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May 5, 2023
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What We’re Streaming | The Getting Through Drought podcast series
By the Rural Routes to Climate Solutions Podcast We’ve been working on the Getting Through Drought podcast series—a series specifically for cow-calf producers in Alberta—for the better part of a year now. The series covers topics such as grazing, how to make a drought plan, water management, and feed alternatives. We are hoping with this…
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September 1, 2022
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Initial regions for Livestock Tax Deferral provision announced
The Government of Canada has declared the initial regions eligible for the Livestock Tax Deferral provision for 2022, including a large portion of Central and Southern Alberta. “Canada’s producers continue to show remarkable resilience as they face challenges and uncertainty due to extreme weather conditions,” says Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie-Claude Bibeau. “Designation of…
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August 2, 2022
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What We’re Reading | Optimism has returned with the rains for the cattle sector
Producers still dealing with drought fallout, but looking ahead to better days By Alexis Kienlen, Alberta Farmer Express Cattle producers are feeling cautiously hopeful, thanks to June and July rains. “It’s a sigh of huge relief, as least what I experienced in this area — it’s just a burden of worry lifted,” said Fred Lozeman,…
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June 6, 2022
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What We’re Reading | Dry spring forcing some Alberta cattle ranchers to evaluate their herds
By CBC News After last year’s summer drought prompted many Alberta cattle ranchers to cull their herds, ongoing dry weather this winter and spring, especially in the southern part of the province, could mean more of the same. “If we don’t get some significant rainfall, you know, in my area in the next couple of weeks,…
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February 16, 2022
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Growing forward into the 2022 grazing season
It might be difficult to keep top of mind while pastures and native grassland are frozen this winter but, under the snow, the land that suffered through extreme heat and drought in 2021 is in distress. As we look ahead to the 2022 grazing season, it will be important to engage in pasture rejuvenation strategies…
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November 17, 2021
Issues & Insights
Flooding devastates B.C. producers
Farmers and ranchers in British Columbia are dealing with the devastation of flooding and mudslides that are causing feed and milk transportation disruptions, evacuations, and forcing some livestock owners to abandon their animals. On Tuesday, the City of Abbotsford issued an urgent notice to residents of Sumas Prairie — part of the Fraser Lowland —…
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Cattle Report
Updated: 04/10/2023
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| Expiry | Fed | Feeder | Calf |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25-Dec-23 | - | - | - |
| 22-Jan-24 | 234 | 320 | - |
| 19-Feb-24 | 236 | 330 | - |
| 18-Mar-24 | 238 | 330 | - |
| 15-Apr-24 | 246 | 334 | - |
| 13-May-24 | 246 | 340 | - |
| 10-Jun-24 | 252 | 346 | - |
Last Updated on September 28, 2023