COVID-19 concerns are impacting everything from school closures to travel, but the year’s bull sale guides are still appearing in the mail.

Breeders expect online uptick as COVID-19 hits bull sale season

’Tis the season for bull sales, but producers should plan for more of their customers to bid online, given social distancing measures

Doug McLaren of JAS Red Angus near Neepawa is full tilt into the last few weeks before his farm’s annual bull sale April 7 — but he’s still not entirely sure what that sale will look like. The McLaren family typically hosts their sale on the local show grounds of the Neepawa Ag Complex, also

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Auction marts urged to introduce social distance

Cattle are still flowing through auction marts as scheduled

The Livestock Markets Association of Canada wants to see more social distance at auction marts in the wake of COVID-19. The association has released an emergency response policy, asking its members to implement social distancing and prevention measures against the virus. “What we are looking at is trying to get a consistent message out to