Reading Time: < 1 minute The federal government has pledged more than $3.1 million for the continued development of a made in Canada sustainability index for agricultural products.
Beef cattle
Canada-made sustainability index gets funding boost
A pilot version of the index was published in May of 2023
Klassen: Statistics Canada confirms lower feeder cattle supplies
Precipitation in Alberta, Saskatchewan increases demand for grassers
Reading Time: 2 minutes Compared to last week, Western Canadian yearling or backgrounded steers prices were quoted $5 to $8 higher; yearling or backgrounded heifers were unchanged to $4 higher. Calves were trading $4 to as much as $10 higher.
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rise on tighter US supply expectations
June hogs rose to highest level in nearly a year
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures crept higher on Monday on expectations that U.S. supplies will continue to tighten, analysts said.
U.S. livestock: Cattle rally on fund buying, cheaper feed
Hogs mostly rose for the seventh straight session on strong cash hog prices, traders said
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures rallied on Friday, as funds continued to flock into the market and the cost of feed prices fell sharply, market analysts said.
Canadian cattle herd reaches lowest level since 1989
Cattle weights supporting decline in production
Reading Time: 2 minutes On January 1, Canadian farmers held 11.1 million cattle and calves on farms, down 2.1 per cent from a year prior, StatCan said in livestock estimates released today. It's the smallest cattle herd since January 1, 1989.
Prairie forecast: Mild start, then a chance of storms
Issued Feb. 21, covering Feb. 21 to 28, 2024
Reading Time: 4 minutes Sunshine prevailed a fair bit more over the last forecast period than expected and so did the milder temperatures. Oh, sure there were a couple of cold nights, especially over the eastern half of the prairies, but overall, temperatures ended up being about 2 to 4 C warmer than what was forecasted.
Klassen: Feeder market shows signs of herd expansion
Some buyers suggest some heifers are being purchased for breeding
Reading Time: 2 minutes For the week ending February 17, Western Canadian prices for yearlings and backgrounded cattle were quoted $2-$4/cwt higher than seven days earlier.
New farm income record set in 2023, estimates suggest
Despite challenges like drought and war, Canadian farms proved resilient
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian farm income may have set a new record in 2023. That's according to the official 2023 and 2024
estimates released February 16 by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
Feed grain weekly: Buyers waiting longer to purchase more grain
U.S. corn shipments continue to put pressure on feed prices
Reading Time: 2 minutes Buying activity for feed barley and feed wheat in Western Canada is moving slowly and prices continue to decline, according to Susanne Leclerc, owner of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton.
Farm employee, employer’s perceptions differ on worker retention
Ag domestic labour gap will increase 15 per cent by 2030 as older workers retire: CAHRC
Reading Time: 3 minutes Manual labour and long hours may be less of a deterrent to farm workers than farmers think, a new report suggests.