How about those cattle markets? Everything is on the move and demand is there, but getting the cash back to the producers at the end of the day has been tricky. To break it all down on this RealAg LIVE! host Shaun Haney is joined by Brian Perillat of CanFax. Don’t miss a new RealAg… Read More
Author: RealAgriculture Livestock Team
A series of three meetings were jointly held last week led by the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) and Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC). The purpose of the meetings was to discuss grazing livestock and their role in building a sustainable food supply system. The meetings and consultations were held in preparation for the United Nations… Read More
It has been a trying year for the pork industry in Canada, but that’s not to say it’s been entirely negative. The COVID-19 pandemic hit the industry very hard at the outset, and has continued to be a challenge at the farm, processing, and trade levels. However, demand has been strong throughout the pandemic, and… Read More
This cattle market is something right now, to say the least. Demand has been fantastic — exports are strong, and domestic consumption is there, and yet it’s not making its way back to the primary producer in terms of pricing, creating a frustrating situation for feeders. Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange says that… Read More
A bill reintroduced by two U.S. senators on March 24 would see U.S. meat processing facilities — those that slaughter over 125,000 head of cattle each year — purchase 50 per cent of their weekly volume of beef slaughter in the open or “spot” market. Further, these animals would need to be processed within 14… Read More
A lot is happening in the beef business right now, but we’re going to start off this week’s edition of the Beef Market Update with what is top of mind for many producers: revenue. Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange says the U.S. cash trade has been steady this week, but it follows on… Read More
As compensation for market access granted under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the federal government has announced two programs to benefit chicken, turkey, egg, and hatching egg producers. The Poultry and Egg On-Farm Investment Program will dole out $630 million over a decade to farmers through on-farm, cost-share projects. Based on quota,… Read More
It’s Thursday, and as we head into the Easter long weekend, we’re doing the Beef Market Update a day early. To start off, Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange says she has better news to report than two weeks ago based on the cash price — which seems to have some solid footing for… Read More
Many cattle feeders may be describing this year as one of the most disappointing cash markets they’ve seen in a long time, especially given the demand that is out there right now. “Stuck” is the word host Shaun Haney is using to describe it, while Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange is using “frustrating”… Read More
The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) will continue its species at risk stewardship activities with a $1.27 million contribution from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCA). The Species At Risk Partnership on Agricultural Lands (SARPAL) initiative will be delivered in partnership with MULTISAR, Cows and Fish, Alberta Beef Producers, and the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef. The additional… Read More
Almost a year in the making, and nearly two years from the time an application could have been submitted, Canada’s status as a negligible-risk country for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is one step closer. Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) announced this week that the Scientific Commission of the World Organization for Animal… Read More
It’s time for another Beef Market Update, and since StatsCan recently released the January 1 numbers, we’re going to focus on inventory today. Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange says that there wasn’t really anything of surprise in the numbers, as the pattern of a contracting beef cow herd in Canada continues. “We did… Read More
One of Canada’s wealthiest families is committing $25 million to fund projects that help conserve prairie grasslands. The Weston Family Foundation says it will award grants to five organizations: Nature Conservancy of Canada, Ducks Unlimited Canada, Saskatchewan Stock Growers Foundation, Grasslands National Park (Parks Canada), and Meewasin Valley Authority. “The Canadian prairie grasslands are some of… Read More
The University of Saskatchewan (USask) has been awarded $6.76 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to help conserve bison and other threatened animal species. The announcement follows Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s announcement of more than $518 million to support the infrastructure needs of universities and research institutions across the country. The wide-ranging research… Read More
An enterprising farmer is one that, in finding a gap in available equipment, decides simply to build their own. Such is the case with Korb Whale of Clovermead Farms and the biodigester setup on his farm. When the farm decided to pursue building a digester, there really wasn’t a turn-key option in Canada. Instead, Whale… Read More