Insights and Stories on Cow-Calf

Jan. 29, 2021 at 9:35 am CST

More than 1,200 students in three provinces are getting regular updates on the life and times of Calfy Crisp, also known as Oreo and Big Red. The bull calf is a resident at Mortenson Farms near Nokomis, Sask. The Classroom Cattle project is the brainchild of Julie Mortenson, who operates […]

By Barb Glen

Dec. 29, 2020 at 9:23 am CST

Compared to last week, Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were $2 lower to $3 higher depending on the region. Many auction markets were in holiday mode last week and thinner volumes made the market harder to define. Generally speaking, the market was supported by stronger deferred live cattle futures and […]

By Jerry Klassen

Dec. 22, 2020 at 10:11 am CST

Alberta packers were buying fed cattle in the range of $139 to $140 last week, up $1 to $2 from seven days earlier. Strength in the nearby fed cattle market along with the recent rally in the live cattle futures has been supportive for calves under 600 pounds.  Compared to […]

By Jerry Klassen

May. 15, 2020 at 5:24 am CDT

Cattle producers in the western provinces will get extra decision-making time this year on the calf price insurance available through Western Livestock Price Insurance (WLPIP). The Prairies’ Crown ag insurance corporations announced Thursday that the deadline to buy WLPIP calf price insurance for 2020 has been extended to June 18. […]

By Dave Bedard

Nov. 18, 2019 at 2:17 pm CST

Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil | Reuters — Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest rose to its highest in over a decade this year, government data on Monday showed, confirming a sharp increase under the leadership of right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro. The data from Brazil’s INPE space research agency, which showed […]

By Marcelo Teixeira