Insights and Stories on Livestock

U.S. Livestock: Falling temps boost cattle futures

Jan. 6, 2025 at 2:51 pm CST

Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were stronger Monday, hitting fresh contract highs in many months as forecasts calling for cold temperatures across United States ranching areas raised concerns over reduced weight gains for grazing cattle.

US to award $306 million for bird flu monitoring and preparedness

Jan. 3, 2025 at 9:59 am CST

By Reuters

Klassen: Feeder market has many factors to digest in 2025

Dec. 31, 2024 at 9:15 am CST

By Jerry Klassen

$7.9 million cattle research project aims to find rumen efficiencies

Dec. 27, 2024 at 2:04 pm CST

By John Greig

COMMENT: How honeybees can help us monitor pollution across Canada

Dec. 27, 2024 at 10:12 am CST

By Simon Harper The Conversation via Reuters Connect Tony Robert Walker

Klassen: Feeder market finishes 2024 on strong tone

Dec. 24, 2024 at 9:20 am CST

For the week ending December 21, Western Canadian backgrounded cattle and heavier calves were unchanged to $5 lower on average. Calves in the 600-800 pound range were relatively unchanged while calves under 600 pounds were steady to $10 higher.

By Jerry Klassen

Canadian milk tests negative for bird flu

Dec. 23, 2024 at 2:15 pm CST

Canadian milk continues to test negative for avian influenza, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said.

By Geralyn Wichers

Study indicates happy pigs are more productive

Dec. 23, 2024 at 10:11 am CST

Glacier FarmMedia – Incorporating swine enrichment could save producers as much as $10 per animal, according to research from the industrial research chair in swine welfare at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine. Martyna Lagoda, a post-doctoral research fellow involved in the project, told the Saskatchewan Pork Industry Symposium Nov. […]

By Janelle Rudolph

Bovine tuberculosis case highlights need for traceability

Dec. 20, 2024 at 11:34 am CST

The Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association is emphasizing the importance of biosecurity and record keeping after a positive case of bovine tuberculosis was traced to a cattle herd in that province.

By Geralyn Wichers

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