Livestock

Swift Current-area kids learn everything ag-related through Discover the Farm Event

Swift Current-area kids learn everything ag-related through Discover the Farm Event

May 16, 20232 min read

Teaching the next generation about agriculture is the purpose of the Swift Current Ag & Ex’s Discover the Farm: A Farm Facts Experience Show, held in late-April. The organization says on its website one of the goals is to “encourage…

Alberta Wildfires Continue to Cause Issues for Cattle Producers

Alberta Wildfires Continue to Cause Issues for Cattle Producers

May 16, 20231 min read

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Alberta yesterday, as raging wildfires prompted mass evacuations, where meteorologists expect virtually no rain for 10 days or so. The widespread blazes have marked an intense start to wildfire season in Alberta, forcing more than 30,000 people…

Canfax Releases Latest Cattle Prices

Canfax Releases Latest Cattle Prices

May 16, 20231 min read

Saskatchewan feeder cattle prices were mostly higher—but total sales were lower last week, according to statistics released by Canfax. 7,445 head were sold —-down about 5,000 from the previous week . . . but three thousand more than the same…

Avian Flu Hits Quebec Hard

Avian Flu Hits Quebec Hard

May 15, 20231 min read

Poultry farms in Quebec are grappling with higher-than-expected outbreaks of avian flu as 20 locations in the province are considered actively infected. Alberta had the next highest number of infected sites with 11, followed by British Columbia with eight.  More…

Alberta Ag Minister Issues Warning to Ranchers Due to Wildfires

Alberta Ag Minister Issues Warning to Ranchers Due to Wildfires

May 15, 20231 min read

Alberta’s Agriculture Minister is warning the province’s farming and ranching community that livestock rescue may not be possible as rising temperatures in the coming days are expected to spread already-devastating wildfires.  Nate Horner says anyone with concerns about animals should…