How to feed early-weaned dairy-beef calves is one area being addressed by University of Guelph researcher Michael Steele.
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Knowledge gaps limit dairy-beef production profitability
More research required to improve early life management of dairy-beef calves, says University of Guelph researcher
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
JBS expects earnings hike
SAO PAULO, Brazil — Brazilian meat packer JBS expects its core earnings this year to reach as high as US$6.75 billion on net revenue of $76.5 billion, the company said in a recent securities filing. In its filing, JBS forecasted 2024 adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), a measure of core profitability, […] Read more
University’s net-zero research receives federal funding
Research project at the U of M will receive $7.6 million in funding to explore how net-zero farming can be made realistic
Glacier FarmMedia – The University of Manitoba is getting $7.6 million in federal funds to study net-zero farming systems. The Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Grant will be disbursed over four years and aims to identify strategies to support the Canadian agricultural sector as it moves to a net-zero economy. The federal government has established a goal […] Read more
Producer profitability wanes in the grain sector
Each year, every farm has successes and failures and grain prices always fluctuate, but the good times appear to be waning. We each play the hand we’re dealt and spend most of our time looking forward rather than back, but in most cases, profitability has eroded quite dramatically over the past several years. Perhaps some […] Read more
