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On Jan 1, 2026, the US cattle herd was just over 86.1 million head, ⬇️for the 7th consecutive year. Beef cows were⬇️1% with replacement heifers⬆️0.9%. Dairy cows were⬆️2% with dairy heifers⬇️0.3%. Learn more 👉: canfax.ca #CanfaxMarket #USMarkets #USDA #Inventory

China has restored market access for Canadian beef, lifting the suspension that had been in place since December 2021. In addition, we have signed a pet food safety and sanitation requirements protocol to accelerate resumption of Canadian pet food exports to China.

Quarterback Josh Allen and Hailee Steinfeld deliver a substantial protein surprise to the Bills' offensive line, fueling them for success. drovers.com/news/industry/…

Nearly 3,000 people are still without water in the Outlook area. The community was forced to shut off its water supply on Monday morning after making the discovery that someone had tampered with the water treatment plant. #outlook #sask #water ckom.com/2025/12/16/out…

Roughly 3,000 people in the Outlook area are without water after their community’s water distribution system was tampered with. #sask #outlook #water #saskatchewan ckom.com/2025/12/15/300…

We’re thrilled to see GIFS announce their new partnership with the @CanBeefNetwork, to meet the genotyping needs of Canadian beef breeders and processors right here at home. #PrairiesCanFunded

A strategic partnership between GIFS and @CanBeefNetwork is bringing high-throughput genotyping capabilities to Canada. 🔗 Read the full announcement: lnkd.in/gG5TpsMA #CWA2025 #CdnAg #USask

Livestock production is capital intensive, risky and stressful. Running a processing plant is capital intensive, risky and stressful. We all grew up in or chose a very hard but rewarding industry. What large packing plants do is damn near miraculous - making that much beef disappear every day in balance with the animal, day in and day out as someone who plays on a micro level is insane. What the cattle feeding industry does - on paper buying a negative swap - day in and day out and trying to feed or trade a profit into them for decades on end is insane. It’s incredible this whole system works as well as it does. As someone who got beat to a pulp in the last market reset and someone who’s trying to make a teeny tiny mark on the processing side… I say this, I hope everyone makes it through this and that the processing side isn’t necessarily nefarious. We are playing business on hard mode…and most of us wouldn’t want to do anything else whether that makes sense or not.

Tyson Foods to close US beef plant as cattle supplies dwindle | Reuters reuters.com/business/tyson…

This is the best! @VladGuerrero27 @thehazelmae #WorldSeries #BlueJays #WANTITALL

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🚜📢 The Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan are investing $3.4M for two new facilities at @usask, the Omics Resource Centre and Beef Reprotech facilities, supporting innovation to keep producers competitive and sustainable. #SaskAg #CdnAg #SustainableCdnAg @AAFC_Canada

Don't miss the CFA Agricultural Leaders Debate on April 17th at 5:00 pm Eastern, moderated by @shaunhaney, founder of @realagriculture and Martin Ménard, Journalist with La Terre Chez Nous. Watch it on CFA's Facebook or Linkedin Page: facebook.com/CanadianFedera… #cdnag #AGDEBATE2025

.@CNBC is gonna need a live ticker for the tariff rate

There is no change to the tariffs on Canada and Mexico, per an official. (They were never moved to the "reciprocal" tariff system.)

With the tariffs the US has put on Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea for example, Canada ag exporters have a real opportunity in the short term.

*CANADA, MEXICO NOT SUBJECT TO RECIPROCAL TARIFFS FOR NOW

SENIOR WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL: EXEMPTION FOR USMCA-COMPLIANT GOODS FROM MEXICO AND CANADA WILL CONTINUE

“The beef we raise here in Saskatchewan has one of the lowest carbon footprints in the world—and that progress was achieved without a carbon tax. We’re grateful to the Government of Saskatchewan for recognizing the work our producers are doing and for choosing solutions that support both our environment and our economy.” - Chad Ross, Chair of the Saskatchewan Cattle Association.

Exactly!