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Beef Cattle, Guide Business

Taking the bull by the horns

Western Canada’s beef producers have taken control of their industry, achieving a level of stability that seemed gone forever. Here’s part of that story

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Reading Time: 8 minutes Statistically, at least, it seems the long, sharp decline in Western Canada’s cattle business has stabilized. To say it’s closing the book on one of the most momentous stories in the entire history of Canadian agriculture (or for that matter, of agriculture anywhere in the world) is perhaps going too far. But it’s been an […] Read more
British 1970s punk-rock icon John Lydon appeared in a successful series of advertisements in 2008 for Country Life butter, a brand Dairy Crest acquired in 2004 after buying control of the English Butter Marketing Co. (Video screengrab from JohnLydon.com via YouTube)
Dairy Cattle, Livestock

Canada’s Saputo to buy major U.K. dairy firm

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Reading Time: 2 minutes A major British dairy company is poised to become the property of one of Canada’s biggest dairy processors in a $1.7 billion all-cash deal. Saputo Inc. announced Friday it has an agreement in place with Dairy Crest Group — the maker of Cathedral City cheese and Country Life butter among other major U.K. dairy brands […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle set one-year high on weather, supply concerns
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle set one-year high on weather, supply concerns

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures reached a one-year high on Friday on concerns that cold, snowy weather next week may tighten supplies by slowing weight gain and transportation of livestock. Snowfall is expected to increase across the U.S. Plains, where the temperature outlook also is trending colder, according to weather forecaster Radiant Solutions. […] Read more
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Hogs, Livestock

PED not yet done with Alberta

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Just when it appeared Alberta’s on-farm outbreak of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) may have been a one-off, the province has confirmed a second case. Officials with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry on Friday announced they’ve confirmed and are investigating a new PED outbreak at a 600-head farrow-to-finish hog operation at an unspecified location. “At this time, […] Read more
(Bilopage.ca)
Hogs, Livestock

Olymel to close Quebec City processing plant

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Reading Time: 2 minutes La Coop federee’s meatpacking arm is set to shut an aging Quebec City further-processing plant it took over last year. Olymel announced Tuesday it will close the former Aliments Triomphe plant in the Vanier area of Quebec City effective May 10, affecting 47 employees. The Vanier plant’s production, which includes cretons (meat spreads), bologna, pepperoni […] Read more
The proposal to increase checkoff funding for Beef Farmers of Ontario passed with a significant majority this year. (John Greig photo)
Beef Cattle, Livestock

Ontario beef checkoff to rise by $1.50

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Ontario beef farmers have approved an increase of $1.50 in checkoff per animal to fund an ambitious industry-wide marketing effort for Ontario beef. Producers at the Beef Farmers of Ontario (BFO) annual meeting in Mississauga on Wednesday voted 87 per cent in favour of the plan. A similar plan was rejected at last year’s annual […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures jump on snowstorm
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures jump on snowstorm

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures approached a one-year high on Tuesday on concerns that wintry weather in the middle of the country will temporarily tighten supplies. Snow in states such as Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa this week is expected to slow the transportation of cattle to processing plants run by companies such as […] Read more

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