If there's one thing clear in Canada's Emissions Reduction Plan, it's that very few things are completely clear. Take for example what agriculture is expected to deliver in emissions reductions. It's either a reduction of one percent, as listed on page 90, or an increase of one per cent as listed on page 219. Or... Read More
Category: Livestock
When we look at the cost of gain, it's historically high. As Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchanger explains in our latest Beef Market Update, we have reached record highs for cost of gain — with the second highest year on record being last year. "We're in this environment, the last two years, where... Read More
Put aside for a moment your opinion on the current federal government's commitment to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050. (Though, if you're curious, you can read about what is proposed, here) There are two timeframes to think about in regards to carbon emissions — there's the 2030 line in the sand, by which... Read More
As the ground thaws and the daylight hours get longer, many in the grain market had their eyes out for the annual United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Prospective Plantings report on March 31. And there were some surprises in the report. U.S. corn acres were estimated at 89.5 million acres, which is down 4... Read More
The federal and Manitoba governments announced further changes to drought assistance programs for livestock producers in the province on Wednesday (March 30). The two levels of government committed a total of $155 million to AgriRecovery drought relief programs for Manitoba producers in August 2021. As RealAgriculture reported, only $32.16 million had been claimed as of... Read More
As of March 30, there are three confirmed cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza on commercial poultry farms in Ontario. That's in addition to a case in a commercial turkey flock in Nova Scotia and positive findings in wild birds in six Canadian provinces. The H5N1 pathotype has also been found in commercial flocks in... Read More
The federal government has published its plan detailing expectations of carbon emissions reductions by 2030, by sector. This first of many Emissions Reduction Plans (ERP) sets out what each industry will be required to achieve under the climate plan to get Canada to net zero emissions by 2050. In a lengthy technical briefing Tuesday afternoon,... Read More
Manitoba farm groups are reminding cattle and other grazing livestock producers to apply for AgriRecovery drought assistance funds announced last summer by the federal and provincial governments. The province committed $62 million, while the federal government said it would provide up to $93 million, for total AgriRecovery drought support of around $155 million in Manitoba.... Read More
Update, as of late March 27: On March 27, 2022, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI), subtype H5N1, in a poultry flock in southern Ontario. The CFIA has not said which type of poultry farm. To control any potential spread of the disease, the CFIA has... Read More
Snowbanks may have made moving feed to cattle a challenge in eastern areas of the Prairies that received plenty of snow this winter, but cattle producers are definitely not complaining about the now-melting drifts as they scratch through an extremely tight feed situation in anticipation of green pastures. As foreseen since the drought last summer,... Read More