Navigating career transitions, business expansion, and farm management requires a willingness to adapt, ask questions, and embrace continuous learning. While scaling an operation or taking on multiple entrepreneurial roles can present significant logistical and financial challenges, viewing unexpected hurdles as learning opportunities can help producers build resilient, flexible agribusinesses. In this episode of the How... Read More
Category: Livestock
The time of year has come where a lot is happening — between fall run, beef import numbers, packer troubles, or live cattle trade, there's always something influencing cattle markets. In this Beef Market Update, Shaun Haney is joined by Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange to break down recent movements in live cattle and... Read More
Manitoba is taking steps to strengthen livestock theft and fraud investigations with provincial funding for a dedicated RCMP officer, bringing the province closer to an enforcement model already established in other western provinces. The announcement, made by Justice Minister Matt Wiebe and Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn, will fund a position within the RCMP's General Investigative... Read More
Construction is officially underway on the new $24 million Ontario Poultry Research Centre at Elora, Ont. The project, funded through Agricultural Research and Innovation Ontario (ARIO) along with financial contributions from Ontario’s four feather boards, is slated for completion by summer 2028. The development phase also received $250,000 through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (SCAP).... Read More
Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) has announced Shannon Sereda will join the organization as assistant general manager on Oct. 26, 20206 in preparation for a leadership transition at the end of 2027. Sereda is expected to succeed Brad Dubeau as general manager, who plans to step down on December 31, 2027, following the transition period working... Read More
Canada’s national aquaculture lobby group is changing its name to align with traditional agriculture. The Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA) announced Oct. 1 that it has rebranded as Canadian Seafood Farmers/Producteurs Aquacoles Canadiens. Members voted unanimously on the change during the association’s annual general meeting on Sept. 29. The shift comes as Ottawa places increased... Read More
The Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Heath MacDonald has announced up to $158,180 over two years for the Canadian Wool Council to help strengthen the competitiveness of Canadian wool in markets at home and around the world through the creation of the Canadian Wool Value Chain Project. Matthew J. Rowe, chair of the Canadian Wool... Read More
At Round Rock Ranching, water shapes how and where cattle graze. The operation is about 95 per cent native rangeland, and Sean McGrath describes the rugged terrain as having two directions — up and down. Add several years of drought and a grazing system built around larger groups of cattle and tighter rotations, and getting…Read More
A cow coming home thin doesn’t necessarily mean she belongs on the cull list. Sometimes, she may have done exactly what was asked of her. As cows come home from summer pasture and winter feeding costs move to the forefront, producers have to decide which animals have earned another winter’s worth of feed — and... Read More
New Holland is putting a stronger focus on durability and bale protection with updates to its Roll-Belt 1 Series round balers for model year 2027. At the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, CNH design engineer Devin Cooley joined RealAgriculture’s Bernard Tobin to look at the changes, including upgraded rollers and bearings, a new hydraulic... Read More