Canadian cattle numbers rose as of July 1, the first year-over-year increase since 2021 according to new data from Statistics Canada.
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Canadian cattle herd sees first year-over-year increase since 2021
Lower slaughter, retained breeding stock supports inventories
U.S. cattle ranchers slowly start to rebuild decimated herd
Meatpackers want larger herds to bring down cattle prices from record highs
In major U.S. livestock regions, some ranchers have slowly begun taking the first steps to boost cattle production after the nation’s inventory shrank due to a years-long drought that dried up pasture land used for grazing and hiked feeding costs.
Feeder market adds New World screwworm risk premium
Feedlots contemplate the probability of Canadian border closing to U.S. feeder cattle if parasite found in United States
Feedlots contemplate the probability of Canadian border closing to U.S. feeder cattle if parasite found in United States
U.S. resumes ban on cattle imports from Mexico
Country looks for ways to control New World screwworm as infestation prompts U.S. to close the border again
U.S. looks for ways to control New World screwworm as infestation prompts U.S. to close the border again
Beef check-off collection system aligns across the country
Producers in the three western provinces will now pay levies based on where the cattle came from, not where they were sold
A single and aligned check-off collection system based on where producers live makes the system equal said Chad Ross, Saskatchewan Cattle Association chair.
Saskatchewan cattle producers work on grassland policy
Members of the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association say they are looking for a policy that isn’t prescriptive
The Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association’s draft grasslands policy says private land conservation should be done in a way that minimizes negative impacts to those signing the agreements
Feed Grain Weekly: Prices in a slow decline
Seasonal weakness, rains pressure barley
Seasonal weakness and recent rains across the Prairies pressured feed grain prices according to a Moose Jaw-based trader.
Metagenomics change how disease is diagnosed
Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan use the technique to identify disease through bacteria, pathogens and viruses
Metagonomic sequencing has helped researchers learn more about respiratory disease pathogens because the process canprovide new information on pathogens that were previously hard to identify
Rancher’s rodeo skills took him to Hollywood
Alberta Order of Excellence inductee’s movie production company has meant millions of dollars to provincial economy
His love of animals and rodeo experience landed John Scott a job as a stuntman in the 1970s in Hollywood. The rest is history.
Sask. allows diversion of low-yield crops to livestock feed
The Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation has put the double low yield appraisal process in place to allow somecrops to be turned into feed.
