With the changing leaves of fall comes thoughts of cozy sweaters, cups of hot chocolate and... winter feed. Livestock producers across the country have spent time throughout the summer making feed plans; whether those plans entail sourcing hay and silage or putting it up themselves, it is important to know what nutrients that feed holds... Read More
Category: Livestock
Livestock Research Innovation Corporation (LRIC) has named Kelly Somerville as its new CEO, following the retirement of former CEO Mike McMorris, effective today. Somerville most recently served as industry services manager for LRIC. Somerville holds a bachelor in Animal Science from the University of Guelph and has held positions with the Ontario Federation of Agriculture... Read More
Markets this week are ending the summer in a downward trend with both the U.S. and Canada having a down week in the cash, cattle, and wholesale markets. In the States, live, dressed and choice cutout all came in steady or lower. Labour Day buying is done and going into September it is back to... Read More
Technology has the capacity to vastly simplify our lives, or take mundane, repetitive tasks and make them easy or automatic. Technological advancements in agriculture have brought us herbicide-tolerant crops, traceability and genomic advancements in livestock, and sectional control and variable rate tech to name a few. But just because a certain technology exists, doesn't mean... Read More
While Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his deputy Chrystia Freeland say applying steep tariffs on electric vehicles (EVs) and steel from China is in Canada's national interest, the organization that represents Canada's agri-food exporting sectors is reminding the government it's also in Canada's interest to maintain an international rules-based system for trade. The Canadian government,... Read More
Farm Health Guardian is looking to test its digital biosecurity technology with farms and food companies across Canada. The ideal project participants are farms or food companies with multiple connected sites, such as pig production systems; transport or feed companies looking to verify vehicle biosecurity; and veterinarians who oversee a group of farms with shared... Read More
The Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) hosted the 3rd 2024 triannual trilateral meeting with its North American counterparts, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and Confederación Nacional de Organizaciones Ganaderas (CNOG) on the sidelines of the Canadian Beef Industry Conference this week at Saskatoon. The trilateral meeting gives an opportunity for leadership to discuss the challenges... Read More
How to create and maintain healthy soils has been a topic of conversation and data collection for at least the past 40 years. In that time, a growing movement of farmers and ranchers have been shifting their practices to make use of the impact that livestock can have on the soil beneath their hooves. One... Read More
Dr. Cheryl Waldner has been named the recipient of the 2024 Canadian Beef Industry Award for Outstanding Research and Innovation. Waldner received the award at the Canadian Beef Industry Conference, being held this week at Saskatoon, Sask. “Dr. Waldner’s work has no doubt improved the competitiveness and sustainability of the Canadian beef industry,” says Craig... Read More
Update: As of Thursday, August 22 at 00:01 eastern time, trains are parked and picket lines have formed at CN and CPKC offices and rail yards across the country as the railways and union failed to reach new collective bargaining agreements prior to the strike/lockout deadline. I feel like all I have talked about on... Read More