Category: Cattle

The day-to-day on a family ranch often means juggling many pieces in order to get the job done and raise the chances of making a profit. The Luthi Ranch, a 6th-generation family enterprise in western Wyoming, is no exception. On this episode of Ruminating with RealAg, Bryan Luthi joins host Amber Bell to discuss the… Read More

The Saskatchewan government has updated its formula for calculating lease rates for grazing Crown land in 2025. The provincial agriculture ministry has introduced an amended formula that uses average price of cattle marketed between October 1 to November 30 of the five preceding years, as opposed to the previous formula, which was based on fall… Read More

Update, as of March 6: Implementation of this second tranche of Canadian counter-tariffs has been delayed until April 2 or later. The Canadian government has published a proposed list of U.S. imports worth C$125 billion it intends to hit with 25 per cent tariffs after a 21 day comment period. Retaliatory levies on an initial… Read More

This week held no big surprises in the beef markets. While markets were lower last week, Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange surmised that would continue into this week and confirmed that it has. The dressed market in the U.S. is down and the wholesale market is under pressure as well; however, showing signs of… Read More

In the late 1800s, settlers began to graze cattle on native grasslands, beginning what eventually became known as the “range wars” in the United States, says Brett Matthiessen of Alberta Grazing Leaseholders Association (AGLA) in this interview with RealAgriculture’s Amber Bell. This access and competition for grazing eventually produced a few really great Western movies,… Read More

Access to high quality feed and water make for a good ranching location. They allow producers to raise productive livestock, setting up the ranch to turn a profit. Those same things are attractive to wildlife as well, and whether it is an ungulate, such as a deer or moose, or the predators that follow them,… Read More

Markets in the United States faltered this week. While prices hit a high two weeks ago, this week they settled $7–$8 lower than last week. Unsurprisingly for the time of year, packers have cut kills this week, but that wasn’t enough to support the choice cutout, which dropped $6.50. While the U.S. experienced reduced prices,… Read More

Manure has been used as fertilizer for a very long time; however, with the advent of fewer mixed farms and access to commercial fertilizer, which is easier to transport and often easier to apply, nearly all farmers have moved away from using manure as the primary source of fertilizer on their operations. That being said,… Read More

Kent Bacus, executive director, government affairs for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, hasn’t had a dull moment in the last few weeks. He’s not had much sleep either. That’s not surprising, as any time there is a change in government leadership, his department is going to be busy. Add in a change from a Democrat… Read More

A strong cattle market depends on many factors, all of which play a role in ensuring producers’ long-term success. While beef demand in the United States is the highest it has been in the last 40 years, and retail prices have risen 4.6 per cent annually over the last 25 years, producers still face a… Read More