Insights and Stories on Beef Cattle

Nov. 23, 2016 at 9:41 am CST

There are many factors to consider to minimize bovine respiratory disease when bringing in feeder calves. It is still the number one cause of morbidity and often mortality in feedlots.

By Roy Lewis

Aug. 18, 2016 at 7:37 pm CDT

New estimates from Statistics Canada show the country’s cattle producers hanging onto more breeding stock and holding more calves as of July 1 compared to the same date last year. StatsCan’s livestock estimates as of July 1, released Thursday, showed 13.2 million cattle on Canadian farms as of July 1, […]

By Staff

Jul. 26, 2016 at 9:54 am CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices traded $3 to as much as $10 below week ago levels due to deteriorating feedlot margins and building beef supplies. Once again the bulk of the pressure was on the heavier weight categories as the deferred live cattle futures made fresh contract lows. Alberta packers […]

By Jerry Klassen

Jul. 14, 2016 at 9:52 am CDT

The newly launched Verified Beef Production Plus program is taking Canada one step closer in its quest towards verified sustainable beef, says one of its designers. “This is just from my perspective, but we have always had early adopters — the people who believe in it — but there have […]

By Alexis Kienlen

Jun. 24, 2016 at 10:45 am CDT

A recently published Alberta study on the transport of cull cows during winter upturns some previous findings on causes of bruising, as well as common industry beliefs about boarding over some of the ventilation holes in stock trailers during cold-weather travel. The study gives the first indication that issues in […]

By Debbie Furber