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September 28, 2026 Checking in with ABP

Meet your ABP delegates and candidates

As ABP Producer Meetings take place across the province over the coming weeks, here is background information on the delegates and candidates in each zone. Elections will be held in Southeast, Central, and Southwest zones. Nominees in Northeast and Northwest zones will be acclaimed effective the announcement at the Annual General Meeting. NORTHEAST ZONE –…

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September 16, 2026 Current Markets & Forecasts

Whole-farm financial benchmarks: Set the profit goal first

Record cattle prices can make almost any operation look profitable. But strong markets can also hide inefficiencies that become more apparent when prices weaken. As the cattle cycle moves into its next phase, protecting equity and maintaining a strong financial position will become increasingly important. That starts with setting a clear profit goal and working…

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June 12, 2026 Health & Production

What drives the true cost of forage production?

New COP Network benchmarks reveal what drives forage production costs in Canadian cow-calf operations, from hay and silage to greenfeed, and where producers can improve efficiency. Forage is the backbone of every cow-calf operation — but how much does it really cost to grow? While feed is often viewed as a “homegrown” input, the reality…

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April 22, 2026 Business Tools

Rotational Grazing: Extending the Grazing Season, Water Systems and Funding Opportunities

Rotational grazing offers more than just dividing pastures into smaller parcels. It can extend the grazing season, reduce winter feeding days, and make better use of forage resources on the farm. For producers, this can mean lower feed costs, improved pasture productivity, and in some cases, additional hay to sell. Rotational grazing is widely adopted…

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April 16, 2026 Checking in with ABP

Why a tighter calving window matters: more calves, more weight, more profit

A tighter calving season can make a noticeable difference in calf performance and overall herd profitability. Concentrating births into a defined period increases average weaning weight, improves marketing opportunities, and can simplify herd management. If a tighter calving window could add pounds at weaning and dollars to your bottom line without extra cost, what’s holding…

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March 25, 2026 Checking in with ABP

Veterinary and Medicine Costs: Are you getting results?

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. The purpose of proactive investment in veterinary and medicine (vet and med) costs is to have better health outcomes, avoiding costly treatments and reducing death losses. However, as noted in the Optimizing Productivity fact sheet, there comes a point where more dollars spent do not…

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November 28, 2025 Health & Production

Sweat equity or just sweat?

Many still think of farming as a lifestyle choice. Anyone can operate a tractor, right? Put seed in the ground, move cattle to a new pasture, and success appears in the fall. More and more, Canadians romanticize farming without recognizing the effort required to farm. The long hours, the lack of sleep, the never-ending to-do…

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Cattle Report

Updated: October 1, 2026

Steers

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Livestock Price Insurance Index

Expiry Fed Feeder Calf
21-Dec-26 284 444 --
18-Jan-27 282 444 --
15-Feb-27 280 434 --
15-Mar-27 280 432 --
12-Apr-27 286 430 --
10-May-27 294 432 --
07-May-27 298 438 --
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