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Canadian beef producers got some good news Monday. For the first time in two decades, Canadian processed beef will be welcome in Japan. Canada will have full access to the Japanese market for the first time since 2003 when that country put restrictions on Canadian beef after the discovery of a case of mad cow […]

2023 has seen some positive movement in market prices for the cattle sector. Anne Wasko, a cattle market analyst with Gateway Livestock, says cattle producers have seen some record movement in prices for fat cattle this year setting a new all-time record high for fat cattle in Western Canada breaking the previous 2015 high. She

Drought conditions this last growing season, limited hay supply, and a wet winter have been very challenging to beef producers. This created a situation where many cows at this point were thinner than normal years.  In addition, we couple that with limited hay and lower-quality hay with the potential of having a late green up

The Beef Farmers of Ontario (BFO) applauds the Government of Canada’s commitment of $57.5 million over five years to fund a Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccine bank, and support for the development of emergency response plans related to the devastating animal health disease.

The Canadian Cattle Youth Council participated in its sixth annual fly-in last week while in the Nation’s capital ahead of the Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) Annual General Meeting. On March 21, 2023, youth council delegates from across the country met with various Members of Parliament (MPs), senators, staff, and representatives from the Prime Minister’s Youth

is encouraged by the commitments made today by the Government of Ontario through the release of the 2023 Ontario Budget to increase veterinarian capacity and incentives for northern, remote and underserviced regions in the province

The number of B.C. seats at Saskatchewan’s veterinary college will increase to 40 thanks to a significant financial contribution. A dramatic uptick in pet ownership during the COVID-19 pandemic and demand for a large animal specialists has led to an urgent shortage of veterinary professionals not only in Western Canada, but across North America. The

Key news for Canada’s beef sector as Japan reopens its doors to Canadian processed beef for the first time in twenty years.  The federal government announced the move, noting this removes the last trade barrier that Japan put in place on Canadian beef after our discovery of BSE in May of 2003. Canadian Cattle Association

The 2023 Fencing and Grazing Clinic, organized and hosted by the Iowa Beef Center and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, is set for May 16 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Iowa State University Armstrong Memorial Research and Demonstration Farm near Lewis, in southwest Iowa.

America’s cattle sector could benefit greatly by adopting a set standard for proficiency levels in animal care and handling. University of Nebraska–Lincoln scientist Ruth Woiwode, drawing on her expertise in animal behavior, is working to address that challenge.