A long-awaited study on removing barriers in Alberta’s beef industry is recommending a mandatory Canadian comprehensive boxed beef price report, along with measures to boost processing capacity. Better price reporting would give producers such as feeders more information to better market their cattle, said Brad Dubeau, general manager of Alberta Beef Producers. “We would definitely […] Read more
Beef cattle
Low body condition scores can put cows’ health at risk
Feed has been short in a lot of places over the last two years. Producers who have doubts about their feed’s nutrition or availability should work with nutritionists to explore feed alternatives and feed sources and supplements. Sometimes we get lucky with a mild winter like this one, which allows us to save on feed […] Read more
Canfax report
This cattle market information is selected from the weekly report from Canfax, a division of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association. More market information, analysis and statistics are available by becoming a Canfax subscriber by calling 403-275-5110 or at www.canfax.ca. New fed price highs Canadian fed cattle prices rallied to historic highs last week. Active Alberta fed […] Read more
APAS to host livestock summit in Saskatoon
Bill Prybylski raises cattle on his mixed farm in eastern Saskatchewan. But some days, he wonders why. He farms with his son, brother and two nephews near Yorkton, where they run an 11,000 acre grain farm and manage a 200-head cow-calf operation. Prybylski likes having forages in his crop rotation and the cattle utilize land […] Read more
Canada’s cow-calf exodus
MINTO, Man. — It’s great to have a conversation starter when visiting someone’s farm for the first time. At Bill Campbell’s farm south of Brandon, the conversation starter is livestock banners. There must be 40 to 50 banners inside a machine shop on Campbell’s farm from livestock shows across Western Canada. The banners hang on […] Read more
Ag policies called biased toward grain
When Martin Unrau was president of the Canadian Cattle Association about a decade ago, he frequently delivered the same message to politicians and bureaucrats in Ottawa. It was simple: government shouldn’t favour one sector within agriculture over other sectors. Related stories: Cow-calf sector looks for solutions Canada’s cow-calf exodus Most of the time, whoever was […] Read more
U.S. opens new track to country-of-origin labelling regulations
New proposed standards for meat labelling in the United States have again caused Canadian producers to cry foul as regulators south of the border seek to solidify “Product of USA” labelling practices within the integrated North American marketplace. The latest initiative by the U.S. Department of Agriculture would allow for only beef, pork and poultry […] Read more
More action urged on foot-and-mouth
Cattle industry calls for the development of a vaccine bank in a tight biosecurity facility in France rather than in Canada
Federal action is needed to protect the livelihoods of Canadian producers from the looming threat posed by foot-and-mouth disease, said a national beef industry leader. It is not a question of if the illness will land in Canada, but when, said Nathan Phinney, president of the Canadian Cattle Association. “And when we show the value […] Read moreCanfax report
This cattle market information is selected from the weekly report from Canfax, a division of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association. More market information, analysis and statistics are available by becoming a Canfax subscriber by calling 403-275-5110 or at www.canfax.ca. New price highs Closing at $203.90 per hundredweight and $210.13 per cwt., respectively, both western and eastern […] Read more
Animal welfare charges laid in Alta.
A 59-year-old man from Alberta’s Wheatland County is facing charges related to animal welfare and selling uninspected meat after RCMP discovered an unlicensed cattle processing facility. Police received a tip in November about a man slaughtering sick and injured cattle, selling uninspected meat and unlawfully disposing of dead animals. Following an investigation, police obtained evidence […] Read more
