Insights and Stories on Livestock

Feed Grains Weekly: Prices moving higher, but maybe not much more says broker

Sep. 12, 2024 at 4:47 pm CDT

With Alberta farmers presently reluctant to sell their barley and wheat for feed, cash prices have been on the upswing, according to Darcy Haley, vice-president Ag Value Brokers in Lethbridge.

Startup eyes leather waste for livestock proteins at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show 2024

Sep. 12, 2024 at 9:33 am CDT

By Stew Slater

Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show 2024: TMR’s can save significant time and money

Sep. 12, 2024 at 9:29 am CDT

By Stew Slater

Rotational grazing tips from Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show

Sep. 10, 2024 at 4:34 pm CDT

By John Greig

Federal government opens bids for foot and mouth vaccine bank providers

Aug. 30, 2024 at 5:14 pm CDT

By Alexis Stockford

Nova Scotia ranchers snag environmental award at Canadian Beef Industry Conference

Aug. 22, 2024 at 6:05 pm CDT

Holdanca Farms from Nova Scotia is this year’s recipient of The Environmental Stewardship Award (TESA), it was announced on at the banquet of the Canadian Beef Industry Conference this week.

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan

Cassie Marchand poses with the family of the late Reg Schellenberg

Canadian Cattle Foundation recognizes young leader and honours Reg Schellenberg’s legacy through award

Aug. 21, 2024 at 3:49 pm CDT

The Reg Schellenberg Next Generation Legacy Award honours individuals who embody the spirit of humble leadership, mentorship, collaboration and dedication to the Canadian cattle industry. Recipients receive a buckle, sponsored by Schellenbergs family's ranch, and a bursary to attend the Saskatchewan Beef Industry Conference.

By Lisa Guenther

Production and profitability on cow-calf operations

Aug. 14, 2024 at 4:49 pm CDT

Which is more important, increasing profits or production? This is the question rancher and seedstock producer Kit Pharo posed at a recent holistic management gathering in Valleyview, Alta. Pharo has strong opinions, speaks his mind and says he doesn’t care what other people think. “I may not always be right, […]

By Kelly Sidoryk

National Beef Strategy celebrates gains

Aug. 9, 2024 at 2:24 pm CDT

The Canadian Beef Advisors, comprised of national beef organizations, is celebrating achieving many of the goals in the 2020-24 National Beef Strategy.

By Alexis Kienlen

Bison rest from the summer heat in a paddock in the southern Interlake of Manitoba.

Banding together for bison

Jul. 26, 2024 at 10:09 am CDT

Three producers gathered in front of the bannock and bison burger food truck at Bison Ridge Farms near Prince Albert, Sask., and talked shop. Two of the three had been cattle producers before switching to the larger ruminants. The third has been in the bison business from the start, taking […]

By Janelle Rudolph