Insights and Stories on Beef Cattle

Feb. 23, 2024 at 1:45 pm CST

On January 1, Canadian farmers held 11.1 million cattle and calves on farms, down 2.1 per cent from a year prior, StatCan said in livestock estimates released today. It's the smallest cattle herd since January 1, 1989. 

By Geralyn Wichers

Feb. 2, 2024 at 9:37 am CST

Chicago | Reuters - The total number of U.S. cattle fell to its lowest level since 1951 as of Jan. 1, in the herd's fifth consecutive year of decline, U.S. Department of Agriculture data showed on Wednesday.

By Reuters, Tom Polansek

Jan. 31, 2024 at 5:50 pm CST

 A feed ingredient designed to reduce methane emissions in beef and dairy cattle has received market authorization in Canada.

By Jeff Melchior

Jan. 22, 2024 at 4:41 pm CST

Producing a kilogram of boneless beef cuts today involves 15 per cent fewer greenhouse gas emissions than in 2014, according to the recently released National Beef Sustainability Assessment (NBSA) and Strategy report.

By Jeff Melchior

Jan. 4, 2024 at 2:29 pm CST

Feed grain prices across the Canadian Prairies are expected to continue falling back for the next few months due to a number of reasons, according to Evan Peterson of JGL Commodities in Saskatoon, Sask.  

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm