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US Trade- Steers

Live: 171.00-174.00 (TX, KN) 175.00 (NE)
Rail: 275.00 (NE, IA)

US Trade - Heifers

Live: 171.00-174.00 (TX, KN) 175.00 (NE)
Rail: 275.00 (NE, IA)

Canadian Dollar

$74.06
0.33
May 18, 2023 Issues & Insights

It’s official – seed, pesticide, and inoculant bag recycling is here to stay!

For several years, Prairie farmers have been keenly participating in Cleanfarms’ seed, pesticide, and inoculant (SPI) bag recycling pilot project in search of more environmentally friendly alternatives for managing these items once empty. Starting in 2023, Cleanfarms is pleased to announce that SPI bag recycling is launching across the prairies as a full-time permanent program...

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May 4, 2023 Checking in with ABP

Agricultural plastics recycling roundups coming this spring

Cleanfarms and the Agricultural Plastics Recycling Group are hosting a series of free ag plastics recycling roundups throughout Alberta this spring. Clearwater County: Starland County: Lac La Biche County: Items accepted for collection: grain bags, twine, bale wrap, and silage plastic. All other materials (e.g. barbed wire, wood, empty chemical containers, used oil, tires, etc.)...

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April 20, 2023 Issues & Insights

Compactor presses proving useful to manage on-farm used silage and bale wrap plastics

Many beef and dairy producers in Alberta protect livestock feed by covering it with special plastic film widely used in agriculture today. Whether it’s silage bags or tubes, large tarps that cover the top of the silage piles, or plastic stretch film used to wrap hay bales, once the plastic is removed and no longer...

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April 11, 2023 Issues & Insights

Alberta municipalities passing torch – chem container recycling moving to ag retailers

Recycling agricultural plastic pesticide and fertilizer containers 23L and under – a familiar practice to many Alberta farmers – is being updated. At the request of the Agricultural Service Boards (ASB) that have been offering jug collection services in Alberta, Cleanfarms is moving recycling collection locations from municipalities to local ag retailers. The process is...

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March 31, 2023 Checking in with ABP

‘Alberta Ag-Plastic. Recycle it!’ gaining ground recovering ag plastics for recycling

Farmers in Alberta use about 2,000 tonnes of grain bags and approximately 2,200 tonnes of plastic baler twine annually. These plastic tools are essential in today’s farming operations—grain bags to temporarily store harvested grains, and twine to bind crops for storage and transport. But managing these plastics after use has been challenging for many farmers....

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Cattle Report

Updated: 01/12/2023

Steers

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Rail: 378.00-383.00 del

Heifers

Live: ---
Rail: 378.00-383.00 del

Choice Steers

Live: 171.00-174.00 (TX, KN) 175.00 (NE)
Rail: 275.00 (NE, IA)

Choice Heifers

Live: 171.00-174.00 (TX, KN) 175.00 (NE)
Rail: 275.00 (NE, IA)

Boner Cows

Over 500 lbs: 196.09

Canadian Dollar

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Last Updated on December 1, 2023

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