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U. S. Beef Packers’ Losses Seen Reversing Late Oct.

By Jerry Bieszk October 21, 2010

U. S. beef packers have not slowed their pace of slaughter, despite negative profit margins for as long as three weeks, in a possible sign that a turnaround is at hand later this month, livestock analysts said. The analysts said demand was expected to pick up in late October and continue through end of the

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Alberta Reaches Compromise On Checkoff War

By Ron Friesen October 14, 2010

Acompromise on the controversial elimination of a mandatory Alberta cattle checkoff will help restore lost funding for Canada’s financially squeezed beef agencies. Alberta’s two biggest cattle associations have negotiated a three-year agreement to bring back a national checkoff on live cattle sales in the province. The deal will restore $1 of the previously mandatory $3-a-head

Beef cattle, Livestock

Information Key To Giving Feedlots What They Want

By Ron Friesen October 7, 2010

Henry Rosing is a straight-ahead commodity beef producer. He’s not hormone free. He’s not organic or natural. He doesn’t differentiate his beef as a specialty product. He doesn’t supply niche markets. Yet his production methods are such that feedlot buyers in Eastern Canada are willing to pay in the top end of the price range

Beef cattle, Country Crossroads, Poultry

Turkey Not Just For Thanksgiving Any More

By Ron Friesen October 7, 2010

It’s a traditional holiday scene: A golden-brown roasted turkey accompanied by mashed potatoes, gravy and all the trimmings on the dining room table. But try picturing that scene at some time other than Thanksgiving, Christmas or Easter. That’s the challenge facing the Turkey Farmers of Canada. The good news is that 36 per cent of

Beef cattle, Livestock, Oilseeds

Omega-3 Beef Trial Falls Short

By Daniel Winters September 30, 2010

Beef researchers hoping to emulate omega-3 enriched pork, poultry and eggs by adding flax to cattle diets are finding it’s easier said than done. In order for beef marketers to slap a Health Canadaapproved label on beef touting it as a source of the “good” fat that helps prevent heart disease and stroke, the meat

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Argentina Stakes Out Premium Beef DNA

By Eduardo Garcia September 30, 2010

Tipping the scales at more than a tonne, Montecristo would yield a lot of prime Argentine steak. But ranchers are not interested in sending bulls like him to slaughter; his semen is far more valuable. With newly affluent consumers from Brazil to China eating more meat, Argentine ranchers are honing their centuries-old cattle-breeding traditions to

Beef cattle, Livestock, Other livestock

Bison Industry Reaches Out To Newcomers – for Sep. 23, 2010

By Daniel Winters September 23, 2010

Red-hot demand and soaring prices for bison meat have producers smiling, but are causing headaches for marketers. “It’s going to take time, and people have to understand that,” said Terry Kremeniuk, executive director of the Canadian Bison Association. “The North American herd is very small and the demand is very high.” The association is trying

Beef cattle, Livestock

U. S. Herd Smallest In 50 Years — And Shrinking Fast – for Sep. 16, 2010

By Daniel Winters September 16, 2010

The cattle herd in the United States is entering its 15th year of decline, and now, at just under 31 million head, stands at the lowest level since 1959. “It’s pretty shocking when you look at that,” said James Bo Reagan, senior vice-president of research, education, and innovation for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association based

Beef cattle, Livestock, Opinion

Friends And Enemies – for Sep. 2, 2010

By Laura Rance-Unger September 2, 2010

Mentioning R-CALF to a Canadian cattle producer has about the same effect as pulling your fingernails across a chalkboard. The Ranchers and Cattlemen Action Legal Fund was formed in 1998 to fight for the livelihoods of small U. S. ranchers. It first set its sights on rising Canadian cattle imports, which it blamed for lower

Beef cattle, News

Beef Still A Top Choice For Consumers – for Aug. 26, 2010

By Daniel Winters August 26, 2010

Pop stars may sneer that “beef stinks,” but beef is still on the menu in 96 per cent of Canadian households and for 93 per cent of individuals, the Beef Information Centre says. “That compares fairly closely with chicken, which scored 98 per cent on households and 97 on an individual basis,” said Beef Information

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