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Flu outbreak sees buyers balk at beef futures

Cash prices fairly level; beef producers should look into risk management tools, analysts say

Markets have seen cattle futures (mainly live and fed) decline in recent weeks as the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) strain made its way into dairy herds in six states to date. The good news, said a cattle auction leader and market expert, is that cash prices have remained more-or-less steady amid the chaos.


For beef producers, artificial intelligence could provide valuable insight into farm management.

AI and beef production: When good isn’t enough anymore

AI is bringing a new era to the beef sector, and status-quo thinking won’t cut it

Glacier FarmMedia – You may run a good beef farm, maybe even a great one. Making yourself remarkable, however, is another matter in the age of explosive artificial intelligence (AI) technology. That was the message from one technology expert speaking to the Alberta Beef Industry Conference earlier this year. Why it matters: Agriculture, like other

Cattle in south-central Manitoba graze through the vestiges of snow during a mid-November warm streak.

Beef braces for bird flu

Avian influenza strain may not affect beef cattle the same as dairy

The strain of bird flu infecting U.S. dairy herds could become a problem for the beef sector, but it may not have the same effects as it did in the dairy barn, according to New Mexico’s state veterinarian.



Stuart Chutter, senior policy advisor with AFSC, is looking for a diverse group of cow-calf producers to participate in an analysis of the AgriStability program. Photo: Nicole Sendziak

Manitoba beef eyes Alberta AgriStability pilot

The program aims to identify how to close gaps for cow-calf producers

Manitoba’s beef sector is hopeful an Alberta pilot program that addresses AgriStability’s position on cow-calf expenses might spread to other regions. “We hope to see it kind of nationwide as long as the pilot shows benefit to our industry, whether that’s reflecting pasture costs in the eligible expenses or looking at how they do the



Rising temperatures mean rising cattle numbers at auction marts

Rising temperatures mean rising cattle numbers at auction marts

Temperature spike causes muddy pens, early breakup and animals thrown off feed

The number of cattle going through Manitoba cattle auction sites continued to increase during the week ended Feb. 1. Two weeks after frigid temperatures kept many buyers and sellers at home, warmer-than-normal temperatures to end January attracted more than 1,000 animals to the weekly sales at every site except Winnipeg Livestock Sales. In total, 11,580