Most ruminant livestock (cattle, sheep and goats) in Africa are mainly fed crop residues (stalks and leaves, for example), which are of very low quality.

He said prices for barley, a common livestock feed, are at about $10 a bushel — double what they were two years ago. "Those are prices we've never heard of before," Anderson said.

5. How to best supplement straights and moist feeds The mineral levels in straights and moist feeds are variable – for example, Trafford Gold contains a high level of phosphorous but a low ...

According to the Alberta Cattle Feeders' Association, an industry group that represents feedlot operators in the province, 75 per cent of its members report having corn shipments delayed. Many are ...

Feed shortages reaching crisis levels for Canadian cattle producers By Amanda Stephenson The Canadian Press Posted January 21, 2022 2:49 pm Updated January 21, 2022 6:09 pm ...

Canadian farmers say they are just days away from running out of feed for cattle, due to severe drought last summer damaging crops needed to fatten them over winter and transportation bottlenecks.

For the week ending July 19, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were unchanged from the previous week, although volumes were limited.