Livestock
Canadian Feedlot Benchmark Study will help create a national benchmark database of backgrounding and finishing practices used in herds across Canada.
Livestock
Feedlot and backgrounding sectors called to participate in study
Two-part project looks for insight on feedlot and backgrounding practices
Bison hunt incident a cautionary tale: industry
Events leading up to fraudulent bison hunt underline need for due diligence: industry
The president of the Manitoba Bison Association says producers can take lessons from a recent incident that cumulated in an fraudulent bison hunt on a Binscarth-area ranch without the landowne's knowledge.
Biosecurity bill C-275 amended in Senate
Bill C-275, which was drafted protect farms from intruders who might spread animal diseases was amended in the Senate yesterday to include anyone who doesn’t respect biosecurity protocol.
Better feed with anhydrous ammonia
How producers can use anhydrous ammonia to boost protein levels and preserve feed, even if the base forage wasn’t that good
While ammoniating low-quality forage with anhydrous ammonia boosts quality, digestibility and protein content, safe handling is essential to help producers enhance their winter livetock feed while minimizing risks.
Wool sector leans into nature-positive messaging
Wool’s environmental footprint isn’t all about carbon, Australian company behind ad campaign says
The wool industry has been so focused on carbon that it missed opportunities to highlight the positive benefits of growing wool and raising sheep on the landscape and the intrinsic value of natural fibres.
Canadian-U.S. honey price gap widens
Demand for cheap honey, and the corresponding boom in honey fraud, is keeping Canadian prices down
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.
VIDEO: All quiet on the PEDv front for Manitoba’s hog producers
Biosecurity playing a key role in helping keep deadly diseases at bay
VIDEO (above): On-farm biosecurity with Manitoba Pork Pt. 1: Jenelle Hamblin with Manitoba Pork talks about biosecurity on hog farms and some of the best-practices pork producers should use to maintain a healthy herd. Manitoba’s pork industry has been enjoying a relative calm on the disease front in when it comes to viruses such as
Three new cases of bird flu in B.C. poultry
British Columbia has three new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) among commercial poultry flocks in the Abbotsford and Chilliwack areas.
Klassen: Canadian feeder markets trades premium to U.S. values
For the week ending October 19, Western Canadian yearling markets traded $3 to $5 on either side of unchanged compared to seven days earlier. Calf prices were $5 to as much as $10 higher. Strength in the deferred live cattle futures along with the weaker Canadian dollar has resulted in positive margins on incoming calves. Therefore, the calf market has developed a floor price.
No active bird flu outbreaks among Canadian poultry, CFIA says
There are no active outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza among Canadian poultry farms, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said today.