Insights and Stories on Livestock

Farm writer and political fundraiser Mark Kihn passes

Jul. 31, 2024 at 12:53 pm CDT

After a long struggle with cancer, Mark Kihn, the former owner and publisher of the Charolais Banner, has died. Outside the beef industry, Kihn is likely best known for his work fundraising for Stephen Harper, rustling up over $3.5 million for Harper’s two leadership campaigns.

US to spend $10 million to curb bird flu in farm workers

Jul. 30, 2024 at 1:32 pm CDT

By Leah Douglas and Julie Steenhuysen Reuters

Klassen: Western Canadian yearling prices hit fresh record highs

Jul. 30, 2024 at 9:23 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

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

By Janelle Rudolph

closeup of a cow with horns, blue sky and trees in the background

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures surge on cash market, GDP data

Jul. 25, 2024 at 6:00 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman

Light shed on bird flu spread in mammals

Jul. 25, 2024 at 3:09 pm CDT

Researchers from Cornell University have determined how cows infected with H5N1 bird flu were able to spread the virus to other cows and mammals. In the study published in the journal Nature on July 24, scientists used genomic data, computer modeling, and data about the virus’s spread to show how infected cows […]

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

Feed Weekly: Crops still in ‘relatively good condition’

Jul. 25, 2024 at 2:35 pm CDT

The hot and dry weather present in much of the Prairies for much of July may not have yet put a dent in production numbers. Matt Beusekom, trader for Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge, Alta., said while the heat is pressuring crops, good harvests are still expected for now. “(The […]

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

Brazil beef output to hit record in 2024, Conab says

Jul. 25, 2024 at 10:52 am CDT

Sao Paulo | Reuters – Brazil’s beef production is expected to reach a record 10.19 million metric tons in 2024, national crop agency Conab said on Thursday, a 7.1 per cent year-on-year increase that would eclipse the current all-time high set in 2006. Beef exports from the South American country […]

By roberto-samora

Klassen: Feeder market leaps higher

Jul. 23, 2024 at 9:26 am CDT

For the week ending July 20, Western Canadian yearlings traded $8-$15 above prices from seven days earlier. Values for larger groups of quality calves were up $8 to $10 from a week earlier while run of the mill smaller packages were relatively unchanged.

By Jerry Klassen

Semi-finalists announced in cattle methane reduction challenge

Jul. 22, 2024 at 3:35 pm CDT

Thirteen semi-finalists were announced today in a federal challenge to come up with economically viable and scalable methane-reduction practices for beef and dairy cattle.

By Geralyn Wichers