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The Doerksens of Gemstone Grass Fed Beef, from left: Lorin with wife Katie and children Norah, Josie, and Lucy; at centre, Daniel with wife Kim and children Gradey, Kyleah and Bowden; at right, Barry with wife Karla and kids Jake and Stanley.

Lorin, Barry and Daniel Doerksen

Outstanding Young Farmers 2024: The cattle’s performance on grass and forages becomes part of the beef’s story at retail

By Lee Hart November 8, 2024

What started out as a plan to supply a niche market in the beef industry has over the past six years turned into the focus for a fourth-generation southeastern Alberta ranching operation. For the Doerksen brothers of Gemstone Cattle Company at Gem, Alta., about an hour north of Brooks, putting some of the efficient beef […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Features

Tristan and Aubyn Banwell

Outstanding Young Farmers 2024: How this ranch moved from traditional commercial channels into direct organic meat marketing

By Lee Hart November 8, 2024

Spray Creek Ranch in southwestern B.C. has the land, the livestock, a well-established market and even a new abattoir built on the farm. Now it just needs a butcher. The organic direct-to-consumer meat business that Tristan and Aubyn Banwell have built over the past 10 years on their ranch, near Lillooet, is still flourishing as […] Read more

Markets, Reuters

World food prices reach 18-month high in October, UN says

By Reuters November 8, 2024

World food prices rose in October to an 18-month high as vegetable oils led increases seen in most food staples, United Nations' data showed on Friday.

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle edge higher as Wall Street extends gains

By Reuters, Tom Polansek November 8, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures firmed slightly on Thursday as stocks hit record highs on Wall Street for a second day, providing borrowed strength to the livestock markets, analysts said.

Saskatchewan's Legislative Building in Regina in May 2024.

News

Saskatchewan gets new ag minister in cabinet overhaul

Moe shrinks and completely shuffles post-election cabinet

By Grainews Staff November 8, 2024

A rancher from the southeastern corner of Saskatchewan is the province’s new minister of agriculture, as part of a complete cabinet shuffle following last month’s election. Premier Scott Moe on Thursday named Daryl Harrison, MLA for the riding of Cannington since 2020, as minister of agriculture, replacing David Marit. The shuffle cuts Moe’s cabinet to […] Read more

File photo of a steak sandwich with chimichurri sauce at a street food market in Buenos Aires. (Aleksandr_Vorobev/iStock/Getty Images)

Livestock, News, Reuters

Argentine beef exports hit highest level in more than five decades

By Reuters November 7, 2024

Argentina's beef exports during the first nine months of this year rose to their highest level in 57 years, as shipments of one of the South American country's best-known food staples grew among buyers in the United States and neighboring Chile.

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs hit one-week low, pork belly values fall

By Reuters, Tom Polansek November 5, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell to their lowest level in more than a week on Tuesday as profit-taking extended the market's setback from contract highs last week, analysts said.

Once calves are weaned, there are options for when they can be marketed.

Beef Cattle, Cattleman’s Corner, Columns

Pencil out the investment in a background feeding program

Better Bunks and Pastures: Knowing the numbers can help dictate whether calves should be sold or retained

By Peter Vitti November 5, 2024

As most of the leaves have fallen, many spring calves are being weaned. It’s also the time when many people determine whether their weaned calves are immediately sold or held back for further feeding. Record-high prices, especially on the weaned calf side of the market, should have everyone penciling out the feasibility of continued backgrounding […] Read more

News, Reuters

West coast ports shutdown enters second day

By Ed White, Reuters November 5, 2024

The British Columbia ports labour dispute continued on Tuesday, impacting exports at Canada's biggest port in Vancouver with no sign of negotiating progress.

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market holds at higher levels

By Jerry Klassen November 5, 2024

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.

GFM Network News

Feed Grain Weekly: Demand, activity slowly rising

Saskatchewan Crop Report: Harvest nears completion

Manitoba Crop Report: Harvest near completion despite snowfall

Beef cattle

Lorin, Barry and Daniel Doerksen

Tristan and Aubyn Banwell

World food prices reach 18-month high in October, UN says

U.S. livestock: Cattle edge higher as Wall Street extends gains

Saskatchewan gets new ag minister in cabinet overhaul

Argentine beef exports hit highest level in more than five decades

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs hit one-week low, pork belly values fall

Pencil out the investment in a background feeding program

West coast ports shutdown enters second day

Klassen: Feeder market holds at higher levels

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