In this weeks Beef Market Update with Anne Wasko, Shaun and Anne discuss the strong Western Canadian fed cattle market, a tight basis, strong retail prices / demand and ranchers waiting for the grass to green up. As per usual there is some fun as well. Anne has to console Shaun because he is devastated... Read More
Category: Livestock
Pasture rental rates in Alberta can vary significantly depending on the year, the contract, location and whether or not the landowner will take a supervisory role in livestock management. In 2012, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development published a survey that showed a range in pasture rental from $10.50-$33.50/AUM. In this video (also available as audio... Read More
Following on the heels of a recommendations report that came out of the Beef Strawman process, a new study completed by Toma & Bouma suggests three main ways Canada's beef industry can improve its profitability. The Canadian Beef Industry Benchmark study, conducted with the help of Drs. Steve Morgan Jones and Allan Preston, suggest that... Read More
This week, I had the distinct pleasure of experiencing a Beefbooster bull sale. I thought I was a veteran at bull sales, and was looking somewhat forward to the blast of the auctioneer's voice through the speakers, being enveloped in the smell of a crowd, hamburgers and coffee and the fast pace of a heated... Read More
Earlier this week, Ontario's Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk confirmed what people in Ontario's horse racing industry have known and lived through for the past two years. In the Auditor General's special report on the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Modernization Plan and cancellation of the Slots-At-Racetracks Program (SARP), Lysyk concluded that “OLG developed its Modernization Plan... Read More
The Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) of Manitoba has confirmed a small number of animals being held at a high-traffic site have tested positive for porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus. The pigs were at a facility on the eastern side of the province; the infection is not being linked to a specific farm.... Read More
If you have young kids I am sure that you have heard that song from the Frozen soundtrack. The one that your kids have played over and over in the car hooked to their ipod. Maybe even your ipod if you are honest with us. Some of you probably know all the words as well.... Read More
Three months after purchasing Lohmann SE, a German poultry health company, Elanco has announced plans to acquire yet another animal health company, but this time the added reach extends much farther than one livestock segment. Through a YouTube video shared via Tweet, Elanco's president Jeff Simmons announced the $5.4 billion acquisition of Norvatis Animal Health,... Read More
To mark Antibiotic Awareness Week, The Lancet published an editorial last November entitled Antibiotic resistance—the need for global solutions. In it, the twenty-six contributors addressed the need to move on from "blame and shame" and collaborate on the growing issue of antimicrobial resistance. RealAgriculture published an article shortly thereafter to summarize the points made in... Read More
The Manitoba Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) has confirmed a small number of animals being held at a high-traffic site in western Manitoba tested positive for the porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus. Based on the onset of symptoms and the CVO's preliminary investigation, a provincial government release says, it is likely the pigs... Read More