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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.

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.

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 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

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

Brazil until they can demonstrate that they are willing and able to play by the trade rules that govern all other nations

Premiums/discounts are relative to our bred cow (three-year-old that is six months pregnant) and current CME Feeder Cattle

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

Because ASFV is a highly contagious virus, and countries such as those in the Americas, Australia and New Zealand where the disease is still absent, research with African swine fever virus (ASFV) can only be conducted in a highly restricted biosecurity level 3 facility.

For decades, wild pigs have been antagonizing flora and fauna in the US: gobbling up crops, spreading disease and even killing deer and elk.