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Rylea Suddreth is ready to add a business degree to her blue ribbons.

The cattle you raise and the beef they produce are the result of two factors – their genetic potential, and the environment they’re raised in (climate, feed, health management, handling practices and everything else you do). The beef industry adopts genetics more slowly than poultry, swine or dairy. Several things make genetic advancement trickier in

The Canadian beef industry is taking a look at what it’s done and how it can move forward as a status update on its 2020-2024 National Beef Strategy. The status update covers the last two years of the strategy, covering June 2022 through June 2024. Chair of the Canadian Beef Advisors Craig Lehr talks about

Using winter feeding methods like bale grazing or unrolling bales in the pastures can help spread nutrients where they are needed most.

The South Dakota Animal Industry Board is confirming an outbreak of anthrax in a beef herd in Meade County.

Lean hogs futures are a common whipping boy when hog markets are low or just disappointing relative to expectations. The latter is a good descriptor of this summer so allegations of nefarious behavior or just complaints about structural issues that make the lean hogs contract less useful are common at present. Add in fund positions

For most sow farms, feeding a single whole herd lactation diet is commonplace. Practically, lactation rooms have been designed with a single feed line and drops for each lactation crate. Because of this, producers and nutritionists are often left to select a single lactation diet with the same nutrient level for all sows in the

Researchers from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, CDPQ, and the Western College of Veterinary Medicine are investigating the effects of increased vitamin supplementation for sows during gestation

The spread of invasive feral pigs across Canada has become a significant environmental concern, with the population expanding at an alarming rate. Originally brought to North America for farming, these pigs have since established wild populations that are wreaking havoc on local ecosystems and agriculture.

The latest hog market data for the week ending August 9, 2024, reveals mixed trends across the Ontario, Canadian, and U.S. markets: