Manitoba Beef Producers wants the province to expand the list of eligible costs and encourage uptake among cattle producers.

Manitoba Beef Producers calls for producers to tap AgriRecovery

Beef producers have the AgriRecovery funds they pushed for, now it’s time to use them

Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP) is urging farmers to use the AgriRecovery funds promised to the industry. The sector is now over 2-1/2 months past the announcement of AgriRecovery program details. Why it matters: Manitoba Beef Producers says the sector should try to use up current AgriRecovery programs, especially if they want to convince government to

File photo outside Cargill’s beef slaughter and packing plant at High River, Alta. on May 6, 2020. (Photo: Reuters/Todd Korol)

Cargill serves lockout notice on High River workers

Company 'willing to keep meeting' after offer rejected

Updated — Whether in a strike or a lockout, workers at one of Canada’s biggest beef slaughter plants took another step toward the picket line this week by voting to reject the company’s latest contract offer. A vote conducted Tuesday and Wednesday by the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 401 went to the


CME December 2021 live cattle (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)

U.S. livestock: Live cattle hit fresh high

Higher cash values, beef demand support futures

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures rose for a sixth consecutive session on Wednesday, and the front-month contract touched its highest point in four-and-a-half years, on higher cash market prices and strong beef demand. Most contracts posted life-of-contract highs, extending a multi-session rally, amid rising beef imports by China and



CME December 2021 live cattle (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, brown and black lines). (Barchart)

U.S. livestock: Live cattle notch 4-1/2 year high

Lean hogs gain on good demand

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures rose for a fifth consecutive session on Tuesday and the front-month contract reached its highest in 4-1/2-years on a firm cash market and good beef demand. Cattle prices have been trending higher amid rising imports by China and improved domestic demand as more consumers

CME February 2022 live cattle (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, dark red and black lines). (Barchart)

U.S. livestock: Live cattle notch 4-1/2-year high

Lean hogs gain on good demand

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) climbed for a fourth straight session on Monday, with front-month contract hitting a fresh 4-1/2-year high on strong demand. Lean hog futures also firmed, supported by good demand. Lighter-than-normal trading volumes aided livestock futures’ advance on Monday, with little selling pressure ahead


JBS aims to cut cow methane with feed additive

JBS aims to cut cow methane with feed additive

JBS, the world’s largest meat packer, has announced a partnership with health and nutrition company Royal DSM with the goal of reducing methane emissions on its global supply chains. Methane, considered more potent than carbon dioxide, is a natural byproduct of digestion in cows and other ruminants, the majority of which is released into the

CME February 2022 live cattle (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, dark red and black lines). (Barchart)

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up for third straight day

December, February hogs lower

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group cattle futures rose for a third day in a row on Friday, with the front-month live cattle contract hitting a fresh 4-1/2-year high on strong cash markets and rising slaughter numbers. Hog futures were weaker on technical selling. CME’s most-active February live cattle contract gained 0.45 cent to 137.7


Fall cattle run numbers remain high

Fall cattle run numbers remain high

Expect the coming week’s cattle sales to run at full capacity

As the fall run continues into November, it’s not just the number of cattle heading to auction that has been weighing on values — it’s also the high cost of feed, according to Brad Kehler, auctioneer and sales representative at Grunthal Auction Mart. “We’re still seeing downward pressure on both cows and feeder cattle across

Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (second from left) and Nate Horner (right), her Alberta counterpart, during a tour of Olds College’s Smart Farm on Thursday. (Photo: Olds College/Sergei Belski, www.oldscollege.ca)

Alberta looks for feed, Ottawa promises cash for B.C.

Alberta to help with veterinary testing after B.C.'s lab flooded, Alberta ag minister says

Even though supplies are low because of drought, Alberta is looking for feed to send to B.C. livestock producers, while Ottawa will provide emergency financial assistance to farmers dealing with flooding and closed roads in the hard-hit province. “We’ve been working with the B.C. department of agriculture,” Alberta Agriculture Minister Nate Horner said during a