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Reading Time: 2 minutes The Government of Canada has extended the tax deferral period for livestock producers affected by bovine tuberculosis in 2024 and 2025.
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Producers affected by bovine TB receive extended tax deferral
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Government of Canada has extended the tax deferral period for livestock producers affected by bovine…
Klassen: Stronger barley prices weigh on feeder cattle values
Reading Time: 2 minutes For the week ending March 21, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $10/cwt higher to $10/cwt…
Egg Farmers of Canada sees more hens, greater egg demand in 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada added 2.92 million hens to its egg-laying flock in 2025, Egg Farmers of Canada said…
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Federal government funds Quebec organic fertilizer company
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Research recruits beneficial bacteria against Strep suis in piglets
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Klassen: Weaker fed markets add fear to feeder prices
Reading Time: 2 minutes For the week ending March 14, Western Canadian yearlings and backgrounded cattle traded $10 to $15…
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Klassen: Western Canadian feeder market incorporates risk discount
Reading Time: 2 minutes For the week ending March 7, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $5-$10/cwt lower compared to…
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Zoetis to acquire Neogen Corp. genomics business
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Producers affected by bovine TB receive extended tax deferral
Klassen: Stronger barley prices weigh on feeder cattle values
Reading Time: 2 minutes For the week ending March 21, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $10/cwt higher to $10/cwt lower compared to seven days earlier. Backgrounded replacements were quite variable with sharper discounts noted on fleshier groups. The heifer discount to steers appeared to be wider in some cases but it was largely based on quality features. Calves […] Read more
China urges hog producers to manage output, vows timely reserve adjustments
Reading Time: < 1 minute China’s state planner on Friday said authorities will make timely adjustments to hog reserves and continue to strengthen the management of hog production capacity.
Egg Farmers of Canada sees more hens, greater egg demand in 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canada added 2.92 million hens to its egg-laying flock in 2025, Egg Farmers of Canada said in its annual report released on March 18.
Chicago feeder cattle gain ground as corn futures rise
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures fell on Wednesday as Chicago Board of Trade corn futures gained strength.
Proposed Sask. poultry research facility gets funding influx
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Reading Time: 2 minutes A recently-funded poultry facility at the University of Saskatchewan will allow researchers to work on poultry barn lighting, housing and feed systems.
Federal government funds Quebec organic fertilizer company
Reading Time: < 1 minute Québec-based Solugen, which makes organic nitrogen fertilizer from hog manure, has recieved $20 million in federal funding.
Research recruits beneficial bacteria against Strep suis in piglets
Reading Time: 2 minutes Calgary researchers hope to engineer beneficial bacteria as an enzyme delivery system to fight Strep suis bacterial infections in piglets.
Klassen: Weaker fed markets add fear to feeder prices
Reading Time: 2 minutes For the week ending March 14, Western Canadian yearlings and backgrounded cattle traded $10 to $15 lower on average compared to seven days earlier. Calves were unchanged to $10/cwt lower on average. Weakness in the nearby and deferred live cattle prices along with strength in the barley market resulted in a negative tone for the […] Read more
Chicago cattle futures surge as corn falls, Colorado packer strikes
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Feeder cattle futures surge on lower corn prices and expected tight supplies in USDA's Cattle on Feed report as JBS workers strike in Colorado.