EDMONTON, Alta. The Saturday Supreme is a day of bonhomie and trepidation for the grand champion winners of the beef shows at Farmfair International. Held Nov. 9, 15 bulls and 18 females from the three major Alberta shows compete against one another for the title of supreme champion and the chance to win a brand […] Read more
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Farmfair International – Thursday results
EDMONTON, Alta. –The second day of Farmfair International featured four beef breed shows including national events for the Shorthorn and…
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Stockade wins bring joy to Paynes
LLOYDMINSTER — Two families well known in the livestock show circuit earned top prizes when a Limousin bull and a…
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North America braces for African swine fever shock
African swine fever may have already arrived in North America but hasn’t found its way to farms. “The chances of…
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Reduced weaning stress is important goal for producers
If you drive into many small towns on the Prairies with a livestock auction yard at this time of year,…
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China’s pork imports to peak in 2022, driven by fatal swine fever – report
CHICAGO, (Reuters) - Global meat shippers have three years to make the most of the outbreak of a fatal pig…
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Improved trailers good for livestock
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Livestock transportation is a heavily regulated industry and new technology should make life easier for the…
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Farmfair International – Friday results
EDMONTON, Alta. –The third day of Farmfair International featured four beef breed shows. The unofficial results are as follows: Angus Grand champion bull: Brooking Gold Coin 8069 entered by Justin Morrison, Brooking Angus, Radville, Sask. and ZWT Ranch, Tennessee Reserve: Remitall F Renown 312F entered by Remitall Farms, Olds, Alta. and Fairland Cattle Co. Grand […] Read more
Farmfair International – Thursday results
EDMONTON, Alta. –The second day of Farmfair International featured four beef breed shows including national events for the Shorthorn and Gelbvieh. The unofficial results are as follows: Gelbvieh (National Show) Grand champion bull: SLC Strut 146E entered by Severtson Land and Cattle Co., Innisfail, Alta. Reserve: DVE Davidson Mr February 50G entered by Davidson Gelbvieh, […] Read more
First round of dairy farmer payments unveiled
Canadian dairy farmers will be paid approximately $315 per kilogram of quota in the first year of mitigation payments that the federal government will make for concessions in two trade agreements. The payments come from $345 million in federal funds earmarked to compensate dairy farmers for market access traded to Europe through the Comprehensive Economic […] Read more
Stockade wins bring joy to Paynes
LLOYDMINSTER — Two families well known in the livestock show circuit earned top prizes when a Limousin bull and a Black Angus cow-calf pair were named Supreme Champions at the Lloydminster Stockade Roundup. The supreme bull title went to Scott and Jackie Payne of Greenwood Limousin and Angus in Lloydminster. The bull’s name is Greenwood […] Read more
North America braces for African swine fever shock
The deadly hog virus may already be on this continent but has not made its way into the pig herd, which would be catastrophic
African swine fever may have already arrived in North America but hasn’t found its way to farms. “The chances of keeping the virus out of a country is very low,” said veterinarian Scott Dee. High volumes of products come from China where the disease is rampant. Since the virus has a long life, it could […] Read more
Reduced weaning stress is important goal for producers
If you drive into many small towns on the Prairies with a livestock auction yard at this time of year, you might be greeted by the chorus of bawling calves. Most of these calves are headed to feedlots after being recently weaned at their home ranches. Weaning is a stressful event for calves and it […] Read more
Improved trailers good for livestock
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Livestock transportation is a heavily regulated industry and new technology should make life easier for the haulers and the animals being moved in North America. A well-designed trailer provides maximum clearance, adequate ventilation, reasonable loading angles, rounded corners and non-slip floors. Innovative designs are coming, especially for trailers designed to haul […] Read more
Britain’s classical swine fever outbreak offers lessons for ASF
A wave of classical swine fever had wide-ranging repercussions for farmers in the United Kingdom. African swine fever landing in the U.K. would be even worse than the 2000 epidemic. The disease cost the government £4.4 million (C$7.5 million) and animals on 16 farms were culled. “We know farmers lost a lot more,” Zoe Davies, […] Read more
China’s pork imports to peak in 2022, driven by fatal swine fever – report
CHICAGO, (Reuters) – Global meat shippers have three years to make the most of the outbreak of a fatal pig disease in China before Chinese pork imports peak, according to a report released by the U.S. pork industry, which is competing for sales against Europe and South America. The forecast issued on Wednesday starts a […] Read more
