Insights and Stories on Livestock

Feb. 9, 2009 at 7:06 pm CST

A “deteriorating meat, milk, and egg production economy” weighed on second-quarter revenue for feed maker Ridley Inc. The company, which keeps headquarters in Winnipeg and in Minnesota, on Friday posted net earnings of $700,000 on revenue of $163.6 million for the quarter ending Dec. 31, up from a net loss […]

Feb. 9, 2009 at 6:02 pm CST

Preliminary results from a swine feeding trial with rations high in distillers’ dried grains with solubles (DDGS) suggest an opportunity for Canada’s pork producers to load up on cheap feed. Eduardo Beltranena, a pork research scientist with Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development’s competitive livestock production wing in Edmonton, was quoted […]

Feb. 6, 2009 at 7:09 pm CST

Legislating a new framework that regionalizes land-use planning in Alberta will be on the agenda for the provincial government heading into its spring session. The new Land Stewardship Act and plans to develop a “leading edge” system for capture and storage of atmospheric carbon are listed as the expected “highlights” […]

Feb. 5, 2009 at 6:32 pm CST

Sales from new acquisitions boosted gross revenue for Saputo in its third fiscal quarter, but one-time costs and market conditions in some sectors bit into the Q3 profits for Canada’s largest dairy processor. Montreal-based Saputo, the world’s 15th-largest dairy processing firm, on Wednesday posted net earnings of $57.76 million on […]

Feb. 5, 2009 at 5:44 pm CST

The Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency has tapped into the province’s livestock and meat production talent pool for advisory committees to guide the agency’s work. “When I announced the strategy and the creation of ALMA, I promised that industry would remain the driver,” provincial Agriculture Minister George Groeneveld said Wednesday […]