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Cautions When Using Brassica Crops As Alternative Feed

Over the past few months, we’ve talked a lot about using alternative crops for feeding livestock this fall and winter. Barry Yaremcio, beef and forage specialist at the Ag-Info Centre, says producers need to be careful when using brassica crops as an alternative feed.

Interview with Barry Yaremcio (2:32 minutes) (1.16 Mb)

Source : Agriculture and Forestry

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Cattle Markets - Mike Briggs

Video: Cattle Markets - Mike Briggs

Live cattle futures are still holding a significant discount to cash, which either needs to narrow, or cash will have to come down. Boxed beef is trending higher again this week and on the feeder side, we're seeing new contract highs continue to roll in. So, what does this all mean moving forward? We caught up with Mike Briggs at his feedyard near Seward to get his take.