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Over the last 20-plus years, beef researchers have had to shift their focus to get at the root of a serious problem with a toxic strain of E. coli (Escherichia coli), bacteria that live in the gut of all warm-blooded animals, birds and humans. The research was instrumental in developing ways to significantly reduce the […]

Virologist Robert Cross’s lab is equipped to handle some of the world’s most dangerous viruses. At the Galveston National Laboratory he has worked with guinea pigs infected with Ebola virus and macaques carrying Lassa fever. What it can’t accommodate are pigs, which are common carriers of the deadly Nipah virus.

• Market segments no longer consider food safety a purchasing criterion, but an expectation.

My experience of going from continuous grazing to four sections, and then with water access improvements, to eight sections has provided big gains in productivity with each step

About 80 workers will lose their jobs

Ongoing challenges in the pork industry, financial losses, and uncertainty in the hog and pork markets led to the decision.

FCC’s chief economist JP Gervais says it’s an interesting time in the ag markets right now. He points out that a key factor overall right now is the high-interest rates, something he doesn’t expect to see change anytime soon.  Gervais says commodity prices have come down lately and there’s a lot of uncertainty going forward

In the new study, the researchers investigated how a pregnant sow’s environment affects the brain of her offspring.

For the week ending Saturday, western Canadian feeder markets averaged $3-$6/cwt higher compared to seven days earlier. Weakness in the Canadian dollar along with strength in the deferred live cattle futures set a positive tone. Recent rains have enhanced yield potential for the Canadian barley crop, which also underpinned nearby cash values. Alberta packers were

The Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) welcomes the announcement that Taiwan is restoring full market access for Canadian beef in the coming weeks.