Temporary foreign workers coming to Canada for work in the farming or food processing sectors might not have to immediately check into government-approved hotels for COVID-19 quarantines along with other […] Read more
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Beef cattle
New quarantine rules lined up for temporary foreign workers
Private transport would allow workers to skip immediate hotel stay
U.S. livestock: Lean hogs up on tightening hog supplies, strong pork demand
CME live cattle futures mixed
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures were mostly higher on Tuesday on lofty pork prices, tightening hog supplies and hopes for improved meat demand as economies […] Read more
European innovations aim to capture waste from cows
There’s a lot of research on feed additives to reduce methane output, but collection devices are starting to show up
European inventors are coming up with what might seem outlandish ways to manage emissions from cattle — collecting the emissions and excretions from both ends. In late 2020, the United […] Read more
Klassen: Uncertain feed grain market weighs on feeder cattle
Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle prices were quite variable. Certain reports had yearling markets trading $3 on either side of unchanged while in southern Alberta, prices were […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise, hog futures weaken
Demand expected to rise on re-openings
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rose on Monday supported by expectations of souped-up demand as economies begin to fully re-open after shutdowns related to COVID-19. “Cattle […] Read more
Farmland appreciation continues through pandemic year
FCC report puts Canada's average land value increase at 5.4 per cent
Economic churn across Canada from the global COVID-19 pandemic didn’t faze the country’s real estate market — nor its farmland market in particular — in 2020, according to the latest […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME cattle end firm, hogs ease on profit-taking
Feeder cattle futures touch two-week top
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures edged higher on Friday on technical buying and as feeder cattle futures hit a two-week top on optimism about […] Read more
Canada clears step toward ‘negligible risk’ BSE status
OIE delegates to vote in late May, CFIA says
The international committee that reviews countries’ requests for animal health status on specific diseases has called for Canada to level up on its status for BSE. The Scientific Commission of […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME hogs hit contract highs, led by strong cash markets
Live cattle futures close mixed
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures surged three per cent on Thursday, setting life-of-contract highs on firming cash hog markets and rising wholesale pork prices, […] Read more
Pemdale Farms takes home TESA for environmental stewardship
MurrayHill Farm’s environmental grazing plan wins Ontario Mapleseed Pasture Award
[UPDATED: Mar. 12, 2021] Beef Farmers of Ontario acknowledged Pemdale Farms and MurrayHill Farm for their environmental stewardship during the organization’s virtual annual general meeting. The Environmental Stewardship Award (TESA) […] Read more