Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation has announced over $10 million in conservation funding for Manitoba based conservation organizations. Manitoba’s Watershed Districts will receive up to $7.57 million, with an additional $2.79 million to support 19 projects delivered by conservation organizations and supported by endowments made by the Province of Manitoba.  Funding to support these projects comes […]

For the cattle sector the first quarter of 2023 has been fairly good. Brenna Grant, the Executive Director of Canfax says fed cattle prices in Alberta reached new record highs in mid March and are continuing to see one of the strongest spring rallies in the last 15 years.  “We are seeing leverage shift from

Up to $125 million through two grant programs will increase choices for producers, including new capacity for indigenous meat processing to support tribal food systems

In response to efforts in the Missouri State Legislature to regulate products sold, distributed for use, or administered to a person that are designed with intent to alter a person’s genome, the U.S. Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) issues the following statement:

Another Quebec Olymel location will close in 2023

The Swine Health Information Center has issued a second request for research proposals under the Wean-to-Harvest Biosecurity Program.

The Olymel plant in Vallée-Jonction will gradually shut down over the next few months, the company announced today. (Sébastien Vachon/Radio-Canada) Source: CBC

Melting snow is causing challenges for our North Dakota ranchers. North Dakota State University Extension specialists advise ranchers to move available feed to accessible locations and develop plans to assist livestock at risk of flood exposure.

University of California, Davis, scientists are teaming up with UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco researchers on a $70-million donor-funded initiative that aims in part to cut climate change-causing emissions from cattle by using the genome-editing tool CRISPR on microbes in the cows’ gut.

With seemingly endless options on the market, it can be difficult to determine whether you are picking the right lick tub to fit your livestock’s requirements. While there are several viable ways to supplement minerals to livestock, including loose mineral provided free choice or into a total mixed ration, injectable options or mineral fortified pellets,