The economics of pregnancy testing: Webinar September 15th

Posted on August 24, 2016 by Beef Research2

Update: Missed the webinar? Find the recording and check for future webinars on our Webinars page: http://www.beefresearch.ca/resources/webinars.cfm

Join this free webinar to better understand the economics of choosing to pregnancy check and whether it is more profitable for your operation to cull cows in the fall or spring.

When

Pain control in beef calves. Photo supplied by Tamara Carter

Thursday, September 15 at 7:00 pm MT

6:00pm in BC
7:00pm in AB and SK
8:00pm in MB
9:00pm in ON and QC
10:00pm in NS, NB and PEI

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Call for Proposals: Beef Production Economics (2017-2018)

Posted on May 11, 2016 by Beef Research2

Canfax Research Services (CRS) invites proposals for Beef Production Economics. The deadline is June 24, 2016 at 11:59 PM MT.

CRS is partnering with the Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC) whose mandate is to establish research and development priorities for the Canadian beef cattle industry and manage national check-off funds allocated to research.

The BCRC developed the second Beef Cattle Industry Science Cluster under Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Growing Forward II Strategy. The Beef Cattle Industry Science Cluster was a Continue reading →

Focus on productivity

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Beef Research

This is a guest post by Canfax Research Services.

The feedlot and packing sectors have been very successful at driving productivity and efficiency gains through larger carcass weights, average daily gains, feed to gain ratios and yield in order to decrease per unit costs and maximize profits.

Are things really so different for the cow/calf sector? Continue reading →

When is the Most Profitable Time to Cull Cows?

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Beef Research

This is a guest post written by Brenna Grant, Research Analyst with Canfax Research Services.

Cow prices seasonally decline 16.5% from July to November. This year the drop was sharp happening all in September. Prices have stabilized and even rebounded in recent weeks after dropping from $78/cwt in August to $64/cwt in October. The October average was below year ago for the first time this year. Prices have inched up to $65/cwt in November to be back above year ago levels. Prices typically increase 16% from the November low to a spring high in March. Given that part of the drop seen in September and the low October prices was due to the temporary closure of the Lakeside plant in Brooks, the increase from now to the March high is expected to be higher than typical at around 19% ($77/cwt). A higher spring price will be supported given (1) current prices are depressed with the Lakeside plant not having access to the US market yet, (2) strong North American demand for trim will support prices moving into the spring, and (3) smaller cow marketings anticipated in 2013. Continue reading →