Livestock Management
Lynn Woods’ single entry in the 105th Regina Bull Sale was all he needed to make a big impact. The two-year-old animal was named grand champion Hereford and topped the sale at $8,250. Tom Warnyca of Warnyca Land and Cattle Co. at Montmartre, Sask., bought him after intense bidding hushed the crowd. Greg Freitag of […] Read more
Livestock Management
Hereford’s attributes bring top price
Limousin tops bull sale
A Limousin bull had the highest selling price at this year’s Pride of the Prairies Lloydminster Bull Show and Sale held March 7-8. It was owned by Payne Livestock of Lloydminster and bought by Stoney Creek Cattle Co., of Lloydminster, Sask., for $6,100. Sale numbers fell to 148 bulls this year from 169 last year. […] Read more
Penny pinching owners may shortchange horses
Animal welfare experts are blaming the economy rather than the weather for an increase in the number of neglected horses. The Saskatchewan SPCA says it has inspected 1,576 horses so far this fiscal year between April 1, 2009, and Feb. 19, 2010, compared to 1,231 horses inspected between April 1, 2008, and March 31, 2009. […] Read more
Saskatchewan horse herd increases, driving down prices
Saskatchewan has a lot of horses for sale. A study of the state of the provincial industry in 2009 found there are about 115,000 horses, with a third defined as young horses not yet in use. But people breed horses for a reason, said Vel Evans of Strategic Equine Marketing in Newmarket, Ont., who did […] Read more
Western Producer Livestock Report – for Mar. 18, 2010
Falling pork plant profit margins in the United States, the temporary closure of a large slaughter plant and a good supply of market ready hogs cooled the hog market. The Tyson plant in Indiana with a 15,000 head a day capacity that was damaged by fire was to reopen March 15. Pork prices were off […] Read more
Delayed reporting causes concern in latest BSE case
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency decision to not publicly report the latest case of BSE may have hurt the beleaguered beef industry, says an industry official. CFIA tests confirmed Canada’s 17th case of BSE in an Alberta beef cow in February, but federal officials told only people in the cattle industry, the chief provincial veterinarians […] Read more
Canfax Report – for Mar. 18, 2010
Steers were $82.60-$85.50 per hundredweight live and $141.50-$143.85 on the rail last week, averaging $84.70, up 60 cents. Heifers were $83.40-$84.25 live and $142.50-$143.85 on the rail, with heifers averaging $85.22, up 70 cents. The number of head sold rose 17 percent to 15,168. Some cattle on the show list were removed in the hope […] Read more
Man. egg farmers adopt chicken welfare rules
It’s not perfect, but the executive director of the Winnipeg Humane Society is pleased that the Manitoba Egg Farmers have adopted new animal welfare standards to house chickens. Last week, the egg farmers’ board decided all new housing facilities for laying hens in the province after 2018 must satisfy the five freedoms of animal welfare […] Read more
Programs failing hog sector
Canadian hog industry leaders say existing federal programming is not working, credit has all but run out and the industry is in free fall. Yet there were no pleas for relief. Instead, they told MPs on the House of Commons agriculture committee March 15 some changes to AgriStability and a new Emergency Cash Advance program […] Read more
Western Producer Livestock Report – for Mar. 11, 2010
Poor weight gain because of corn quality problems and tighter supplies of market ready hogs lifted U.S. cash bids. Word that Russia might soon resume American pork imports supported pork prices. A fire March 5 forced suspension of operations at a 15,000 head per day capacity Tyson plant in Indiana. Iowa-southern Minnesota cash hogs delivered […] Read more
