Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

cattle population, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is advising against all Canadian cattle — dairy or beef — travelling to and participating in agricultural exhibitions in the U.S. Due to outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the U.S. at this time. Read More

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Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Farmers Weekly Cattle, sheep and dairy farmers concerned about the rising risk of tick-borne diseases in their livestock are being invited to take part in a three-year research project. The aim of Optick is to understand how to improve surveillance and management of tick-borne disease threats in the UK’s changing environment.

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The Canadian cattle industry and the U.S. cattle industry are intertwined, perhaps unlike any other agriculture commodity in North America. Calves, cattle, and beef all move south — and north — depending on economics, demand, and the weather. Read More The Canadian cattle industry and the U.S. Read More

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Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Sixteen finalists for the Canadian Cattle Association’s (CCA) Canadian Cattle Young Leaders (CYL) Program have been announced for the 2024-2025 program year. The CYL Program is a mentorship program established by the CCA in 2010. Read More

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Real Agriculture

APRIL 8, 2024

The American Association of Bovine Practitioners will now refer to highly pathogenic avian influenza in cattle as bovine influenza A virus, or BIAV, and is encouraging everyone to do the same. In an open letter dated April 8, 2024, the AABP says that though caused by the same virus, the disease presents very differently in. Read More

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Becoming a leader in improving cattle genetics and influencing the global view of the Canadian dairy sector starts at a young age. Read More Becoming a leader in improving cattle genetics and influencing the global view of the Canadian dairy sector starts at a young age. Read More

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Farmers Weekly

JULY 26, 2023

Farmers Weekly Defra is making £10m of additional funding available to livestock farmers in England to replace aging cattle sheds with state-of-the art facilities. Successful applicants […] The post Defra unveils £10m funding pot for cattle shed upgrades appeared first on Farmers Weekly

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 17, 2025

Strong and high prices across the board was the story in the cattle markets this week. Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange highlights that this is the first time she has reported prices at this level on the Beef Market Update. In the southern U.S., trade remains steady at $2.01. In the southern U.S., trade remains steady at $2.01.

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 3, 2025

There are some years that start off slowly when it comes to the cattle markets, however 2025 is off to a great start with prices up across the board in the U.S. The Choice cut-out has been driving some of that, Anne Wasko with the Gateway Livestock Exchange explains in this first episode of Beef Read More

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 15, 2024

There are reasons to feel some sustained optimism in cattle markets right now, as trade is holding steady while feed costs dip slightly, says Anne Wasko in this week’s Beef Market Update. Cattle prices held strong to steady this week in the more northern regions, which is good news, even if trade was quite light. Read More

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 1, 2024

We know the Canadian cattle herd has been shrinking, but by how much? In this week’s Beef Market Update, Anne Wasko shares the January 1, 2024 Canadian cattle inventory numbers and shares some context on not only what it means for the current beef and dairy cow herd, but also how the inventory breaks-down by. Read More

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Steady to higher seems to be the common theme in the majority of cattle markets throughout North America. it looks like the trades are going to come in steady to one higher and the north is pretty steady with last week, says Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange in this. In the southern U.S., In the southern U.S., Read More

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

This nutrient-dense sea vegetable is a great source of micronutrients and some farmers who feed it also make anecdotal claims, such as reduced incidence of pink eye and healthier cattle. Reports coming out of Australia showing a reduction in methane… Read More Kelp has been used by ranchers in coastal areas for decades as a feed additive.

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Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

National cattle and meat industry organizations find themselves in a strange predicament, calling on the Canadian government to delay its approval for a trade deal.

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Real Agriculture

MAY 21, 2024

North American cattle industry representative met last week in Mexico to attend the Confederación Nacional de Organizaciones Ganaderas’ (CNOG) annual meeting and a trilateral meeting between the parties.

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Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

In the Beef Market Update this week, Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange and RealAgriculture’s Shaun Haney start the conversation with the good news that the U.S. fat cattle market in the south and in the north the live market, appears to be gaining some ground, coming off of the early September lows. That being. That being.

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Real Agriculture

AUGUST 12, 2024

Over 40 per cent of Ontario’s beef farmers that access the Feeder Cattle Loan Guarantee Program are under the age of 40 and that figure is part of the motivation behind the government significantly increasing the money set aside for the program and doubling the amount a producer can qualify for.

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Real Agriculture

JUNE 21, 2024

In this week’s Beef Market Update, Anne Wasko with the Gateway Livestock Exchange, says cattle feeders want to keep the momentum rolling. In this week’s Beef Market Update, Anne Wasko with the Gateway Livestock Exchange, says cattle feeders want to keep the momentum rolling. A mid-week U.S. Read More A mid-week U.S.

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Farmers Weekly

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Independent ruminant […] The post How to correctly supplement beef cattle with minerals appeared first on Farmers Weekly The list is extensive and likely to include 15 or more different types: from macro-minerals such as calcium, phosphorous and magnesium, to trace elements including cobalt, iodine and selenium.

