, was found under a massive manure pile. The 2009 Case IH Steiger 485, valued at about $300,000, had been reported missing from a business in the RM of Rosser, just northwest of Winnipeg, on Dec. […] Read more
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