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File photo of the Harmony Beef plant at Balzac, Alta. in 2015. (Canadian Cattlemen photo by Debbie Furber)

Alberta’s Harmony Beef halts slaughter on positive COVID-19 test

CFIA pulls inspectors after plant employee tests positive

By GFM Network News, Kelsey Johnson, Rod Nickel March 27, 2020

Ottawa/Winnipeg | Reuters — Harmony Beef, an Alberta packing plant, halted cattle slaughter on Friday after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) kept some inspectors from work, due to a positive test for COVID-19 by a Harmony worker, the company said. The partial closure follows a positive COVID-19 test by a worker at U.S. chicken

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Klassen: Feeder market remains vulnerable

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen March 24, 2020

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle prices were quite variable. Compared to seven days earlier, Alberta feeder prices were unchanged to $5 lower; however, the markets in northern Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba were down $5 to as much as $10 in some cases. Weakness in the yearling markets spilled over into the lighter

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COVID-19 shifts bull buyers online

As auction marts move to curb the disease's spread, technology is connecting buyers and sellers

By GFM Network News, Lisa Guenther March 23, 2020

As bull sale season stretches into the spring, online sales are helping the industry cut COVID-19 risks while facilitating commerce. The Livestock Market Association of Canada (LMAC) last week held an emergency meeting on how to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, and decided to follow Health Canada’s lead on limiting crowd size and encouraging social

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Beef sector mobilizes against supply disruptions

Keeping border open, meeting demand for beef are top priorities

By Alexis Kienlen, GFM Network News March 21, 2020

Teams of livestock and government officials are quickly creating plans and policies to keep the sector functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic, says the executive vice-president of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association. “Our primary objective obviously is to insure there is stable beef production and trade that can continue under the situation with the COVID-19 pandemic,” Dennis

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Small changes to your livestock care program can make a big difference

Beef 911: A better vaccination program, storing vaccines properly, pain control, and lowering stress are big wins

By Roy Lewis March 18, 2020

I was thinking, if there were several points that could make a big difference in today’s modern cattle production, what would those be? Here are some that I hope resonate with producers. There are still holes in many producers’ vaccination programs and one of the most critical is getting IBR and BVD protection into our

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Uncertainty drags on Canadian cattle markets

Beef demand is strong but cattle prices are under pressure, Canfax says

By Alexis Kienlen, GFM Network News March 17, 2020

Cattle markets have tumbled as a result of COVID-19, according to the senior analyst at Canfax. “Feeder markets are off pretty hard, some of them are off 15 to 20 cents a pound, this week,” Brian Perillat said Tuesday. “They have been depressed over the last month. Feedlots too. Fed price is at the low

Taste-testing during a Canadian Beef Advantage Seminar in Shanghai in 2013. (Canada Beef via YouTube)

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China proposes new standards on hormone residues in beef

New standards would apply to all beef exporters

By GFM Network News, Reuters March 12, 2020

Beijing | Reuters — China has drawn up food safety standards on residue limits of growth hormones in beef, a move seen as a further step toward opening up its market to imports of the meat from the U.S. China has previously had zero tolerance for any residues of growth hormones, which has restricted the

Andre and Katie Steppler of Miami receive this year’s Manitoba Outstanding Young Farmer award from Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development Minister Blaine Pedersen (right) in Brandon March 7, 2020.

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Stepplers named Manitoba Outstanding Young Farmers 2020

Andre and Katie Steppler will be the next Manitoba farmers bound for a chance at the national competition after taking the regional award this month

By Alexis Stockford March 11, 2020

Ag advocacy helped launch Andre and Katie Steppler of Miami into the limelight last week after the pair was named to this year’s Manitoba Outstanding Young Farmer award. Why it matters: Andre and Katie Steppler have won the regional Outstanding Young Farmer Award and will now make their bid for the national title against winners

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Klassen: Extreme variability characterizes feeder market

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen March 10, 2020

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were extremely variable over the past week which made the market hard to define. Compared to last week, yearling prices were quoted $2 to as much $6 lower while calves traded $2 lower as much as $5 higher. While some auction crowds were caught up with the negative news coverage,

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A+W starts move to all-grass-fed, all-Canadian beef

Suppliers lined up to begin transition this spring

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News March 10, 2020

Canadian burger chain A+W’s next move to distinguish its menu in a crowded quick-service market will be a connection to the regenerative ag movement, as it sets itself up with an all-Canadian and all-grass-fed beef supply. The Vancouver-based chain, which includes almost 1,000 restaurants across Canada, announced Monday it’s “making a commitment to exclusively source

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Beef cattle

Alberta’s Harmony Beef halts slaughter on positive COVID-19 test

Klassen: Feeder market remains vulnerable

COVID-19 shifts bull buyers online

Beef sector mobilizes against supply disruptions

Small changes to your livestock care program can make a big difference

Uncertainty drags on Canadian cattle markets

China proposes new standards on hormone residues in beef

Stepplers named Manitoba Outstanding Young Farmers 2020

Klassen: Extreme variability characterizes feeder market

A+W starts move to all-grass-fed, all-Canadian beef

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