Insights and Stories on Livestock

Apr. 16, 2024 at 9:31 am CDT

Southern Alberta has received over 200 percent of normal precipitation over the past 30 days. Pen conditions are rated poor to very poor in the main feeding pockets of Alberta. Saskatchewan and Manitoba have received less than 40 per cent of normal while Central Alberta has normal to below normal precipitation.

By Jerry Klassen

Apr. 15, 2024 at 11:36 am CDT

The fundamentals still look strong for cattle prices, despite recent hiccups in the futures market, says a market analyst, but for those buying stockers, a little risk management can go a long way.

By Lisa Guenther

Apr. 15, 2024 at 9:57 am CDT

Denmark has agreed to help farmers finance a feed additive that is expected to reduce methane emissions from cattle by up to 30 per cent, as part of efforts to meet ambitious climate goals, its government said on Monday.

By Isabelle Yr Carlsson, Reuters

Apr. 12, 2024 at 9:48 am CDT

In 2001, foot-and-mouth disease decimated the U.K.’s beef industry. Millions of animals were culled after foot-and-mouth broke out in the country. According to the BBC, there were 2,000 cases of the disease, which resulted in entire farms having their animals slaughtered. Soldiers dug mass graves and piles of carcasses burned, […]

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan

Apr. 11, 2024 at 1:47 pm CDT

The Canadian Cattle Association has initiated an update to the Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Beef Cattle.

By Alexis Kienlen