JBS employees ratified a two-year labor agreement with the meatpacker after a three-week strike disrupted operations at a massive beef processing plant in Greeley, Colorado.
Beef cattle
JBS reaches deal with U.S. meatpacking workers who went on strike
Public consultation open on national beef code of practice
New code would update guidance on branding calves, shelter from weather, euthanasia, more
Public consultations on a revised Canadian code of practice for the care and handling of beef cattle, with updated guidance for ranchers on best practices, opened April 13.
VIDEO: Three Manitoba cattle ranchers on what succession planning really looks like
Mike Duguid sold his last herd at 72, Tyler Fulton took over a three-generation operation, and Connor English is building a path for his own sons — all three say the hardest part is the family conversation
A 72-year-old breeder, the CCA president and a 27-year-old rancher talk about what it takes to hand down a cattle operation.
Canada blocks meats, dairy from Greece over foot-and-mouth disease
To remain free of foot-and-mouth disease, Canada is blocking livestock, uncooked meats, raw dairy and other products from Greece following outbreaks in cattle and sheep there.
Manitoba farmers want in on strychnine exception
Producer groups and ranchers say gopher damage in western Manitoba mirrors conditions across the border, but the province has yet to file federal request
Western Manitoba ranchers say gopher damage rivals conditions in Saskatchewan but province has yet to request a federal strychnine exemption.
Manitoba cattle prices, April 8
Price ranges from Manitoba's one regular cattle auction held during the week ending April 7
Price ranges from the lone Manitoba auction market to hold cattle sales during the week ending April 7, 2026.
Klassen: Negative margins weigh on Western feeder cattle market
For the week ending April 4, Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were quite variable. Backgrounded replacements were relatively unchanged, however fleshier groups experienced sharper discounts compared to a week earlier. Genetic quality appeared to influence the market on a larger scale for feeders under 700 pounds. Medium to larger frame preconditioned calves appeared to trade
Liver abscesses in cattle cost producers millions each year
Research into vaccines and early detection is urgent as federal pressure mounts to reduce antibiotic use in livestock
Research points to rising costs as cattle spend more days on feed.
Striking JBS workers to return to Colorado plant on promise of talks
Workers of the world’s largest meat company, JBS, agreed to return to work at a beef plant in Greely, Colorado after it agreed to resume negotiations.
Ori Cattle’s smart ear tag brings AI health monitoring to the herd
Prairie-based start-up adapts human wearable technology to track cattle health, detect calving and lameness, and cut monitoring costs for producers
Ori Cattle's AI-powered smart ear tag learns each animal's baseline behaviour and alerts producers to health changes, calving and lameness.