Feedlot and backgrounding sectors called to participate in a two-part project that looks for insight on finishing practices
If you’re a feedlot or backgrounding operation manager with an hour to spare, a group of Canadian researchers wants your help. The team behind the Canadian Feedlot Benchmark Study says their survey, now under way, will help create a national benchmark database of backgrounding and finishing practices used in herds across Canada. The stated goal […] Read more
Genetic testing useful for selecting breeding animals
The Human Genome Project should receive partial credit for giving us the technological advancement and innovation necessary to conduct widespread genetic research. The project, which completed the first sequence of the human genome, finished in 2003. This massive undertaking led to the development of rapid and automated genetic sequencing. It has trickled down into many […] Read more
Livestock health emergencies require service evolution
Changes are happening at Animal Health Canada, which announced updates, including work on training and response programs and additions to its Emergency Management division staff. Erica Charlton, director of the division, delivered updates at the recent AHC forum in Ottawa. Charlton mentioned a new depopulation training project that is underway in partnership with ACER consulting. […] Read more
Canfax Report
Fed prices steady Fed cattle prices have remained steady since October, averaging in the low $240s per hundredweight over the past eight weeks. From annual highs of $264.47 per cwt., current fed prices have dropped by nine per cent. Last year for the same period they dropped six per cent. In the last decade, when […] Read more
Australia cashes in as U.S. cattle herd shrinks
A slump in U.S. beef production results in record Australian meat exports and big bucks for processors and producers
COOMA, Australia (Reuters) — In a refrigerated room, around two dozen employees in hats, gloves and blue plastic aprons carve and pack carcasses into boxes within minutes of their slaughter. The Monbeef slaughterhouse, owned by Bindaree Food Group and located about 100 kilometres south of Canberra, Australia, processes approximately 200 cattle a day, up from […] Read more
Feed testing the first step in planning winter feeding program
It’s that time of year, when you will see lots of articles about the importance of feed testing. I would certainly agree that feed testing is an important step in planning winter feeding programs for our cow herds. However, it is just the first step of the process. We need to take the information from […] Read more
Senate won’t fast-track supply management bill
Bloc Quebecois makes bill’s immediate passage a condition of preventing an early election, but senators will not budge
REGINA — The Senate committee on foreign affairs and international trade appears to be staying the course on Bill C-282, despite pressure to move it along quicker. International trade minister Mary Ng and others wrote to the committee earlier this month, twice asking it to expedite the bill that would protect supply managed sectors in […] Read moreCanfax report
This cattle market information is selected from the weekly report from Canfax, a division of the Canadian Cattle Association. More market information, analysis and statistics are available by becoming a Canfax subscriber by calling 403-275-5110 or at www.canfax.ca. Lower fed prices Fed cattle prices have been hovering in the low $240s per hundredweight for the […] Read more
Producers can manage a change in their health protocols
Producers are sometimes forced to change the medications they use because of availability. Other times, a change is prompted by bad experiences or adverse drug reactions. As well, new products will enter the market that need to be considered. How new medications enter the market depends on whether they are generic or a new standalone […] Read more
Sustainability roundtable marks 10th anniversary
The Certified Sustainable Beef Framework was formed three years later to provide credible assurances for consumers
Glacier FarmMedia – It’s been 10 years since the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef was founded to measure and recognize Canada’s leadership in sustainability. The Certified Sustainable Beef Framework, known as CRSB Certified, was created in 2017 to recognize sustainable practices and provide credible assurances to consumers regarding the production, processing and sourcing of beef […] Read more
