Insights and Stories on beef-cattle

Calf hormone implants can give environmental, financial wins

Jul. 28, 2025 at 3:23 pm CDT

Glacier FarmMedia – Hormone implants in suckling calves have had a hard public relations slog with consumers, but cow-calf producers who use them are likely to see greater economic returns while also reducing environmental impacts, a Manitoba study shows. Deanne Fulawka, a researcher from the University of Manitoba, presented her […]

Why post-drought pasture management matters for beef farmers

Jul. 17, 2025 at 10:52 pm CDT

By Bruce Derksen

cow with a virtual fencing collar and a calf beside her

Virtual fencing for beef cattle gains momentum in Canada

Jun. 13, 2025 at 9:18 am CDT

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan

Manitoba rancher manages change through education

May. 9, 2025 at 9:23 am CDT

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan

Colic in beef calves can hint at serious problems

Apr. 4, 2025 at 9:43 am CDT

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs lower on Monday

Mar. 31, 2025 at 3:04 pm CDT

Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were lower on Monday, The June live cattle contract lost 1.20 cents at 203.650 cents per pound as it pulled lower on profit-taking. May feeder cattle futures stepped back 0.675 of a cent at 284.500 cents per pound. The USDA […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Drought may be new normal for beef cattle producers

Feb. 21, 2025 at 9:52 am CST

Glacier FarmMedia – The 2020s did come in with a roar, but not the kind people hoped for, as drought has plagued much of Western Canada since 2021. The pastures were dry across the Prairies, the grass brittle, more brown than green. Dugouts ran dry and in some areas, hay […]

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan

An inspector looking at sides of beef, which are hanging in a cooler.

Data sharing next big step for beef genetics

Dec. 20, 2024 at 10:13 am CST

Glacier FarmMedia – Data access is vital to success in most businesses these days, and that includes cattle genetics, according to panel members at the Canadian Beef Industry Conference in Saskatoon in August. “I believe genetics can be the motivator that drives success in the beef industry in the next […]

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan

Counteracting livestock predation risks on pasture

Sep. 20, 2024 at 10:26 am CDT

Predators such as coyotes, wolves, bears, cougars and foxes have been threatening and killing young, weak and compromised cattle and sheep in Manitoba since domestic farming began. Financial losses range between minimal to potentially devastating depending on location, workforce numbers, operation size and nearby habitat. To counteract and help mitigate […]

By Bruce Derksen

Meat vending machine connects consumers and local farmers

Aug. 28, 2024 at 3:30 pm CDT

It’s the first of its kind in North America, it brings fresh meat to consumers in the portions they choose, and it’s happening on Main Street in Russell, Manitoba. The E Butchery on Main, created by Nerbas Bros. Angus, brings direct consumer marketing and vending machines together for the ease […]

By Miranda Leybourne

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Insights and Stories on beef-cattle

Calf hormone implants can give environmental, financial wins

Why post-drought pasture management matters for beef farmers

Virtual fencing for beef cattle gains momentum in Canada

Manitoba rancher manages change through education

Colic in beef calves can hint at serious problems

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs lower on Monday

Drought may be new normal for beef cattle producers

Data sharing next big step for beef genetics

Counteracting livestock predation risks on pasture

Meat vending machine connects consumers and local farmers

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