Livestock

Some southern Saskatchewan municipalities have re-introduced a 20-dollar bounty for coyotes. Rural Municipality of Weyburn Reeve Norm McFadden says families are concerned after seeing packs of up to 15 coyotes in the area. The Saskatchewan government introduced a 20-dollar coyote bounty in 2009, but it wasn’t renewed in 2010 — the same year the province […]

Canfax reports 12,764 head of cattle were sold in Saskatchewan last week—2500 more than the previous week. Steer prices were mixed with the heavier weight classes show some improvement . . while the midweight categories were lower. 500–600-pound steers fell $6 to average $328.50 per hundredweight . . while 8-9’s were $2.67 higher for a […]

The National Farm Animal Care Council has released its revised Code of Practice for the Care and Handling on Dairy Cattle. It takes effect on April 1st of next year. The code includes a timeline to eliminate tie stalls for cows. Effective April of 2027, cows cannot be tethered continuously. New barns will be required to allow “daily, […]

Canada’s beef cattle sector is already calling the negotiations that allow the United Kingdom to join Canada and its 10 partner nations in the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact, unjust. The trade pact’s accession working group claims that the U.K. “has provided commercially meaningful market access offers of the highest standard on goods, services, investment, financial services, government procurement, state-owned […]

The Dairy Farmers of Canada has reacted to the news that the United Kingdom has joined the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership. They note this will provide the UK dairy exporters with access to the Canadian market. They say they expect the Canadian government will be vigilant to ensure that the dairy products coming into Canada adhere […]

Japan is lifting the last of its restrictions against Canadian beef, 20 years after BSE devastated this country’s cattle industry.  The federal government says Japan is reopening its doors to processed beef and beef patties from Canada. The move puts an end to the market access barriers Japan put in place in 2003, after a case […]