The Canada-Saskatchewan Feed Program accepted applications until March 15 and is now making final payments to eligible producers
REGINA — Livestock producers who enrolled in Saskatchewan’s drought relief program last fall will get additional payments within a few weeks. Agriculture minister David Marit announced April 8 that there is enough money within the Canada-Saskatchewan Feed Program to add to the initial payments of $150 per head. The top-up will be up to $50 […] Read moreBeef cattle
Livestock Price Insurance looks appealing
I’m not a cow-calf producer, but if I was, I’d take a close look at the Livestock Price Insurance Program. With strong cattle prices, LPI is offering the highest floor prices in the program’s history. That means cow-calf producers can lock in a profitable floor price in the fall and early winter for the calves […] Read more
Calving drama deemed farm miracle
A rare act of science plus expert cattle handling help save a calf and its mother against the odds on a central Alberta farm
Calving season can be a stressful and dramatic time on the ranch. There’s a lot of new life but there is often death as well. Every once in a while, however, something happens that seems like a miracle. Just ask Chris Paulencu with Green Acres Cattle Company, a seedstock operation in central Alberta’s Lamont County. […] Read more
Artificial intelligence challenges the status quo
Beef industry told new technology is ushering in a new era that will require farm managers to be strategically disruptive
You may run a great beef operation, but how do you make yourself remarkable? That’s likely not a question most ranchers ask themselves, but according to a technology expert who spoke to the recent Alberta Beef Industry Conference, it is the type of question and thinking that must be asked today in light of explosive […] Read more
Prompt action needed to alter joint disease trajectory
Joints are an essential component of the musculoskeletal system, bringing motion to what would otherwise be a rigid system of bones. And of course, it is the combination of bones, joints and muscles that scaffold the body’s organs and allows movement. Healthy joint cartilage requires frequent movement. Compressive forces squeeze joint fluid out of the […] Read more
Sask. rural municipalities call for wolf bounty program
REGINA — Saskatchewan rural municipal councils recently voted in favour of a wolf bounty, but environment officials said that is not under consideration right now. Cattle producers told the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities annual convention that wolf populations have exploded in some areas. Amanda Burback from the RM of Cote said that in 2022 […] Read more
Canfax 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. Fed prices strong The fed market digested negative news last week: a U.S. packing plant fire in […] Read more
French Senate rejects Canada-EU trade deal
PARIS, France (Reuters) — A large majority of French senators have voted against the ratification of a free trade deal between the European Union and Canada in a closely watched ballot after farmers slammed liberal trade policies in weeks of protests. A majority of 211 senators opposed the ratification of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade […] Read more
B.C. farmers wait for lessons learned from flood
Farmers in the British Columbia area hit hard by flooding in late 2021 are still waiting to learn how another such flood will be prevented. The flood happened after southern B.C. and northern Washington State were deluged by 154 millimetres of rainfall in 24 hours on Nov. 14, 2021. Rivers overflowed and eventually broke dikes […] Read more
Beef calves require correct colostrum
Get colostrum to those that need it within first few hours of birth, preferably from the mother or cow from the same herd
REGINA — Get them breathing, get them up and get them fed are Dr. Claire Windeyer’s three tips for cattle producers who have just witnessed a calf being born. The latter, and the use of colostrum, drew several questions during a recent Beef Cattle Research Council webinar on calf care. Related stories: Windeyer said assisted […] Read more
