Features, Livestock

Veterinary know-how on the farm

Reading Time: < 1 minute If you’re a livestock farmer, you’ve likely faced one of the most frustrating situations on…

October 24, 2025

Features, Poultry/Eggs

Flower power, with help from some feathered friends

Reading Time: < 1 minute After five years as owner-operator of flower farm Shifting Blooms, Raney’s long-time love of chickens…

September 15, 2025

Features, Livestock

How to take charge of animal health on your farm

Reading Time: < 1 minute Balancing animal health with farm profitability can be challenging.  Adopting a proactive approach to animal…

September 9, 2025

Must Reads

• Beef Cattle, Features

  

  Adapting, innovating and thriving in Saskatchewan agriculture

  Reading Time: < 1 minute Cyle and Erika Stewart have embraced their ability to pivot and take a new approach…

  July 15, 2025

• Dairy Cattle, Features

  

  Youth focused on keeping Quebec’s dairy industry strong

  Reading Time: < 1 minute In part two of our Making the Future series, Country Guide spoke with Béatrice Neveu…

  July 10, 2025

• Dairy Cattle, Features

  

  Outstanding Manitoba farm couple harnesses innovation and data

  Reading Time: < 1 minute For over a decade Paige and Marcus Dueck have embraced their passion for farming while…

  July 8, 2025

• Features, Grapes, Livestock, Weather

  

  Producers pivot in the face of changing climate

  Reading Time: < 1 minute A recent study by Farmers for Climate Change revealed that climate is a top worry…

  March 10, 2025

• Dairy Cattle, Features

  Manitoba dairy farmers relocate to Vancouver Island

  Reading Time: < 1 minute Chelsea Enns knew she wanted a different kind of dairy business. Enns and her husband,…

  March 3, 2025

• Dairy Cattle, Features

  PEI farm plans for the future

  Reading Time: < 1 minute One important MacNeill family value weaves through generations of this P.E.I. farm family: there’s nothing…

  February 3, 2025

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: ‘Cattle on feed’ report supports prices

By Geralyn Wichers 2 days ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle futures rose as the USDA’s ‘Cattle on Feed’ report showed inventories two per cent down from a year ago. Most-active April live cattle futures gained 1.850 cents to close at 230.000 cents a pound. June contracts settled at 223.825 cents per pound, up 1.725 cents. Most-active March feeder cattle futures gained 4.800 cents […] Read more

---

Livestock, News

Canada, Philippines make African swine fever zoning agreement

By Geralyn Wichers 3 days ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute Canada and the Philippines have signed an African swine fever (ASF) zoning arrangement, a measure that should ensure trade can continue between the countries during outbreak of the disease.

---

---

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle fall

By Geralyn Wichers 4 days ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures fell across the board on Wednesday. Most-active February live cattle futures closed at 229.550 cents a pound, down 1.150 cents. April contracts also fell by 1.150 cents to settle at 229.125 cents. Most-active January feeder cattle contracts closed at 341.525 cents per pound, a loss of 1.800 cents. March futures […] Read more

---

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle rise, hogs recoup losses

By Geralyn Wichers 5 days ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago live and feeder cattle futures rose on Tuesday while hog contracts regained Monday’s losses. Most-active February live cattle futures closed at 230.700 cents a pound, up 0.150 cents. June live cattle settled up 0.275 cents at 223.700 cents per pound. Most-traded January feeder cattle gained 3.400 cents to close at 343.325 cents a pound […] Read more

---

---

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market sees wide price range

By Jerry Klassen 5 days ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes For the week ending December 13, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $10 higher to $10 lower compared to seven days earlier. Overall volumes were lower compared to previous weeks which contributed to the wide price range across the Prairies. Adverse weather and variable quality were also factors influencing the price structure. Major operations more […] Read more

---

Livestock, News

CFIA adds controls for imports of Spanish feed ingredients after African swine fever outbreak

By Jeff Melchior December 12, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minute The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has added Spain to a list of countries subject to feed import controls due to an outbreak of African swine fever in that country.

---

---

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle, hogs rise

By Geralyn Wichers December 11, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle and hog futures closed higher on Thursday. Most-active February live cattle futures settled at 230.950 cents a pound, up 2.245 cents. April contracts closed up 2.300 cents at 230.675 cents per pound. Most-active January feeder cattle contracts closed at 343.400 cents per pound, up 5.025 cents. March futures settled at 337.675 cents a […] Read more

---

Livestock, News, Reuters

U.S. senators push USDA for urgent action on bird flu vaccine

By Leah Douglas, Reuters December 11, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes A bipartisan group of U.S. senators this week urged the administration of President Donald Trump to finalize a science-based plan for developing a bird flu vaccine for livestock, according to a letter seen by Reuters.

---

---

Livestock, Reuters

European bird flu spike due to record wild birds cases, EFSA says

By Reuters, Sybille De La Hamaide December 11, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes An unprecedented number of bird flu outbreaks among wild birds and their wide geographic spread are driving an early and strong wave of the disease in Europe this year, the European Food Safety Authority said on Thursday.

---

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs mostly up

By Geralyn Wichers December 10, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle futures ended mostly up on Wednesday while hogs also gained ground. Most-active April live cattle closed at 228.375 cents a pound, up 1.475 cents. December futures edged down 0.025 cents to close at 226.800 cents a pound. Most-traded January feeder cattle futures settled at 338.375 cents a pound, up 2.875 cents. March contracts […] Read more

---

---