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Red DMM Rumble 74J, Grand Champion Red Angus Bull at the Lloydminster Stockade Roundup.

Shiloh Cattle Co. has a good run

Purely Purebred, news from the December 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Mike Millar December 14, 2023

Shiloh Cattle Co. had an amazing week at the 2023 Lloydminster Stockade Roundup. The quality of cattle in the Red Angus and Black Angus show was second to none. Their two-year-old bull, Red DMM Rumble 74J (co-owned with Miller Wilson Angus and Riverside Angus), was Grand Champion Red Angus Bull and heifer calf, Red Shiloh […] Read more

Sides of pork in cold storage. (Agnormark/iStock/Getty Images)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs decline further as cattle face renewed pressure

"I think we're still trying to hunt for a bottom": analyst

By Reuters, Tom Polansek, GFM Network News December 13, 2023

Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures extended a slump, as live cattle futures came under renewed pressure with broad selling hitting agricultural markets on Wednesday.

Grain is loaded onto ships for export at a port on the Parana River near Rosario, Argentina on Jan. 31, 2017. (File photo: Reuters/Marcos Brindicci)

General, Markets, Reuters

Argentina’s Milei to seek 15 per cent export tax hike on some grains: source

The new president pledged "shock" measures to fix the country's economic crisis

By Maxmilian Heath, Reuters, GFM Network News December 13, 2023

Argentina's new government of libertarian President Javier Milei will seek to raise export taxes to 15 per cent on some grains, though that would not impact tariffs on soy, an industry source told Reuters on Wednesday.

Body condition is important for bulls. If over-conditioned, fat accumulates on the exterior of the body, including the scrotum.

Livestock, Nutrition

Preparing cattle for the breeding season

By Barry Yaremcio December 13, 2023

Many factors influence the success of a breeding season. Bulls must be in good shape to perform. The body condition of pregnant and lactating animals greatly affects a cow or heifer’s ability to cycle and be receptive to a bull. It’s important to discuss vaccination and herd health programs, bull soundness and semen evaluation with […] Read more

Comment/Columns, Depth of Field

VIDEO: Failing well on the farm

Depth of Field with Kelly Sidoryk

By Kelly Sidoryk December 13, 2023

Is there such a thing as failing well? Dr. Amy Edmondson of the Harvard Business School thinks so and explores the subject in her latest book, The Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well. Consider times in the past when you have experienced failure. Were some of them done poorly and some done […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Year-end buying interest boosts feeder market

Feedlot operators gearing up for shortfall in overall numbers in the first half of 2024

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News December 12, 2023

Strength was noted in calves under 650 pounds while feeders over 700 pounds were relatively unchanged. Larger packages of weaned quality genetics were $8 to $10 higher in some cases.

Comment

Comment: Perspective

By Lisa Guenther December 12, 2023

It was a frigid early morning in late January as artist Crystal Beshara headed from L’Orignal, Ontario, to Ottawa to teach a workshop. There was next to no traffic on the road that day and a heavy hoarfrost blanketed the landscape. As she drove, Beshara spotted some cattle. She noticed how the copper colours of […] Read more

A file photo of cattle mustering in Australia’s Outback. (Hypedesk/iStock/Getty Images)

General, Markets, Reuters

Australia says China has lifted some restrictions on meat imports

Aussie trade minister calls it a positive step in improving relations between the countries

By Reuters, GFM Network News December 12, 2023

Australia's trade ministry said on Tuesday that China had lifted restrictions on imports of meat from three Australian abattoirs, in the latest sign of improving relations between the two countries.

Clockwise from top left: Ruby Briand, Jackson Goudy, Jordynn Rogers, Danica Davis and Carmen Wolfe.

News, Purely Purebred

Friends of Canadian Simmental Foundation bestows scholarships

Purely Purebred, news from the December 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Mike Millar December 11, 2023

Friends of Canadian Simmental Foundation recently announced the recipients of their 2023 scholarships. Each scholarship is valued at $3,000. The Trevor Vance First Year Scholarship, in memory of Trevor Edward Vance, was awarded to Danica Davis of Keene, Ont. This scholarship, valued at $3,000, will help Davis with her post-secondary schooling. She is currently enrolled […] Read more

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle rise with boxed beef prices, bounce from recent decline

CME lean hogs hit lowest price since Nov. 28 contract low

By Reuters, Tom Polansek, GFM Network News December 11, 2023

Chicago | Reuters -- Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures advanced on Monday as wholesale beef prices increased and the market rebounded from a 2% slide last week, brokers said.

Daily Network News

Canadian agriculture’s asks from the 2025 federal budget

China rapeseed meal futures see largest one-day gain in almost three months after Xi–Carney talks

U.S. livestock: Cattle slip back, hogs gain

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Shiloh Cattle Co. has a good run

U.S. livestock: CME hogs decline further as cattle face renewed pressure

Argentina’s Milei to seek 15 per cent export tax hike on some grains: source

Preparing cattle for the breeding season

VIDEO: Failing well on the farm

Klassen: Year-end buying interest boosts feeder market

Comment: Perspective

Australia says China has lifted some restrictions on meat imports

Friends of Canadian Simmental Foundation bestows scholarships

U.S. livestock: CME cattle rise with boxed beef prices, bounce from recent decline

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