Livestock Management
WINNIPEG — Being a farm leader is about having a vision for the future. As president and vice-president of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, Dave Solverson and Dan Darling believe their job is to keep the vision strong and family farms prosperous. “A lot of what the CCA does is for the future. As an organization […] Read more
Livestock Management
CCA leaders look to future with optimism
Memorable night of camping with kids under blue moon
I baled hay well into the night when the conditions were finally right and I still had windrows of hay needing to be wrapped up for next winter. I got home and my oldest son met me with a downright sad look and said, “So I guess we won’t be camping tonight.” Call it a […] Read more
LIVESTOCK-Cattle falls to 15-month low on beef demand worries
CHICAGO, Aug 26 (Reuters) – U.S. live cattle fell to the lowest levels more than a year on Wednesday as investors sold off holdings on worries the recent downturn in global equities markets will result in lower demand for pricy meat cuts such as steaks. Anticipation of lower trade in cash cattle markets in the […] Read more
U.S. lifts bird flu ban on Ontario
CHICAGO, Ill. (Reuters) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has lifted restrictions on imports of poultry and poultry products from Ontario in the latest sign the farm sector is starting to recover from a severe outbreak of bird flu. The USDA limited imports from Ontario in April after a deadly strain of the disease was […] Read more
LIVESTOCK-Hogs hit two-month high on export hopes, cattle weaken
CHICAGO, Aug 25 (Reuters) – U.S. lean hog prices jumped 2 percent to the highest in more than two months on Tuesday, extending steep gains from the previous session on hopes of increased export demand, especially to China, traders and analysts said. Expectations that prices may have reached their seasonal bottom also prompted speculative buying […] Read more
Hot prices at early cattle sale bode well for fall run
CHAIN LAKES, Alta. — Boom times continue for the Canadian cattle business and recent yearling sales indicate a hot fall market. It’s so hot that market analysts no longer make predictions. “I did say prices could go a little higher in 2015 but we really shot through the moon again,” said Brian Perillat of Canfax, […] Read more
Ranch builds customers by building Wagyu brand
BRANT, Alta. — Brandon Ball polished off two Wagyu burgers before heading off to tour the pens where the family raises cattle for their branded beef program. “I’m spoiled by Wagyu,” he said. His grandfather, Simmental breeder Jack Ball, became involved with bringing the Japanese cattle to Canada via the United States in 1991. The […] Read more
Input sought on meat grading changes
WINNIPEG — The Canadian Beef Grading Agency is looking for public comment by Aug. 31 about proposed changes to the yield and grade classifications on beef, veal and bison. The agency wants Canada to have five yield classifications, rather than the current three. This would bring Canada more in line with the United States and […] Read more
Slow progress on BSE report hurts exports
WINNIPEG — A final report on Canada’s nineteenth case of BSE is not expected to be ready until later this fall. The BSE-infected animal was diagnosed on an Alberta purebred operation in February and was the second case on the same farm. Born in 1999, two years after a strict feed ban went into effect, […] Read more
Hormonal implants efficient, effective, economical, safe
Implants have been used in the cattle industry since the 1960s on hundreds of millions of cattle in North America, as well as in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa to name a few. We know the benefits of increased gain and feed efficiency that come with a small amount of hormone in the right […] Read more