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Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Gone are the wheat, oilseed rape and potato crops, and in their place are suckler cattle, with beef sold at the farm gate and online. Soils have improved rapidly at Humphrey’s Farm since moving to herbal leys. […] The post How cattle on herbal leys have transformed Essex farm appeared first on Farmers Weekly

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Farmers Weekly

JULY 26, 2023

Farmers Weekly Practical labour-saving kit for livestock farmers was much in evidence among the new products displayed on the machinery lines at the Royal Welsh Show.

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Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Seasonality is a big part of the conversation in this week’s Beef Market Update with Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange. In the last few years, the markets have been trending towards higher prices, however as we start to steady out we are likely to start seeing a little more seasonality return to the cattle. Read More

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Real Agriculture

AUGUST 2, 2024

cattle markets this week, with trades coming in at around $2 less than last week, whereas the choice cutout held steady. While it may feel as though cutout is struggling a bit, Anne Wasko, of Gateway Livestock Exchange, reminds us in this week’s Beef Market Update. The summer doldrums seem to be hitting the U.S. Read More

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Real Agriculture

JUNE 6, 2024

Methane emissions from cattle have received plenty of mainstream attention over the past decade, with calls to eat less beef often not accounting for the carbon sequestration and biodiversity benefits of producing highly-nutritious food on grasslands.

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 19, 2024

Every two weeks, Anne Wasko, with the Gateway Livestock Exchange, joins RealAgriculture for the Beef Market Update. cattle market trends and the cold weather impact. Read More Every two weeks, Anne Wasko, with the Gateway Livestock Exchange, joins RealAgriculture for the Beef Market Update. Summary: U.S. Summary: U.S.

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

MacAulay participated in the “Burning of the Brand” ceremony to open Agribition, delivered remarks at the Indigenous Agriculture Summit and Agribition’s Grain Expo, and met with stakeholders, including Saskatchewan’s new Ag Minister Daryl Harrison and cattle industry leaders. The ag… Read More

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Farmers Weekly

AUGUST 17, 2023

Farmers Weekly Bovine TB is a devastating disease affecting cattle, causing significant trauma for livestock farmers and rural communities. In 2011, Defra spent £95m battling it – almost 40% of its entire animal health and welfare budget […] The post Is England on track for a healthy cattle herd and TB-free future?

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Becoming a leader in improving cattle genetics and influencing the global view of the Canadian dairy sector starts at a young age. Paul Larmer attributes a good portion of his career success to having been raised with a strong work ethic, humility and the influence of 4-H on his attitudes, public speaking, teamwork and attention… Read More

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Cattle markets have not had a great week. “It’s been a tough week, to be very blunt with you,” says Anne Wasko, of the Gateway Livestock Exchange. “In the cattle markets, it doesn’t matter where you are, north or south.” Read More Cattle markets have not had a great week.

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 5, 2024

The first three months of the calendar year aren’t historically much to write home about for the cattle markets, and this first week of January 2024 is living up to the ho-hum expectation. Read More

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Farmers Weekly

AUGUST 14, 2023

Farmers Weekly Cattle are often large, heavy, fast and strong. The Animal […] The post 10 tips for safe cattle handling during TB testing appeared first on Farmers Weekly The Animal […] The post 10 tips for safe cattle handling during TB testing appeared first on Farmers Weekly

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Farmers Weekly

AUGUST 7, 2023

Each summer, the team at the Castletown Estate, near Carlisle, sends up to 1,000 cattle to graze the English side of the marshy grassland where the rivers […] The post Video: How a Cumbrian estate grazes beef cattle on 1,000ha marsh appeared first on Farmers Weekly

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Farmers Weekly

AUGUST 27, 2023

Farmers Weekly Many cattle farmers are still taking a blanket approach to using wormers, which could render them useless while damaging the fragile ecosystem that makes livestock farming viable. This is the finding of vet and Nuffield scholar Rob Howe of LLM Farm Vets.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Priority areas for investment in more sustainable and climate-resilient livestock systems. Farming cattle in the tropics: Transnational science and industrializing pastures in Brazil. Genomic diversity and relationship analyses of endangered German Black Pied cattle (DSN) to 68 other taurine breeds based on whole-genome sequencing.

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Farmers Weekly

JULY 19, 2023

Farmers Weekly NFU Mutual has produced new signs for farmers to put up in the countryside offering advice to walkers to stay safe around cattle. The signs urge walkers to move quietly and predictability to avoid any alarm to cattle, highlighting how livestock can react to people’s presence.

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Farmers Weekly

AUGUST 8, 2023

Fortunately, this news has enabled us to evaluate and regroup our setup and push forward with […] The post Farmer Focus: Reducing flock to cut cattle wintering cost appeared first on Farmers Weekly

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Farmers Weekly

AUGUST 3, 2023

Farmers Weekly Last autumn saw an increase in cattle and sheep deaths with either confirmed or suspected acorn poisoning. This was because 2022 was considered a “mast year” for oak trees.

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