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Pork’s problems with Livestock Price Insurance linger
Pork producers in Western Canada rarely buy livestock price insurance, citing high premiums as a major obstacle to the non-cost shared business risk management program.
High cattle prices fail to budge cautious beef farmer spending
Canadian beef farmers in 2025 are getting paid plenty for their cattle, but the memory of bad markets and little profit is hard to shake when it comes to big investments or projects on their farms.
Feeding ergot: research on ergot-impacted grain and beef cattle continues
Saskatchewan research hopes to tease out better ways for Canadian beef farmers to manage ergot consumption in their herd’s feed
Brandon auction mart closure not a harbinger of decline for Manitoba livestock auctions
Does Canada’s smaller cattle herd and recent auction mart closures herald general decline among Manitoba livestock auctions? Auction marts say no.
Beekeepers frustrated with denial on U.S. bulk bees
Heavy winter loss of Canadian bees has some beekeepers calling for the reopening of trade for packaged bees from the United States, but others in the industry are still wary of imported pest issues.
Beef farmers find big premiums for replacement heifers
The price of replacement heifers is through the roof in Western Canada, and beef producers are getting creative when selling cattle to take advantage.
Heartland Livestock Services closes Brandon auction mart
Heartland Livestock Services announced the closure July 25. The Brandon auction mart has been a historic standby for Manitoba beef producers selling their cattle.
Simplified BSE testing shows good uptake
The number of samples Canada’s cattle producers have submitted to the BSE surveillance program, since it was updated earlier this year to new international standards, should offer a level of assurance to Canada’s beef export customers.
Polycrops a winning practice for Manitoba ranch
Using diverse, multispecies forage crop mixtures to feed their beef herd has dramatically improved cattle health, rancher says
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