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Deep snow and blizzards are challenging ranchers and their livestock. Inclement weather can cause newborn calves and other livestock to become smothered, trampled and die. These death losses can create an emotional and financial burden for livestock producers.

The Canadian Cattle Association is disappointed with the news that Canada has reached a market access agreement with the UK to join the CPTPP without achieving viable access for Canadian beef into the UK. While full details of the deal remain unavailable the CCA says they are aware that other members of the CPTPP have

No cattle producer should ever be forced to sell their family’s farm or ranch to pay a tax bill due to the death of a family member

With that in mind, we have to think about how to increase energy in the diet to meet the lactational requirements

Today, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) President Todd Wilkinson, a South Dakota cattle producer, released a statement commending the U.S. Senate for passing a resolution to stop the Biden administration’s latest Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule.

In this episode of Feedstuffs Precision Pork, we take a look at the market trends and ways to bring more precision to your pork business.  Joining us today with insight on the grain markets, a heads up to closely monitory the protein and lysine levels of your soy plus hog market insight are Patrick Duerksen,

The Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) and the National Institute of Drug and Food Surveillance (Invima) announced recently that it had gained approval to export pork to the Cuban market. Approval was attained after specifying with the National Center for Animal Health of Cuba (Cenasa) the health certificate that endorses the exports of meat and meat

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures marched to a three-week high on Wednesday on expectations for tighter US supplies, Reuters reported, citing analysts. Feeder cattle futures also advanced, while lean hogs softened. Technical buying helped support live cattle, analysts said, after a drop near eight-week lows last week was seen as overdone. The United

A Purdue University team led by Jiqin (JQ) Ni has received a $500,000 grant from the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research to document air-quality issues surrounding pork production in partnership with the National Pork Board, according to a news article from Purdue University. Particulate matter (PM) at high concentrations can affect the health of

Sask Pork is marking Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month with an educational blitz in classrooms across Saskatchewan.