Potential U.S. tariffs are one bit of turbulence in what has been, so far in 2025, more of the strong beef markets that Manitoba producers enjoyed last year.
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Six myths of livestock price insurance
Livestock price insurance leads in Manitoba and Alberta weigh in on common misunterstandings of LPI among Prairie beef farmers.
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.
Trade war raises profile of Livestock Price Insurance
Livestock Price Insurance is expensive, but now tariffs are flying fast at Canadian pork and beef producers, and trade war market risks mean farmers may be rethinking that math for 2025.
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
Beef feeding margins in the green despite feed cost pressure
High prices for fed cattle were protecting margins at the start of February, despite bullish outlook on feed prices
Canadian-U.S. honey price gap widens
U.S. beekeepers are getting more for their honey than Canadian beekeepers. Demand for cheap honey, and the corresponding boom in honey fraud, is keeping Canadian prices down, industry says.
Dairy farm milk price drops for 2025
The Canadian Dairy Commission set the farm-gate price for milk in 2025 at 0.0237 per cent lower than in 2024.
Bison producers look forward to rebuilding
Strong national sale prices for Canadian bison producers come on the heels of strongest rail prices in years.
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