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Cattle Prices Remain Vulnerable

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Canadian cattle prices held value throughout September but the market feels vulnerable moving forward given the weak economic environment. Alberta packers bought fed cattle in the range of $100-104/cwt in the early fall period. At the same time, prices in the U.S. Southern Plains were hovering between $116-$118/cwt. U.S. cattle on feed numbers continue to […] Read more
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Trich Outbreak Concerns Ranchers

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AUGUST 23 Last week Andrea and I rode to the 320 pasture and fixed several holes in the fence where wildlife had broken or stretched wires. We don t want range cattle getting in; we re saving that grass for Michael and Carolyn s yearlings. They recently got back from their trip to Iowa to […] Read more
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More Than 15,000 Producers Connect With VBP

Canada s beef producers continue to show their commitment to on-farm food safety. Recent participation figures for Verified Beef Production (VBP), the national beef on-farm food safety program, shows an increasing percentage of the national herd participating in the program. That s an important message for Canada s domestic and export customers, says Terry Grajczyk, […] Read more
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Brandon To Host 2011 OYF

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As many as 150 Outstanding Young Farmers alumni and guests from across Canada are expected in Brandon, Man., in mid- November for the national competition that will select two finalists from a field of seven regional nominees, to be named Canada s Outstanding Young Farmers for 2011. This is the 31st year for the national […] Read more
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England’s Choice

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England has made a choice to remain dependent on other countries to feed them. Recently corporations proposed to build a modern dairy and sow unit, but two activist groups objected saying it would force small farmers out of business. The proposal was withdrawn. We in the U.S. have faced that choice and decided to encourage […] Read more
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Remembering Wooden Shoe Dick

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JUNE 20, 2011 I just returned home from a cruise. My late wife s sister, Joyce, was reaching her 80th birthday and invited her family and other relatives to join her on a cruise from Vancouver to Alaska and return. Twelve of us spent seven days and nights with 1,700 others enjoying good food and […] Read more
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The Basics Of Using Put Options

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I ve had many inquiries over the past few months about hedging feeder cattle using options. Last winter, I wrote an article on using futures markets to hedge feeder cattle, but many producers are hesitant to take an outright futures position given the potential for margin calls. Many producers experience extremely tight cash flow during […] Read more
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14 New Wheat And Barley Options For 2012

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Prairie farmers will have 10 new wheat and four new barley varieties to consider for 2012. All the wheat varieties have their features for high yield and quality, but a couple focus on new or upgraded resistance to disease and crop pests. SeCan is introducing AC Carberry, a hard red spring, which Jim Downey of […] Read more
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Wheat &Chaff – for Oct. 3, 2011

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FEEDING A HUNGRY WORLD I ve just returned from a week in Ontario at the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists congress ( www.ifaj.org). More than 260 writers, broadcasters and the like from over 30 countries descended on southern Ontario to learn about new world agriculture. While a large portion of this congress is about farm […] Read more
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Take A Course In CPR And First Aid

What happened the last time you snagged yourself on that nail you meant to hammer in a bit? The one that s right next to the light switch to the shed. Could you find your first aid kit quickly? Did it contain the right stuff, such as antiseptic spray and bandages? Was your tetanus shot […] Read more

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