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Producer Meetings
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March 20, 2026
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Replicating Genetic Merit: Cloning as a reproductive technology for beef cattle
Over the past several decades, reproductive technologies like artificial insemination and embryo transfer have gained popularity in the beef industry by allowing producers to magnify the impact of high-profile genetics. Lately, the suite of reproductive services has evolved to offer cloning as another option for producers to further their use of top performing cattle. While…
March 20, 2026
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Research Update: Producer-led investments in research
ABP’s producer-led Research Committee once again invested producer check off dollars into research in 2025 to improve the competitiveness, sustainability, and profitability of beef producers. In this funding cycle, proposals were considered through the Agriculture Funding Consortium and Saskatchewan’s Agriculture Development Fund. Each proposal undergoes a scientific technical review and then are evaluated by the…
March 12, 2026
Current Markets & Forecasts
Bullish fundamentals within a roiling market
Western Canadian auction volumes (live and electronic/forward delivery) at 2.5 million head in 2025, were down seven per cent from the prior year and down 14 per cent from the 2023 high. Of note, this is also the smallest annual volume on record going back to 2005. Total volumes were below a year ago every…
February 27, 2026
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Traceability Discussions Underway
Proposed federal amendments to Canada’s traceability regulations have generated significant reaction across the industry. For many producers, concerns focus on whether the proposed changes are necessary and whether they would work in practice at the farm and ranch level. Others are raising questions about cost, complexity, and the potential for government overreach. At the same…
February 17, 2026
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Canadian Cattle Young Leaders (CYL) 2026-27 Applications Now Open
The Program Welcomes Young People Ages 18 to 35 from Across Canada, Involved in Various Aspects of the Beef Supply Chain. Through mentorship, networking, and travel, the Canadian CYL Program acts as an industry succession planning tool to equip the next generation of leaders with the skills and tools they need to continue to drive…
February 10, 2026
Business Tools
Cool New Tools: A look at the Wandering Shepherd rumen bolus
An Alberta-developed multi-tasking sensor technology is starting to create some buzz in the livestock world. Wandering Shepherd has generated interest in its wireless rumen bolus identification device close to home and as far away as Africa. In November, developers shared their pitch in the Ag Innovation Competition during Agri-Trade in Red Deer, where producers in…
February 5, 2026
Inspiration
Be Who You Needed: A journey through mentorship, growth, and giving back
Mentorship isn’t a buzzword in Canadian beef. It’s the backbone. From the moment I was paired with my mentor, Stacey Domolewski, it was evident that this wasn’t someone who would just offer advice, but would go the extra mile every step of the way. Our “quick” coffee visits quickly became hours chatting about cows, creativity,…
January 27, 2026
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An Update from the Alberta Agri-Systems Living Lab
The Alberta AgriSystems Living Lab (AALL) continues to strengthen collaboration between producers, researchers, and partners across Alberta to test, refine, and share innovative best management practices (BMPs) that enhance resilience and profitability on crop, livestock and forage operations. Most of the core producers implementing BMPs through the AALL were in their third field season in…
January 21, 2026
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Youth Ambassador Program kicks off at OH Ranch
Twelve youth gathered at the Calgary Stampede’s OH Ranch this fall for Steer Selection Day, the official kickoff to the Calgary Stampede’s 2025–26 OH Ranch Branded Beef Youth Ambassador Program. The day brought together this year’s ambassadors and their families for orientation, hands-on learning, and the key event: selecting the steer each youth will raise…
January 20, 2026
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Changing the dialogue on mental health and wellness
It’s not your average deck of cards. There are no kings or queens and the game involves as much talking as it does thinking. It can be played alone like solitaire, in pairs, as a family or with a team. Conversation cards they are called — and there are thousands of these decks found in…
January 16, 2026
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Ways to minimize shrink when handling cattle
One of the costs when selling cattle is shrink — pounds lost when cattle are stressed and emptying their bladders and digestive tract. The body weight of individuals may vary. Morning weights, when cattle are relatively empty, are less than mid-day or evening weights when the gut is full, unless they were held off feed…
December 30, 2025
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50+ Years in the making
KAYR Tremor crowned Agribition Supreme Champion Bull For the Phillips family of Kay-R Charolais of Waskatenau, AB, winning Supreme Champion Bull at Canadian Western Agribition is the culmination of more than five decades in the purebred business. Together with their partners, KFC Farms Ltd. of Abbotsford, BC, and Didsbury, AB, they led KAYR Tremor 7015L…
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Cattle Report
Updated: October 23, 2026
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| Expiry | Fed | Feeder | Calf |
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| 18-Jan-27 | 292 | 470 | -- |
| 15-Feb-27 | 292 | 460 | -- |
| 15-Mar-27 | 292 | 460 | -- |
| 12-Apr-27 | 298 | 446 | -- |
| 10-May-27 | 304 | 458 | -- |
| 07-Jun-27 | 310 | 462 | -- |
| 05-Jul-27 | 302 | -- | -- |
Last Updated on October 22, 2026
