With grain prices depressed, returns per acre are looking dismal on all the major crops with some significantly worse than others.
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Turning waste into weight: making the most of screenings, fines and straw in beef diets
With feed costs at an all-time high, Canadian beef producers are increasingly turning to alternative feedstuffs to cut expenses and improve profitability.
Family finds way to work apart but also together
The Stepplers say collaborating to transition the family farm offers better chance of success for everyone
If families can find a way to work together, it can make a world of difference to the profitability and future of their farm — and to their relationships with each other.
Knowledge gaps limit dairy-beef production profitability
More research required to improve early life management of dairy-beef calves, says University of Guelph researcher
How to feed early-weaned dairy-beef calves is one area being addressed by University of Guelph researcher Michael Steele.
Unblocking the pathways to profits and sustainability
A Western Manitoba farmer’s PhD may help bridge the divide between farmers and the rest of society
Governments, farm organizations, food manufacturers, and researchers have described a seemingly impenetrable wall to productive discussions on sustainability in Prairie agriculture.
Improvements flagged for Manitoba beef sector
National cow-calf survey suggests a shorter breeding season, wider vaccination, increased feed testing and more use of implants are the province’s low-hanging fruit for bolstering farm performance
Shortening the breeding season, higher vaccine uptake, regular feed testing and more use of implants are all ways that Manitoba cattle producers can improve the health and profitability of their herds.
The good, bad and ugly of 2025 cropping options
Only a select few cropping options are showing a profit over and above total costs in Saskatchewan Agriculture’s 2025 Crop Planning Guide. The guide is available online. Printed versions were to be available at the Crop Production Show this week in Saskatoon and can also be picked up at regional Saskatchewan Agriculture offices. It uses […] Read more
Most cropping options fail to cover total costs
Manitoba Agriculture has released its 2025 cost of production analysis for crops, and as one would expect, the picture isn’t rosy. Saskatchewan Agriculture is expected to release its 2025 Crop Planning Guide shortly, and it will similarly show limited profit potential. In the Manitoba analysis, all 16 crops show a return over operating costs, but […] Read more
Beef sector booms
Alberta’s cattle sector is like a locomotive leaving the station. It has built a full head of steam, the pressures of market forces have reached a boiling point, and it’s heading to a profitable destination in 2025. As the new year arrives, there is no shortage of optimism. “We’re walking into a historic time for […] Read more
Benchmarking helps pair innovation with profitability
The national Agri-Food Index brings agri-food value chain together, but data gap remains a challenge for upcoming year
With new environmental, social and governance disclosure regulations set to be released in 2025, organizations such as the National Index on Agri-Food Performance are leading the way for benchmarking and standard-setting in the Canadian ag sector. In 2024, the index moved past its initial pilot phase to launch the Centre for Agri-Food Benchmarking. In 2025, […] Read more
