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Bovine bird flu reports still at zero in Canada

By Phil Franz-Warkentin June 20, 2024

Results of a national testing program conducted by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) released June 18 showed no evidence of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the country’s milk supply. "Commercially sold milk and milk products remain safe to consume," said a release from the CFIA and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). It was also noted that even if traces of the virus were found, the pasteurization process would have rendered them harmless.

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Feed Grain Weekly: Wild weather in Alberta gives growers pause

By Adam Peleshaty June 20, 2024

Susanne Leclerc, owner of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton, said moisture levels in Alberta are not distributed evenly with the north seeing plenty of rain and the south becoming drier. A recent cold snap between Calgary and Edmonton plunged lows to around the freezing mark earlier this week, while snow fell over parts of the Foothills.

Livestock, News

Funding to help make cattle data gathering easier

Partnership between Angus and Holstein association will look at sharing trait information and how to automate data management

By John Greig June 19, 2024

New funding for the Canadian Angus Association and Holstein Canada will allow them to improve the data that goes into genetic evaluations and expand into new areas including carcass quality and traits that help limit the environmental impact of beef.

Shared pastures can be a biosecurity hazard as the mixed herds can bring disease back to their home herds.

Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock

For your cattle, the best biosecurity offence is defence

15 plays to keep your beef herd safe

By Beef Cattle Research Council June 19, 2024

The recent passing of highly pathogenic avian influenza A into bovines in the United States has people talking about the value of biosecurity in beef cattle herds. As humankind evolved from a nomadic hunter-gatherer society into agricultural-based settlement populations, there is a reason domesticated bovine played a major role as a farmed species. Cattle are […] Read more

Dr. Cheryl Waldner presents current feedlot health and nutrition research during the Livestock and Forage Centre of Excellence Field Day southeast of Saskatoon, Sask. Waldner is the Beef Cattle Research Council Industrial Research Chair in One Health and Production Limiting Diseases at the University of Saskatchewan’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine. Photo: Melissa Jeffers-Bezan

Livestock, News

LFCE Field Day covers everything from pneumonia to drought

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan June 18, 2024

Attendees took in presentations outdoors on genetics and genomics, managing forage, water and drought, plus feedlot health and management. A hot topic of conversation was the drought — or lack thereof. Much of the current research at the University of Saskatchewan focuses on drought.

Beef Cattle, Livestock, News

Maritime beef producers get price protection

Two-year pilot gives Maritime producers an equivalent program to the rest of the country

By John Greig June 18, 2024

Producers in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, and soon Nova Scotia, will have access to a program that will allow them to purchase insurance on price protection for their beef cattle in case of an unforeseen market disruption.

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Quality yearlings lead feeder complex higher

By Jerry Klassen June 18, 2024

Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were quoted $5 lower to $5 higher on average in the week ending June 15. However, quality packages of yearlings traded $5 to as much as $10 above week-ago levels

Dairy Cattle, News

Dairy testing for bird flu expanded in Canada

Non-clinical dairy cattle eligible for funded testing

By Jeff Melchior June 17, 2024

On June 17, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency updated their guidance for private veterinarians on highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). The update noted the expanded eligibility for testing, and that the CFIA would cover lab test fees at any Canadian Animal Health Surveillance Network (CAHSN) lab that is approved to test samples in domestic animals. The agency will not, however, pay veterinarian fees for sample collection or shipment to the lab.

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs rally after contract lows; cattle futures jump

By Tom Polansek June 14, 2024

Chicago | Reuters – Lean hog futures rallied at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Friday after falling earlier to contract lows under pressure from increased U.S. production. Cattle futures also climbed. A rise in wholesale prices for U.S. pork helped trigger the turnaround in hogs, analysts said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture priced the pork carcass cutout […] Read more

To defer income under LTD, the breeding herd must have been reduced by at least 15 per cent. Photo: Canada Beef

Beef Cattle, Livestock, News

Feds announce early livestock tax deferral

By Alexis Kienlen June 14, 2024

Livestock producers in drought-affected areas are getting and early livestock tax deferral (LTD) for the 2024 season. The federal government said the situation has become more challenging for producers due to climate change, when announcing a list of regions eligible for the deferral on June 14. The LTD allows producers in designated areas, who were […] Read more

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Trump tells farmers that tractor companies should lower prices

Get farmers in on federal water security strategy planning, CFA says

U.S. finalizes biofuel blending quotas for 2026-27, cuts RINS for foreign feedstocks

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