Cow-calf producers are in the driver’s seat now because of high demand for calves from feedlots and processors as calf crops shrink. That provides opportunities as well as challenges.  |  File photo

Beef producers have risk management options

Weather, feed availability and trade barriers affect markets, making it important to understand what tools are available

Glacier FarmMedia – Cattle prices remain strong in Canada and look to stay that way in 2024. However, the market can change quickly, as producers saw in March when avian influenza was first detected in U.S. dairy cattle. Introduction of risk in a red-hot market affected prices and price insurance. That may have cattle producers […] Read more