Livestock Management
With calving season in full swing, ensuring calves are primed to thrive is top of mind.
Livestock Management
Benchmarks indicate healthy calves
Cattle producers can prepare their new calf crop for success by closely watching a number of indicators of good health
Canfax report
The Western Canadian fed cattle market was hot during the week ending March 28, with new record-high prices set for both steers and heifers.
Feeder cattle follow live cattle futures higher
For the week ending March 2, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to $5 higher on average.
Gene-edited pork gets consumer checkmark
Pigs resistant to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) may be on the horizon, but the public has to accept the gene editing used to develop them
Canadian consumers are largely fine with pork from gene-edited pigs — at least once the science and benefits are explained to them.
Saskatchewan farm ordered to pay $12 million fee to B.C. man in ranch deal
Darrel Monette said he will immediately appeal the judge’s decision that he owed consulting fees
Darrel Monette said he will immediately appeal the judge’s decision that he owed consulting fees
Livestock Report
U.S. hogs averaged was $88.30 on a carcass basis on March 28, down from $88.40 on March 21.
Viruses significantly damage the brain of cattle fetuses
When pregnant cattle get infected with pathogens, there can be severe consequences for their fetal calves. Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVD) is an important example of this.
Drought management is about preparedness
Panellists at a recent conference say nothing helps cattle producers more than knowing what they will do if drought occurs
Southern Saskatchewan has been dealing with drought for nearly a decade now, and some cattle producers have sought alternative solutions.
Canfax report
Weighted fed prices continue to rise, closing the week ending March 21 within $5 per hundredweight of February’s record highs.
Feeder market consolidates near historical highs
There appeared to be larger feeder cattle volumes on offer this week with the looming potential U.S. tariffs set for April 2
For the week ending March 21, western Canadian feeder cattle markets were relatively unchanged compared to seven days earlier. Prices continue to hover near or at historical highs.
