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Solid gains by cattle sector

Canadian beef producers are producing more beef on less land with  fewer animals, all while reducing greenhouse gas emissions

By Jennifer Paige January 21, 2016

Efforts to reduce the Canadian beef industry’s environmental footprint are paying off, new research shows. “Improved production and feed efficiencies, crop yields and management strategies have led to reduced emissions in Canadian beef production,” said Tim McAlister, research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) and principal investigator of the research study. “And, compared to

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Klassen: Weaker fed cattle pressure feeder market

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen November 24, 2015

Alan Paton stated when men are ruled by fear, they strive to prevent the very changes that will abate it. The feeder cattle market is contending with a negative round of feeding margins over the next few months, which continues to result in weaker values. Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were generally $3 to $8

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Tyson cuts beef production due to cattle shortage

By GFM Network News, Reuters August 14, 2015

Reuters — Tyson Foods on Friday said it is permanently ceasing beef production at its plant in Denison, Iowa, effective immediately, as cattle ranchers work to rebuild shrunken herds following the severe Midwestern drought. The move by Tyson, the biggest U.S. meat processor, will affect 400 employees at the plant, which will continue byproduct rendering

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U.S. pork production seen at record high in 2015, beef lower

By GFM Network News, Reuters February 19, 2015

Washington | Reuters –– U.S. meat and poultry production will rise to a record 95.13 million pounds in 2015, with gains in pork and poultry output more than offsetting a slight drop in beef production, the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast on Thursday. Total U.S. pork production was seen up 5.5 per cent at 24.09

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Five-year beef plan seeks boosts in demand, efficiency

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 7, 2015

A new strategy from national and provincial cattle producer and beef marketing agencies has set five-year percentage benchmarks for the industry’s productivity, added value and cost-effectiveness. Canada’s beef sector groups on Wednesday formally released their National Beef Strategy, a guiding document for “how the organizations can work together to best position the Canadian beef industry

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Australia, China on track to sign lucrative cattle deal

By GFM Network News, Reuters November 6, 2014

Sydney / Reuters – Australia will export up to 1 million head of cattle a year to China, worth around A$1 billion ($856 million), to meet booming demand for red meat under a long-awaited deal set to be signed shortly, Australian officials said on Friday. Shipping live animals from Australia to China has been discussed for many years. Official talks began

Equipment is demonstrated in an alfalfa field near Friedensfeld, during Manitoba’s annual Hay and Silage Day.  Photo: Shannon VanRaes

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If you don’t test, you don’t know

Economic truths have forced some producers to cut back on nutrients for their forage,  but a little phosphorus can go a long ways

By Shannon VanRaes July 2, 2014

Don’t forget about the phosphorus. Forage producers were reminded of the importance of the much maligned nutrient during the province’s annual Hay and Silage Day at the Friedensfeld Community Centre recently. “The perception out there is that we’re awash in phosphorus,” said John Heard of Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. “But the reality is

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Canada to be site of McDonald’s sustainable beef pilot

McDonald’s is working with CCA on ambitious project to make Canada the  first country to supply it with sustainable beef

By Alexis Kienlen May 30, 2014

McDonald’s has chosen Canada over Australia and Europe for a pilot project in its ambitious quest to serve only “sustainable beef” in its massive global restaurant empire. The exact terms of the pilot — or even a definition of sustainable — have yet to be finalized, but the fast-food giant has the backing of the

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It’s not official, but cattle price insurance is here

Ban on announcements during the byelection  campaign means Manitoba had to keep mum

By Shannon VanRaes January 29, 2014

The cat is out of the bag and halfway to Saskatoon, yet Manitoba remains the only western province not to have announced a livestock price insurance program. Last November, the Manitoba government outlined its intent to establish such a program in the speech from the throne, and since then Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development

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Solid gains by cattle sector

Klassen: Weaker fed cattle pressure feeder market

Tyson cuts beef production due to cattle shortage

U.S. pork production seen at record high in 2015, beef lower

Five-year beef plan seeks boosts in demand, efficiency

Australia, China on track to sign lucrative cattle deal

If you don’t test, you don’t know

Canada to be site of McDonald’s sustainable beef pilot

It’s not official, but cattle price insurance is here

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