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Feed Grains Weekly: Trump looms over Prairie feed market

Dec. 19, 2024 at 10:54 am CST

Currently, United States President-elect Donald Trump is more of an influence on Western Canadian feed grain prices than a weaker Canadian dollar said Brandon Motz of CorNine Commodities in Lacombe, Alta.

Saskatchewan cow tests positive for bovine tuberculosis

Dec. 17, 2024 at 5:31 pm CST

By Glacier FarmMedia

American company to debut eggs from in-ovo sexed chicken flock

Dec. 17, 2024 at 1:43 pm CST

By Geralyn Wichers

Klassen: Feeder market consolidates at higher levels

Dec. 17, 2024 at 9:43 am CST

By Jerry Klassen

USDA does not expect to resume Mexico cattle imports before holidays, chief veterinary officer says

Dec. 16, 2024 at 9:57 am CST

By Reuters Tom Polansek

Indonesia detects African swine fever in most of its provinces

Dec. 16, 2024 at 9:54 am CST

Multiple cases of African swine fever had been detected in 32 of Indonesia's 38 provinces, an official said on Monday, warning of risks of further spread of a disease that has killed thousands of hogs in the country this year.

By Reuters

CRSB consumer survey finds Canadians generally bullish on beef

Dec. 13, 2024 at 4:44 pm CST

A few more Canadians eat beef now than they did in 2022 according to a survey from the Canadian Roundtable of Sustainable Beef (CRSB).

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan

USDA approves funds to fight screwworm, may resume Mexico cattle imports this year

Dec. 13, 2024 at 11:08 am CST

The Biden administration approved a second round of emergency funding to block New World screwworm from entering the U.S. on Friday, a U.S. Department of Agriculture undersecretary told Reuters, after Washington suspended cattle imports from Mexico over the pest.

By Reuters Tom Polansek

Docuseries on Adaptive Multi-Paddock grazing highlights the role of cattle in climate solutions

Dec. 13, 2024 at 10:59 am CST

Peter Byck, a documentarian and professor at Arizona State University, presented on his recent docuseries, "Roots So Deep (you can see the devil down there)"; at the Western Canada Conference on Soil Health and Grazing on Tuesday, December 10. This four-part docuseries focuses on cattle producers in some of the southern states in the U.S. who use AMP practices and their neighbors across the way who conventionally graze.

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan

South Dakota farmer focuses on soil biology

Dec. 13, 2024 at 10:52 am CST

Rick Bieber, a farmer from South Dakota, spoke at Western Canada Conference on Soil Health about the many practices he has implemented to improve his soil on his operation.

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan