Hogs The U.S. national live price average for barrows and gilts were $37.33 April 3, down from $42.65 on March 27. U.S. hogs averaged $42.88 on a carcass basis April 3, down from $58.07 March 20. The U.S. pork cutout was $57.37 per cwt. April 3, down from $73.79 March 27. The estimated U.S. weekly […] Read more
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Bison producers share their years of experience
CAMROSE, Alta. — Bison producers got a chance March 12 to ask three of their peers about their operations during a question and answer session at the Bison Producers of Alberta’s annual meeting. Judy Van Haren of Lacombe, Alta., who farms with her husband, Erwin, and son, Roger, has raised bison for 25 years. She […] Read more
Bison producers on firm footing, despite lower prices
CAMROSE, Alta. — Despite softening prices, the bison industry is still a great industry, said producers during the Alberta Bison Producers convention and sale. “We’re coming down off historically high prices. It has affected prices all the way down to the calves,” said Steven Lunty, chair of the bison association. “Frankly, we priced ourselves out […] Read more
CFA calls for immediate cash injection for COVID-19
The Canadian Federation of Agriculture has called on Ottawa to provide immediate changes to business risk management programs as part of the federal COVID-19 response. AgriInvest works largely as a savings account, allowing producers to deposit 100 percent of their annual net sales, with government matching the first one percent of those deposits to a […] Read more
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Hogs The U.S. national live price average for barrows and gilts was $42.65 March 27, down from $43.33 on March 20. U.S. hogs averaged $58.07 on a carcass basis March 27, up from $56.12 March 20. The U.S. pork cutout was $73.79 per cwt. March 27, down from $80.04 March 20. The estimated U.S. weekly […] Read more
Young bison producer has deep roots
MELVILLE, Sask. — There was no question what Payton Molnar would do once she finished high school. Growing up in a family of bison ranchers, her career path was likely set before she was born. She bought her first 12 females in 2015 and now, at 21, she is one of the youngest bison producers […] Read more
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Hogs The U.S. national live price average for barrows and gilts were $43.33 March 20, up from $39.29 on March 13. U.S. hogs averaged $56.12 on a carcass basis March 20, up from $54.19 March 13. The U.S. pork cutout was $80.04 per cwt. March 20, up from $69.84 March 13. The estimated U.S. weekly […] Read more
Bison ‘the perfect animal’ to promote for consumers
Presenter at the recent Wild Rose Bison Convention in Camrose, Alta., lauded the attributes of bison meat
CAMROSE, Alta. — Bison are the ideal animal for consumers’ changing diet, said an agrologist and sustainable agriculture adviser. Bison meat is healthy, the animal is native to North America and is the ideal grass animal, Vince McConnell told bison producers at their annual meeting. Instead of trying to compete with traditional livestock and markets, […] Read more
Evolution has turned bison into efficient grazers
CAMROSE, Alta. — Bison evolved while grazing vast grasslands, and that evolution has allowed it to thrive better than cattle on mature, low-quality grasses, said a livestock nutritionist. “Mature grasses in The Prairies are lower in protein and energy and the bison have evolved to use lower quality,” said Annette Suominen. “They are the master […] Read more
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Hogs The U.S. national live price average for barrows and gilts was $39.29 March 13, listed as N/A on March 6. U.S. hogs averaged $54.19 on a carcass basis March 13, up from $50.90 March 6. The U.S. pork cutout was $69.84 per cwt. March 13, up from $66.86 March 6. The estimated U.S. weekly […] Read more
