The situation described in the previous paragraph is most common on extremely light calves and especially tends to occur in the spring. Price differentials by weight, often called price slide, tend to be wider on lighter cattle. And they will widen as overall market prices increase, which we likely to see this year. There is […]

In their letter to the USDA, Goicoechea and other state agriculture leaders asked the agency for help overcoming grazing and feed challenges

A 59-year-old man from Wheatland County is facing a long list of charges. In November of last year, reports came in regarding a man who was slaughtering sick and injured cattle, selling uninspected meat and then unlawfully disposing of the dead cattle. Alberta Agriculture Inspections and Investigation Section (IIS), Wheatland County and the RCMP Livestock

Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan has named its 2022 Food and Farming Champion Award Recipient.As part of its annual Ag Awareness summit, held earlier this month in Saskatoon, Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan recognized the contributions of its 2022 Food and Farming Champion.

Future cattle prices could hinge on weather and subsequent grazing availability and/or input costs, such as grain., said David Anderson, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension livestock marketing economist, Bryan-College Station. Retail beef prices could be influenced by beef imports and the largest amount of beef in cold storage since 2016.

The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has released the latest cattle inventory report. According to the report, cattle inventories totaled 89.27 million head, a 3% decline year over year. This is the smallest herd size for January 1st in 61 years.

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Commodity beef production on farms and ranches has historically been a highly competitive, low margin business

The documentary “Guardians of the Grasslands” has now evolved into an online game for students in Grade 7 to 10. Students in Alberta will be the first to experience the online grazing simulation game which focuses on the ecosystem services provided by raising cattle on grasslands. Amie Peck, manager of public and stakeholder engagement with

Equally important to note is that caretakers with flu-like symptoms should not be working with their pigs or entering swine facilities