Gotta love us Albertans!
So this Department of Water Resources representative stops at a Canadian ranch in Alberta , and talks with an old rancher. He tells the rancher, I need to inspect your ranch for your water allocation.
The old rancher says, ‘Okay, but don’t go in that field over there.’ The water representative says, ‘Mister, I have the [...]
Lessons Learned
JBS The Biggest Packer/Feeder
In a dramatic chain of events, JBS purchased both National and Smithfield Beef today. With this purchase they also picked up 5 River Cattle Company with a one-time feeding capacity of 800,000 on feed! If this one is approved by the Justice Department, they will become the largest packing/feeder company in the USA. The following [...]
Funny Advertising!
A good friend of mine is doing a little advertising here in Alberta for his custom feedyard for cattle. I haven’t seen the ad in Alberta Beef Magazine yet, but I guess it is there and also will be featured in the Alberta Cattle Feeders conference again this year. I couldn’t help myself, so I [...]
Corn Moving, But Where?
If you are in the business, it has become a new reality that corn and other grains are on the move upwards. We saw the fall of 2006 take corn upwards when it seasonally would go down. That led to few people buying corn expecting it to go lower. [...]
Cattle Border Opening
Today is November 19th and the first day that the border is open to Canadian cattle over the age of 30 months of age. Cattle that cross still have to be verified of their age and past the “feed bans” of 1997, but everything is allowed to go. While this should be an extremely happy [...]
Trent Adams