Ottawa Ontario - We start with ongoing concerns about the availability of cattle feed in Western Canada.
 
On Saturday morning, Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau tweeted she had spoken with Canadian Pacific Railway president Keith Creel to share her "concerns about the dangerously low feed supply for cattle across the Prairies."
 
As The Canadian Press reported Friday, some producers were worried they would run out of feed over the weekend, prompting animal welfare concerns.
 
Bibeau said the railway recognized the sense of urgency around the issue and assured her the feed shortage was "top of mind".
 
As Real Agriculture reported last week, many feed lots are waiting anxiously for trains to arrive with feed deliveries.
 
Canadian corn imports from the United States are higher than normal this year as drought-stricken cattle operators work to keep livestock fed, with millions of tonnes being imported.
 
As Real Agriculture reports, shortages of Distillers' Dried Grains (DDGs) are also raising concerns because corn is a lower-protein feed.
 
DDGs, which are used to supplement feed, are typically transported in smaller trains.
 
Kelsey Johnson.