Insights and Stories on Beef Cattle

Few herds remain in B.C. bovine TB probe

Apr. 3, 2019 at 3:02 pm CDT

The federal investigation into an outbreak of bovine tuberculosis affecting four animals in a domestic British Columbia cattle herd has pulled back to include just seven properties. As of Monday, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s probe included one herd each in B.C. and Saskatchewan and four herds in Alberta under […]

Klassen: Feeder market balancing many variables

Apr. 2, 2019 at 9:26 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Klassen: Feeder market incorporates risk premium following U.S. floods

Mar. 29, 2019 at 8:05 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Getting help from a diagnostic laboratory

Mar. 22, 2019 at 9:27 am CDT

By Dr. Ron Clarke

Klassen: Feeder market continues consolidation pattern

Mar. 19, 2019 at 5:37 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Klassen: Feeder market holds value

Mar. 12, 2019 at 7:21 am CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged compared to seven days earlier. Buying interest for yearlings was somewhat stronger while calves in the eastern Prairie regions were softer. Moderate temperatures are in the seven-day forecast for most of Western Canada, so the risk discount due to adverse weather has […]

By Jerry Klassen

Klassen: Feeder market sends mixed signals

Mar. 5, 2019 at 8:18 am CST

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets were steady to $4 lower while calves were steady to $2 higher. Barley prices have jumped $3-$6 per tonne over the past week, with winter conditions hindering off-farm logistics. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle in the range of $149-$150 last week; […]

By Jerry Klassen

Klassen: Winter conditions weigh on feeder market

Feb. 26, 2019 at 12:41 am CST

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged from week-ago levels. The major feeding regions from Alberta to the U.S. Midwest and southern Plains have all experienced severe storms and extreme temperatures. The forecast for southern Alberta calls for lows of -25 to -32 C over the next seven days. […]

By Jerry Klassen

Ontario beef checkoff to rise by $1.50

Feb. 20, 2019 at 8:32 pm CST

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 […]

By John Greig

‘Tinder for cows’ matches livestock in mood for love

Feb. 13, 2019 at 1:48 pm CST

Petersfield, England | Reuters — A Tinder-inspired app is helping farmers match up potential partners for their cattle. Called “Tudder” — a mix of dating app Tinder and udder — it lets farmers swipe right on cattle they like the look of. They are then directed to a page on […]

By Matthew Stock