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The forecast is for solid prices in 2015
Cow-calf operation west of Brandon puts cattle at the right place at the right time
Ergot contaminated feed is causing a wide range of easily misdiagnosed herd health problems in Western Canada
Crates are about to go packing, as three major grocery retailers confirm their support for an end to veal produced in individual pens
The program based on Western Canada prices offers better protection than CME futures hedging
Calves housed individually took longer to adapt to new things
Forty per cent of consumers put their money where their mouth is paying for local food
Retail-level profits for 30-month-old beef more than double that of 18-month-old beef
Heavier-milking, bigger cows are more efficient in some situations, while moderate, lighter-milking cows are more efficient in others
Marketing cows because they are open, calved late or their conformation is breaking down are easy decisions. Marketing cows or retaining heifers based on productive efficiency definitely requires more thought. Biological efficiency is not always the same as economic efficiency. In a cattle production system, efficiency is often a combination of those two. How we
Can show how sensitive an operation is to different selling prices and cattle price insurance coverage levels
A new decision support tool to assist cattle producers in calculating their cost of production and risk exposure has been posted to Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development’s website. Rancher’s Risk and Return is an Excel spreadsheet calculator that takes an innovative approach to assessing the market price risk that cow-calf and feedlot producers continually face.
