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CME August 2023 live cattle with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle rally to contract highs

July lean hogs also higher

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rallied to fresh contract highs on Tuesday, supported by technical buying and strength in the cash market, traders said. Livestock traders did not see any reason to disrupt the recent trend at a time of strong seasonal demand, with traditionally active grilling holidays such as Father’s […] Read more
News, Newsmakers

New Canadian Cattle Young Leaders, regional TESA winners announced

NewsMakers from the June 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Heath Ferguson grew up in a small town just outside Edmonton, Alta. Growing up, his family had a small herd of Simmental/Saler-cross cows and he raised a few bottle calves every year with his brothers. In high school, he was in 4-H, Green Certificate and worked at the local packing plant, as well as helping […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Texas flooding lifts Canadian feeder market

Fed cattle in counter-seasonal trend

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For the week ending Sunday, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $6-$8 higher. In some cases, quality yearling packages traded as much as $10 above week-ago levels. Live and feeder cattle futures closed the week US$8-$9 higher as traders monitored flooding conditions in Texas. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle on a live basis in […] Read more
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Livestock, Machinery

Animal care council won’t update livestock transport code of practice

NFACC says 'no further action' pending

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After over four years’ publicly funded work to develop an updated national code of practice for livestock transport for Canada, the National Farm Animal Care Council has called a halt. In an information update dated May 1, NFACC said its board has now decided “no further action will be taken” by the council to update […] Read more
Wildlife conservation officers Devon Wadden and Tim Locke keep an eye on sheep while SPCA officers feed a flock during wildfire evacuations in Shelburne County, N.S. on June 3, 2023. (Photo: Communications Nova Scotia/Handout via Reuters)
General, Reuters, Weather

Canada on track for worst-ever wildfire season

Unusual to see fires nationwide at one time

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Ottawa | Reuters — Canada is on track for its worst-ever year of wildfire destruction as warm and dry conditions are forecast to persist through to the end of the summer after an unprecedented start to the fire season, officials said on Monday. Blazes are burning in nearly all Canadian provinces and territories, and federal […] Read more
CME August 2023 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures rise, hog futures dip

Wholesale pork highest since mid-November

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange extended their rally on Monday, with strong cash prices and technical buyers pushing the market higher. Live cattle contracts have risen for eight straight sessions and feeder cattle contracts have posted gains for five sessions in a row. But hog futures closed weaker even as pork prices surged […] Read more
Dung beetles recovered from one dung-baited pitfall trap operated for one week in September on native grassland in southern Alberta, Canada. Contents include 5,069 Chilothorax distinctus, 20 Onthophagus nuchicornis, 15 Aphodius pedellus, nine Melinopterus prodromus, and one Canthon praticola.
News, News Roundup

Cow Patty Critters: A new guide on Canada’s fecal friends

News Roundup from the June 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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There is more to a cow pat than meets the eye. In Canada, an estimated 110 million dung pats (the weight of over 13,000 combines) are deposited by cows every day. But what do we know about the community of insects, bacteria and other organisms that inhabit them? These critters are essential to a healthy […] Read more
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Comment/Columns, Depth of Field

Understanding our own paradigms

Depth of Field with Kelly Sidoryk

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Many have heard me reference paradigms, either during presentations or in this column. Paradigms are the beliefs, values, assumptions and ways in which we view the world. Trying to challenge our own assumptions and thinking is one way to expand our personal growth. One of my beliefs is as human beings, we are meant to […] Read more

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