The calendar has flipped into August and cattle producers are looking forward to the fall yearling and feeder run. During the past week, live cattle struggled to gain momentum but ended up fairing better than lean hogs in the face of heavy selling of pork futures. There is a lot of pressure on hogs due… Read More
We’re wrapping up a busy week with a great show, featuring the top ag news with RealAgriculture’s Jessika Guse (freshly back from the unveiling of Kubota’s M8); the Beef Market Update with Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange; and some thoughts from host Shaun Haney, who covers the colour of farm machinery (check some feedback… Read More
Barbecues may be firing up for the summer and worldwide protein demand may be holding steady, but the price of fed cattle isn’t quite so hot. “Not exactly exciting news – prices are lower – but…I would also point to the fact that we’ve got considerably more beef being produced this year in both countries,”… Read More
Behind the scenes, to front and centre, women have always played a critical role in farming and in the agriculture industry. In this episode of Mind Your Farm Business, host Shaun Haney speaks with three women from unique backgrounds and stages of their careers, to talk about their perspective on the challenges and opportunities that… Read More
Beef markets this week felt the pressure of the Chinese request to suspend beef and pork exports from Canada. “It was a growing market that certainly our sellers of beef were focusing on,” says Anne Wasko, of the Gateway Livestock Exchange. “So when you have that close overnight, markets obviously this week have been in… Read More
At the 106th Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association annual general meeting, Gateway Livestock Exchange’s Anne Wasko presented on the current situation in the beef markets. The theme of the two-day convention was Strategies for Success, and in this episode of the RealAgriculture Beef Market Update, Wasko goes over just that. She says the biggest topic she’s… Read More
With historically slow corn planting in the U.S. and Ontario due to adverse wet weather conditions, the consequences are building. As the doubts on how much of the desired corn will get planted, feedyards are having staring higher feed costs in the eye. The latest USDA planting progress report will come out today (Monday), but… Read More
On Friday’s RealAg Radio show, host Shaun Haney has the following guests: RealAgriculture’s Jessika Guse with the top ag news stories of the day; Anne Wasko from the Gateway Livestock Exchange is in for the Beef Market Update; and, RealAgriculture issues panel with Jeff English of ThinkShift and Andrew Campbell of FreshAir Media. Miss an… Read More
Despite last Friday’s bullish Cattle on Feed report out of the U.S., markets on Monday opened with little impact, says Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange, in today’s Beef Market Update. The report listed the May 1 inventory of cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market as the highest since the series… Read More
Happy May long weekend, or “May 2-4” as those in Ontario call it. For today’s RealAg Radio show, host Shaun Haney has the following guests: RealAgriculture news lead, Jessika Guse with the top ag news stories of the day; Anne Wasko from the Gateway Livestock Exchange is in for the Beef Market Update; Product spotlight… Read More
The May long weekend is the official kick off to the summer barbecue season, but the wet, cool weather trend doesn’t look like it’s going to let up for much of the country. Will this deter beef consumption? Will African swine fever’s impact on the hog markets boost beef retail sales through competitive pricing? Not… Read More
In this week’s Beef Market Update, Gateway Livestock Exchange’s Anne Wasko joins host Lyndsey Smith to talk about fed cattle markets, Canadian beef production demand, protein markets, and price insurance. “Usually by May, we can safely say in about eight or nine years out of ten, you’ve likely placed the highs for our fed cattle… Read More
Wrapping up day five of hosting the show, Lyndsey Smith might have out-done herself with today’s lineup. From two RealAggies, and on to a beef market update, planting review, and a frank discussion on animal rights activists, this is a show you don’t want to miss. You’ll hear from: New (but not new) field editor… Read More
Spring has sprung in the cattle industry as ranchers focus on calving and feedyards spread manure. There are many moving parts right now for the beef industry including trade deals, consumer demand, and any ripple impacts on the protein complex due to African swine fever. On Thursday the USDA released its Cattle on Feed report… Read More
On Wednesday’s edition of RealAg Radio, host Shaun haney has the following guests on the show: Jessika Guse with the top agriculture news stories of the day; Anne Wasko from the Gateway Livestock Exchange discusses the latest cattle on feed report; Jim Wiesemeyer, of ProFarmer, gives an update on African swine fever as he recently… Read More