As Thanksgiving approaches, many students across the country will be making plans to head home for family celebrations. The ones that are unable to make it home though, may be looking at this upcoming holiday with a sense of impending loneliness. This fall, Think Turkey, a partnership between Turkey Farmers of Canada and the Canadian... Read More
Category: Livestock
Due to outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the U.S. cattle population, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is advising against all Canadian cattle — dairy or beef — travelling to and participating in agricultural exhibitions in the U.S. at this time. The CFIA does not recommend travelling to these shows as it... Read More
Seasonality is a big part of the conversation in this week's Beef Market Update with Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange. In the last few years, the markets have been trending towards higher prices; however, as we start to steady out we are likely to start seeing a little more seasonality return to the cattle... Read More
Sixteen finalists for the Canadian Cattle Association's (CCA) Canadian Cattle Young Leaders (CYL) Program have been announced for the 2024-2025 program year. The CYL Program is a mentorship program established by the CCA in 2010. The program aims to equip future leaders within all aspects of the beef supply chain with the skills and tools... Read More
DLG — the German agricultural society that organizes more than 30 agricultural trade shows around the world, including Agritechnica and EuroTier — has announced the acquisition of Ontario-based Underhill Enterprise Inc., the organizer of the Canadian Dairy XPO (CDX). The arrangement will see the Underhill management team, including founder Jordon Underhill, integrated into DLG North... Read More
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
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