Livestock
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Egg Farmers of Canada and the University of Guelph have a new research chair tasked with driving poultry welfare research.
Livestock
Egg Farmers of Canada, University of Guelph appoint new poultry welfare research chair
Incoming Canadian Cattle Association CEO embraces winds of change
Reading Time: 2 minutes Andrea Brocklebank, the incoming CEO of the Canadian Cattle Association, is open to revitalizing the organization while maintaining national delivery.
Feed costs on rented pasture now eligible for AgriStability
Reading Time: < 1 minute Pasture-related feed costs are now allowable expenses for AgriStability participants.
Klassen: Feeder market remains firm
Reading Time: 2 minutes For the week ending February 21, Western Canadian markets for yearlings or backgrounded cattle traded steady to $10/cwt higher. The calf market was mixed with values quoted $5 higher to $10/cwt lower. Feedlot margins appear to be improving in the short-term which supported the yearling market. Extremely cold temperatures across most of Alberta may have […] Read more
Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea found on a southern Alberta farm
Reading Time: < 1 minute Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus has been detected at a southern Alberta farm, Alberta Pork said Feb.23.
Indonesia opens market to Canadian pork, expands beef access
Reading Time: < 1 minute Indonesia has opened its market to Canadian pork and expanded access for beef imports, the Canadian government announced Monday.
U.S. cattle ranchers search for feed as wildfires burn grazing lands
Reading Time: 2 minutes Pasture lands have been stripped down to a sea of sand after wildfires tore across the U.S. Plains, killing cattle and wiping out their food sources, and threatening a historically small herd already linked to rising beef prices.
Cash incentive for CRSB Certified beef producers launched
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB) has launched an incentive payment for CRSB Certified producers.
Klassen: Feeder market eyes fed cattle for direction
Reading Time: 2 minutes For the week ending February 14, Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged compared to seven days earlier. The deferred live cattle futures have been consolidating in a narrow range over the past month, which has limited the upside in the feeder complex. Supplies of yearlings or replacements over 800 pounds are increasing as […] Read more
Chicken, eggs benefit from demand for economical protein
Reading Time: 2 minutes Strong demand for protein and status as an economical alternative to beef bodes well for chicken and egg demand in 2026 according to recent analysis from Farm Credit Canada.
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