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Internal dispute over privilege, bullying allegations ties up C-234

New amendment to farm fuel bill now under debate

A proposed amendment, and a dispute over senatorial behaviour, further geared down progress Tuesday of a federal private member’s bill to carve out a carbon tax exemption for grain drying and heating of barns and greenhouses. Bill C-234, which passed the House of Commons in late March, remained on the Senate’s order paper for debate

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Prairie Forecast: Winter temperatures try to move in

Issued Nov. 22, covering Nov. 22-29

There is a large, deep area of low pressure spinning over the northern half of Hudson Bay along with a building area of high pressure over the Yukon. The counterclockwise rotation around the Hudson Bay low will create a north to northwesterly flow across the Prairies. This will allow the Yukon high to drop southward.





“The thought behind [this study] is that perhaps not every individual in the herd will need to be fed a feed supplement to reduce methane emissions.” – Katie Wood, University of Guelph.

On-pasture feed efficiency can reduce cattle emissions

University of Guelph uses unique technology to measure feed efficiency and enteric methane emissions

Feeding canola oil to beef cows could be one way to reduce their enteric methane emissions and increase feed efficiency. That’s among the takeaways from work at the University of Guelph’s Elora Research Station. Researchers there have adopted unique technology to investigate the link between feed efficiency and enteric methane emissions. Why it matters: Feed-efficient

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Klassen: Canadian feeder buyers ignore weaker futures market

U.S. feedlot placements up four per cent

For the week ending Nov. 18, western Canadian feeder cattle prices traded $3-$5/cwt on either side of unchanged compared to seven days earlier. Buyers appeared to shrug off the weaker futures market and the defensive tone from a week earlier evaporated. Eastern Prairie markets were firm, with larger packages of quality cattle trading a solid


CME January 2024 feeder cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle top one-week high

Traders digest U.S. cattle placements data; December hogs lower

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. feeder cattle futures and deferred live cattle futures finished higher on Monday after the government reported placements in feedlots were lower than analysts expected last month. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in monthly data issued after the close of trading on Friday, said producers placed 3.8 per cent more cattle

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Report aims to show animal agriculture’s interconnections

CAPI hopes to broaden policymakers' perspective

A new report for the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute seeks to educate policymakers about the impact of animal agriculture on economic, social and environmental levels. The report, titled Forces Impacting Animal Agriculture In Canada: A Synthesis, delves into the issues surrounding cattle, dairy and poultry production in the country and how it is interconnected within


Line of Angus cattle

JBS improves record on cattle buying, audit finds

Less of the firm’s beef is coming from ranches with environmental or human rights issues

Reuters – JBS, the world’s largest meatpacker, has reduced cattle purchases from ranches with “irregularities” such as illegal deforestation, federal prosecutors found in their latest round of audits in the Amazonian state of Para, released Nov. 9. Prosecutors said in a briefing that six per cent of JBS’s audited cattle purchases came from farms potentially

CME February 2024 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

U.S. livestock: CME cattle rise ahead of bullish data

December lean hogs lower

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures ended higher on Friday as livestock traders adjusted positions in the markets. After the close of trading, the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued monthly data that showed producers placed 3.8 per cent more cattle into feedlots in October than a year earlier,