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. Few fed sales Sale volumes were too light to establish a weighted average Alberta fed price, but […] Read more
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BLOG: A louder and prouder farm lobby?
Every year, I keep track of my favourite quotes from farmers and other folks in Canada’s ag industry. Summer is not over, but there’s a clear leader in the clubhouse for 2023. The quote comes from Nathan Phinney, president of the Canadian Cattle Association. This summer, Phinney spoke about the federal government allowing the United […] Read more
Unbranded Longhorns stolen in Alberta
Six unbranded Longhorn cattle stolen from a pasture near Highway 564 and Range Road 262 in Alberta were likely loaded and hauled away using a truck and trailer, say the RCMP. The theft occurred in Wheatland County on the evening of Aug. 22 or the morning of Aug. 23, said an RCMP statement. The location […] Read more
China’s economic slump may spare ag exports
China’s slumping economy is not a big cause of concern for exporters of Canadian agricultural products despite the significance of that market, says an economist. It is Canada’s second largest agricultural market behind the United States. Sales to China have steadily climbed, except for a three-year period between 2019 and 2022 when shipments of canola […] Read more
Saskatchewan livestock producers to receive drought support
Funds will come from the federal-provincial AgriRecovery, and administered by Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corp.
Saskatchewan’s livestock producers are receiving drought support from the province and are hoping more funds will soon be on the way from the federal government. The province is making up to $70 million available to help offset the “extraordinary costs” of feeding animals and maintaining breeding herds. “Immediate measures are needed as farmers and ranchers […] Read more
Road trip down memory lane puts farm history in context
As The Western Producer launches features to acknowledge 100 years of serving western Canadian farmers, it seems an appropriate time to look at some agricultural milestones. The following is not a full list, by any means, and leans heavily on items from the Producer’s own evolution, but we thought readers might enjoy reflecting on a […] Read more
Struggling ranchers call for fix to disaster relief
Alberta Beef Producers chair wants AgriStability improved for cow-calf producers, who typically don’t have high cash flows
Changes need to be made to agricultural disaster relief and business risk management programs to better help beef producers in an era of increasing weather extremes due to climate change, says an industry leader. Producers can’t continue to keep looking for payouts from the federal and provincial governments every year to bail them out, “so […] Read more
VIDEO: Livestock producers want access to research tax credit
Canadian Beef Cattle Check-off Agency applies to join the Scientific Research and Experimental Development incentive
Beef producers could get as much as several thousand dollars per year from Ottawa if it approves access to a federal tax incentive program that encourages investment in scientific research, said an industry official. There is a total of about $4.3 million of qualifying research conducted annually by the cattle industry, said Melinda German, general […] Read more
Prairie feedlots increase use of corn
Dry conditions squeeze grain availability, but experience from 2021’s drought has made moving corn into Alberta easy
Alberta feedlots are increasing imports of American corn to make up for the lack of local feed caused by the drought. “There’s going to be a lack of barley and wheat for the feedlot,” says Jacob Bueckert, chair of the board of the Alberta Cattle Feeders’ Association. “Most of the feedlots are already purchasing corn […] Read more
Bone dry on the range: U.S. ranchers in trouble
Cattle producers in Texas struggle to keep their animals fed and watered as they battle drought and extreme heat this year
TENNESSEE COLONY, Texas, (Reuters) — The brown and black cattle of Texas, beloved symbols of the Lone Star state, walk through desiccated grass and stand in shrunken watering holes while their ranchers struggle to get them enough food. For the second summer in a row, drought and extreme heat are stressing the health of cattle […] Read more
