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The 200th calf born on the Ramsey ranch in January 2021.
Calving, Cow-Calf, Features, Livestock

Withstanding extreme cold while winter calving

While many producers prefer spring calving, Matthew Ramsey shifted his calving season to January to avoid Manitoba’s wet April weather

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Matthew Ramsey would much rather calve in January than in April. At least in January, he says, you know what you’re getting into. “We got to the point where April sucked every year,” he says.  “Eventually, we came to the conclusion that we weren’t happy with April, we’re either going to go earlier or later […] Read more
CME February 2023 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end firm on tight supplies, lower weights

Hogs mixed on weak cash prices, higher cutout

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended mostly firm on Friday, underpinned by tight supplies and as harsh winter weather in recent weeks lowered cattle slaughter weights and limited beef production, traders said. Live cattle futures prices remained bound in a recent trading range as cash cattle prices at Plains feedlot […] Read more
CME April 2023 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs end mixed, cattle mostly lower

Corn's rally put pressure on feeder cattle futures

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures ended mixed on Thursday, with actively traded nearby months down on weak pork prices and dull demand, while deferred contracts rose on expectations for tighter supplies in coming months, traders said. The February hog contract was down for the 10th time in 11 sessions and […] Read more
A newborn calf rests in a bed of straw.
Calving, Cow-Calf, Features, Livestock

Contracted and lax tendons in newborn calves

A look at the potential causes and treatments of limb problems in new calves

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Thankfully, most calves are born unassisted, out of sight and out of mind. They nurse independently and quickly take their position as one of many productive herd members. But sometimes things don’t go as hoped, and the occasional calf is born with leg issues — namely contracted or lax tendons. Contracted tendons exhibit as “knuckling […] Read more
CME February 2023 lean hogs with 20-day moving average (pink line) and CME cash lean hog index (purple line). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs drop as pork cutout sinks to near two-year low

Cattle futures also follow beef values lower

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell on Wednesday for the ninth time in 10 sessions as weak cash hog prices and lower pork values dragged the market to a fresh three-month low, traders said. Pork packer margins have eroded and the closely followed cash wholesale pork cutout value fell on […] Read more
SVY Mayfield 30H.
News, Purely Purebred

Agribition Supreme champions

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

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Congratulations to the 2022 Canadian Western Agribition Beef Supreme Champion Bull and Female, presented by CN Railway.  The Supreme Champion Bull was SVY Mayfield 30H, exhibited by Cays Cattle, Kinistino, Sask. (photo above) The Supreme Champion Female was EF Primrose 925. Calf at side is EF Oattes Primrose 2234. Exhibited by Enright Farms, Renfrew, Ont. (photo […] Read more
CME February 2023 lean hogs with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs sink to three-month low on weak pork prices

Live cattle steady to higher

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell on Tuesday for the eighth time in nine sessions on concerns about pork demand and slumping pork prices, traders said. The actively traded February lean hog contract dropped to a three-month low as packer margins eroded and the pork cutout price slid to the […] Read more
Anchor D Garren’s Krush 524K.
Livestock, News, Purely Purebred

News from the Canadian Simmental Association

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

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Friends of Canadian Simmental Foundation scholarships valued at $3,000 each, were awarded to Ariel Wilcox of Treherne, Man., and Brodyn LaBatte of Gladmar, Sask. Wilcox is currently enrolled at the University of Manitoba to obtain her master’s degree of nursing and LaBatte is attending Olds College in Alberta, taking agriculture management with a major production.  […] Read more
CME February 2023 lean hogs with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs up off three-month low on bargain buying

Chicago cattle futures also gain

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures bounced from a three-month low on Monday and settled higher for the first time in eight sessions in a technical and bargain-buying rally to start the first full trading week of the year. Cattle futures also gained on improved packer demand following recent weeks of […] Read more
Joe Engelhart believes strongly in taking a low-stress approach to managing over 4,600 cattle at the Spruce Ranching Co-operative southwest of Longview, Alta.
Features

Spruce Ranching Co-operative banks on sustainability

Sustainability strategies are paying off at one of Alberta’s oldest grazing sites, but they also come with challenges

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[UPDATED: Jan. 10, 2023] The vast, expansive area along the eastern slope of the southwestern Rocky Mountains is stunning, no matter the time of year, with miles of native grassland, abundant creeks and critters: both cattle and carnivores. However, the 22,500 acres of range at the Spruce Ranching Co-operative — locally known as the Spruce […] Read more

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