The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is moving ahead with a phased reopening of southern cattle ports starting August 24, 2026, beginning with the border crossing at Douglas, Arizona. The decision announced by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins last week relaxes a 15-month border closure implemented to halt the spread of New World screwworm (NWS)... Read More
Category: Livestock
Have you been eating more protein lately trying to hit your macros? What about adding cottage cheese to literally every recipe that never called for it? Cottage cheese, and other dairy products, is gaining serious popularity as a high-protein, low-sugar addition to diets, driven by several factors including Glp-1 use in Canada and the U.S.... Read More
Threats of a 50 per cent tariff on Canadian dairy exports to the United States have put supply management back in the spotlight of trade negotiations between the two countries, creating friction for cross-border supply chains. While milk for the domestic market remains the priority for Canadian producers, says Dairy Farmers of Canada president David... Read More
Host Amber Bell chews on the latest in beef production as she sits down with Sean McGrath of Round Rock Ranching to discuss designing, building, and adapting reliable watering setups for grazing cattle. In this episode of Ruminating with RealAg, McGrath breaks down how to manage cattle water requirements and work with effective rainfall dynamics... Read More
The mid-summer slowdown has settled on the cattle markets, with cash prices retreating across North America following several months of record highs. While the pullback is largely seasonal, strong Canadian beef export performance and continued feeder cattle imports remain key storylines as the industry heads into the second half of the year. In this Beef... Read More
The Carney government's proposal to allow provincially-inspected meat to be sold across provincial borders is a bad idea, according to the Canadian Meat Council. Proposed exemptions to the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations would allow interprovincial movement of meat from provincially-inspected facilities for up to four years where certain conditions exist, such as unmet slaughter... Read More
The Canadian beef industry is welcoming a federal proposal to ease 20-year-old restrictions implemented to combat BSE, a move sector leaders say will save millions of dollars annually and fix a long-standing competitive disadvantage with the United States. Heath MacDonald, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced Monday that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has... Read More
The federal government is chipping in more than $4 million to help the Canadian beef sector expand its global footprint and defend export markets. Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald announced the funding Wednesday at the Calgary Stampede. The money is being delivered through the AgriMarketing Program under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership. Just over $3.74 million... Read More
Keeping cattle where they belong without a single strand of wire might sound ambitious, but after four years of research, virtual fencing is proving it can do just that. Researchers at the University of Alberta have been putting virtual collar technology through its paces to determine whether it can withstand Western Canadian grazing conditions. Speaking... Read More
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has published proposed amendments to the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) in an effort to reduce barriers to interprovincial trade of meat and support food security, in line with goals of the National Food Security Strategy (NFSS). The CFIA is proposing targeted, time-limited amendments to the SFCR, to... Read More