Daily Network News

More News →

Tag Archives Calf

Livestock

Hay Made (And Grass Grazed) While Sun Shines

Ca t t l e marketings by producers in Manitoba varied widely across the province during the week ended Oct. 1, with deliveries associated with the weather conditions. Prices for the cattle marketed generally held steady. “Marketings really came down to the area of the province and whether conditions were conducive for harvest operations,” said
Beef cattle, Livestock

Information Key To Giving Feedlots What They Want

By
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, Livestock, News

Argentina Stakes Out Premium Beef DNA

By
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
Livestock

Autumn Bites Into Burger Demand – for Sep. 23, 2010

Co o l e r temperatures and fewer daylight hours are a sure sign that fall is here, and the changing of seasons had an effect at Manitoba auction marts for the week ending Sept. 17. Robin Hill, manager of Heartland Livestock Services at Virden, said butcher cow and bull prices at its Sept. 15
Livestock

Good Pasture Conditions Limit Sale Volumes – for Sep. 16, 2010

Ca t t l e numbers were mostly stable at Manitoba auction marts during the week ending Sept. 10, although steady to firmer prices continued to be seen across the board. Dave Nickel of Gladstone Auction Mart said he was pleased with the numbers at its sale Sept. 8. “The numbers were good; there were
Livestock

Yearling Prices Rise On Strong Demand – for Sep. 9, 2010

Ma n i – toba’s auction marts were busy during the week ending Sept. 3, as the fall run produced a high quantity of cattle, along with solid prices. Keith Cleaver, manager of Heartland Livestock Services at Brandon, said the company was very pleased with its Aug. 31 sale, which saw more than 1,800 cattle
Livestock

Problems With Overfit Breeding Cattle – for Sep. 9, 2010

Any good purebred producer will tell you that in order to win at shows cattle need lots of condition. It goes against their better judgment, but their show cattle are definitely fed differently. While we all know cattle in good condition (body condition 2.5-3.5 on a five-point system) for calving and rebreeding are ideal, show
Beef cattle, Livestock

BIXS System Ready For Prime Time – for Aug. 26, 2010

By
CALGARY Ranchers who wondered why they bothered to put RFID tags in their calves’ ears every spring will soon find out the reason. After extensive beta-testing by computer-savvy ranchers this summer, the online record-keeping system called the BIXS, or Beef InfoXchange System, will be ready for launch for the cow-calf sector by September of this

AgCanadaTV

AgCanadaTV: Your Agriculture News Recap for Dec.19, 2025

Sponsored By:
More Videos →

Cyber-Savvy Farmer

Glacier Farmmedia Podcast

Latest Market News

More Market News →