Canada's cattle sector has faced its share of environmental challenges in recent years, as wide-spread and multi-year droughts have put pressure on the overall size of the Canadian cow herd. Several factors, including positive price signals and a return of pasture productivity, will be crucial in stabilizing the cow herd. Brenna Grant, executive director of... Read More
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In the Beef Market Update this week, Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange and RealAgriculture's Shaun Haney start the conversation with the good news that the U.S. fat cattle market in the south and the live market in the north appear to be gaining some ground, coming off of the early September lows. That being... Read More
The Dairy Farmers of Ontario’s (DFO) held its regular board meeting on Sept. 25, 2024, approving the elections of three board members by acclamation. Bart Rijke, board member for Region 1; Don Gordon, board member for Region 5; and, Vicky Morrison, board member for Region 9 will each serve a four-year term beginning Jan. 16,... Read More
When planting a grain crop in the spring and caring for those plants throughout the summer, farmers look forward to the full bins that harvest typically brings. Sometimes drought, hail or pests get in the way, leading to crop yield potential that isn't worth taking for grain. This is where having a mixed operation or... Read More
Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson has got so many agronomy answers this week, and two very important reminders. First off, check in with someone you haven't talked to in a while, it may be a really warm memory for years to come, and, second, if you've ever seen a young person driving a tractor on the... Read More
There are many things that are outside of a producer's control when raising cattle. Rain, or lack of it, market prices, and predators can make farming livestock a risky business. Then there is the risk of having cows that do not birth easily, have low immunity, or do not process feed efficiently. While the first... Read More
The full version of this article, written by Paul Hamel, was originally published in the Nebraska Examiner. This shortened version appears here on RealAg under the Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. LINCOLN, Nebraska — Construction workers are hurrying to put the final touches on what is planned to be the state’s largest feedlot for... Read More
A lot of time and attention goes into cattle research, discovering new ways of doing old things and then extending that information to producers across the country who can make use of it on their own farms and ranches. One important part of research — and then extension — in agriculture is having a good... Read More
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
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