Livestock
For the week ending November 2, Western Canadian yearling and calf markets were relatively unchanged from seven days earlier. Strong demand continues to support the feeder complex at historical high prices.
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Livestock
Klassen: Feeder market holds at higher levels
Managing older cows
There’s lots we don’t know about how to keep older dairy cows productive
Demand for beef from dairy cows and expensive replacement heifers mean there’s economic incentive to understand how dairy cows age.
Jason Emke named Emerging Young Leader by Ontario Sheep Farmers
Emke recognized for his volunteerism and sector support
Jason Emke of Oak Generation Farm was named Emerging Leader at the Ontario Sheep Farmers’ annual event in Cambridge, Ont., on Oct. 25.
U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs as strong demand fuels rally
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures set new contract highs on Friday as strong domestic and export demand, particularly for U.S. pork bellies and ham, drove […] Read more
Dairy farm milk price drops for 2025
The Canadian Dairy Commission announced Nov. 1, 2024 that a decline in feed prices and the stabilization of other costs on dairy farms across the country means that the benchmark on-farm price for milk will decline by 0.0237 per cent starting in February 2025.
Dairy farm milk price drops for 2025
The slight decrease is due to a decline in the cost of feed
The Canadian Dairy Commission set the farm-gate price for milk in 2025 at 0.0237 per cent lower than in 2024.
Non-resident sheep producers exempt from Ontario Sheep Farmers licence fee
Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Appeal Tribunal delivers decision on fee challenge by Alberta sheep producer
The Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Appeal Tribunal delivered its decision regarding Ontario Sheep Farmers charging licence fees to non-resident producers after Alberta sheep producer Robert Albers challenged the practice.
Senate won’t fast-track supply management bill
Bloc Quebecois makes bill’s immediate passage a condition of preventing an early election, but senators will not budge
The Senate committee on foreign affairs and international trade appears to be staying the course on Bill C-282, despite pressure to move it along quicker.
US to begin bulk milk testing for bird flu after push from industry
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will soon begin testing bulk raw milk across the country for bird flu, a significant expansion of the agency's efforts to stifle the rapid spread of the virus, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told Reuters.
Bird flu spreading fast among EU poultry
Bird flu has been spreading fast among poultry in the European Union this season, raising concerns of a repeat of previous crises that led to the deaths of tens of millions of poultry in the bloc and fears that it could spread to humans.
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