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Live: 240.00 (NE) *few (NE, IA)
Rail: 378.00 *few (NE, IA)
Rail: 378.00 *few (NE, IA)
US Trade - Heifers
Live: 240.00 (NE) *few (NE, IA)
Rail: 378.00 *few (NE, IA)
Rail: 378.00 *few (NE, IA)
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January 21, 2026
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The Great Twine Round-Up contest returns
The Great Twine Round-Up contest is back for 2026, encouraging Alberta producers and youth to recycle plastic baler twine while supporting local communities and agricultural charities. The initiative is part of the Alberta Ag-Plastic. Recycle It! pilot project. Alberta-based 4-H clubs, district members, and independent entrants are invited to collect and recycle used plastic baler…
August 20, 2025
News
Government of Alberta seeking input on agricultural plastics management
The Government of Alberta is gathering input on the potential inclusion of agricultural plastics in a provincial regulatory framework. The initiative, led by Alberta Environment and Protected Areas alongside Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation, seeks feedback on: Since 2019, Alberta Agriculture and irrigation has funded the Alberta Ag-Plastic. Recycle It! pilot program for grain bags and…
August 5, 2025
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Alberta producers and 4-H clubs celebrated as final winners named in the Great Twine Round-Up
Cleanfarms has officially announced the final winners of the 2024-2025 Great Twine Round-Up, a province-wide initiative recognizing Alberta farmers and 4-H clubs for their efforts in collecting and recycling used agricultural baler twine. Over the seven-month campaign, which concluded on May 31, the contest drew entries from participants across Alberta. An estimated 16,500 kilograms of…
October 24, 2024
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The Great Twine Round-Up comes to Alberta with $12,000 in total cash prizes
Cleanfarms, in partnership with the Agricultural Plastics Recycling Group, is excited to announce the launch of ‘The Great Twine Round-Up’, a new province-wide initiative designed to promote used plastic baler twine recycling. This exciting contest offers substantial cash prizes to the winners’ 4-H club or district or an Alberta-based nonprofit organization or charity of their…
May 6, 2024
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Alberta Ag Plastic. Recycle It! program extended until December 2025
Alberta farmers can continue to recycle their grain bags and twine thanks to a recent extension of the successful Alberta Ag Plastic. Recycle It! pilot program. Cleanfarms, the non-profit organization operating the program, is excited to announce that it will continue until the end of 2025. This marks the second extension of the program, which launched in October…
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…
May 4, 2023
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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.)…
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…
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…
March 31, 2023
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‘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….
September 9, 2022
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Cleanfarms’ collection program returns to Alberta this October
Cleanfarms will be collecting unwanted agricultural pesticides and old livestock/equine medications for safe disposal in the northern half of Alberta this October. Drop-off locations for 2022 include: Alliance, Boyle, Camrose, County of Barrhead, Edgerton, Falher, Grimshaw, Hairy Hill, Innisfail, Irma, Lacombe, Leduc, Legal, Penhold, Provost, Rosalind, Rycroft, Sexsmith, St. Albert, St. Paul, Vegreville, Vermilion, Viking,…
May 26, 2022
Innovation & Technology
What are you doing with your used twine and plastic?
Plastics are integral to most of our businesses, whether you are wrapping up bales or covering your silage pit. They are cheap, convenient, and resilient, which makes them useful but also difficult to get rid of. In the past, the most common practice for dealing with used ag plastics was to burn it – a…
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Cattle Report
Updated: February 6, 2026
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Choice Steers
Live: 240.00 (NE) *few (NE, IA)
Rail: 378.00 *few (NE, IA)
Choice Heifers
Live: 240.00 (NE) *few (NE, IA)
Rail: 378.00 *few (NE, IA)
Boner Cows
Over 500 lbs: 308.79
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Livestock Price Insurance Index
| Expiry | Fed | Feeder | Calf |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04-May-26 | 306 | 478 | -- |
| 01-June-26 | 312 | 478 | -- |
| 29-June-26 | 308 | 468 | -- |
| 27-July-26 | 304 | -- | -- |
| 24-Aug-26 | 298 | 470 | -- |
| 21-Sept-26 | 294 | 470 | 582 |
| 19-Oct-26 | 290 | 466 | 586 |
Last Updated on February 5, 2026