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CME December 2021 live cattle (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, dark red and black lines). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle at two-month high on strong beef demand

December hogs follow pork lower

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures reached a two-month high on Monday amid expectations for solid demand for beef, traders said. Gains in cash cattle prices last week helped support futures, traders said. Meat packers killed an estimated 121,000 cattle at U.S. slaughtering plants on Monday, unchanged from a week ago, […] Read more
The initial testing phase took place with 15 collars on cattle at the Thibeault Ranch in B.C.
Features, Livestock

Testing virtual fencing’s potential in B.C.

Pilot underway to develop technology fitting the needs of grazing in B.C.

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When the British Columbia Cattlemen’s Association initiated a targeted grazing project to reduce wildfire risk in the wildland-urban interface, the prospect of rebuilding lost fencing to facilitate this was costly.  An estimated 900 kilometres of fenceline in B.C was burned in wildfires during 2017 and 2018, with a staggering projected rebuild cost of $14 million. […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle end higher, lean hogs eases

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Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished higher on Friday and gained about 1 percent for the week, helped by solid export demand, traders said. Demand from China has been particularly strong, fueled by the appetites of a growing Chinese middle class and diplomatic tensions with rival supplier Australia. The U.S. […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs climb on strong exports

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Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures climbed to their highest in nearly two weeks on Thursday, supported by strong weekly export sales and tighter supplies of market-ready hogs, analysts said. “Hog numbers are still running below last year. If that continues to tighten up, I think that boosts the back months […] Read more
How long do growth promotants persist in soil and manure, and is there a risk they could enter surface or groundwater?
Livestock, Research

Growth promotants and the environment

Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen

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Growth promotants dramatically improve the growth rates and feed efficiency of beef cattle. Trenbolone acetate (TBA) behaves like testosterone and is used in several feedlot implants (Component, Revalor and Synovex). Melengestrol acetate (MGA) behaves like progesterone, a pregnancy hormone. Some feedlots feed MGA to suppress estrous cycles and riding activity in heifers until a few […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle firms on stronger cash, wholesale market

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Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures firmed on Wednesday, underpinned by stronger cash trade as packers pull more cattle forward, while wholesale beef prices added support, analysts said. “It does seem like the packers have picked up the production for cattle lately,” said Doug Houghton, technical analyst at Brock Capital Management. […] Read more
Moist areas in otherwise dry pastures can offer prime habitats for lungworms.
Features, Livestock

Drought can heighten lungworm risk in summer and fall

The effect of lungworms depends on an animal’s immune system and how many larvae it has ingested, but the worst infections tend to occur in young animals

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Luke Smith’s east quarter section on the edge of the Blue Hills southwest of Avonlea consisted mainly of slough grass and willow with patches of fescue and brome where prairie sat above a large spring-fed slough. The area provided abundant grazing for 20 replacement heifers and a bull. He called after checking the group with […] Read more
News, Purely Purebred

Maritime Angus Commercial Breeders Award

Purely Purebred, news from the October 2021 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Congratulations to Albert and John Ready of Covehead, P.E.I, who are this year’s recipients of the Maritime Angus Commercial Breeders award. The award recognizes a farm committed to sustainability and that incorporates Angus- influenced cattle in their herd. While John and Albert’s families each have their own landbase and cattle, for the last 35 years […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle futures slide to five-month low

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Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures hit a one-week low on Monday on bigger-than-expected U.S. supplies, while feeder cattle dropped to a five-month low, analysts said. Traders have been expecting cattle supplies to tighten but did not see signs of it in October, said Rich Nelson, chief strategist for agricultural commodities […] Read more

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