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CME December 2019 lean hogs with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slip on ample supplies, trade uncertainty

By Julie Ingwersen November 19, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell on Tuesday, extending their latest slide to five straight sessions on uncertainty about U.S. pork exports to China, traders said. Market bulls have been hoping for a U.S. trade deal with Beijing that could bolster U.S. pork sales to China, the world’s biggest pork consumer. China […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Challenging weather influencing feeder market

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News November 19, 2019

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were relatively unchanged; calves appeared to trade $3 lower to as much as $5 higher. Weather conditions have played a larger role in the price structure this fall. Major finishing feedlots continue to focus on preconditioned calves and have left the unweaned or unvaccinated feeders to the […] Read more

Beef Cattle, News, News Roundup

Vaccinating for bovine respiratory disease

Research: News Roundup from the November 2019 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff November 18, 2019

While bovine respiratory disease is often thought of as a feedlot problem, it’s also the most common cause of death for nursing calves older than three weeks, notes the Beef Cattle Research Council’s blog. Several studies have shown bovine respiratory disease (BRD) peaks seasonally. For example, a Nebraska study that looked at several years of […] Read more

A coyote hunts mice at Riding Mountain. Researchers are looking for Manitoba producers to participate in a predation study.

News, News Roundup

Researchers take aim at reducing losses to livestock predation

Research: News Roundup from the November 2019 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff November 18, 2019

Manitoba researchers are looking for beef producers interested in trying different strategies to reduce predation losses. The study will look at methods to gauge predation risk on a producer’s operation while also examining ways to monitor and deter predators. Melanie Dubois, senior riparian and biodiversity biologist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, says that the methods […] Read more

CME February 2020 lean hogs with 20- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures extend slide on China trade worries

By Julie Ingwersen November 18, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell on Monday for a fourth straight session, with deferred contracts leading the way down on worries about the chances for a U.S.-China trade deal that could boost Chinese imports of U.S. pork, traders said. Most-active February lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) settled […] Read more

Smoke billows during a fire in an area of the Amazon rainforest near Humaita, Amazonas State, Brazil on Aug. 14, 2019. (Photo: Reuters/Ueslei Marcelino)

Cow-Calf, General, Reuters, Weather

Brazil Amazon deforestation soars to 11-year high

By Marcelo Teixeira November 18, 2019

Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil | Reuters — Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest rose to its highest in over a decade this year, government data on Monday showed, confirming a sharp increase under the leadership of right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro. The data from Brazil’s INPE space research agency, which showed deforestation soaring 29.5 per cent […] Read more

The cattle market is a pure competitive market with many buyers and sellers.

Market talk, Markets

Revisiting Economics 101 in relation to the cattle industry

Market Talk with Jerry Klassen

By Jerry Klassen November 15, 2019

When hockey players go on the ice to practice, they first warm up by skating and then they’ll practice shooting and passing. Regardless of the talent level, they go back to the basics. In this issue, I’m going back to the basics of market analysis. I often receive inquiries from cattle producers regarding the price […] Read more

CME December 2019 lean hogs with 20- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs reach two-month low on increased slaughter

By Tom Polansek November 15, 2019

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. lean hog futures touched a two-month low on Friday as meat packers slaughtered more pigs to profit from high margins. Pork processors killed an estimated 485,000 pigs, up 1,000 from a week earlier and 20,000 from a year ago, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said. They are projected to slaughter […] Read more

CME February 2020 lean hogs with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs reach two-month low

By Tom Polansek November 14, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell to a two-month low on Thursday on large supplies and uncertainty over negotiations to boost trade with China, the world’s top pork consumer. Traders and meat producers are hoping for further U.S. pork sales to China, which is grappling with a fatal pig disease that has […] Read more

Ionophores are used most extensively in feedlot cattle diets, but are generally considered a good investment regardless of the diet fed.

Beef Cattle, Features, Livestock

The complicated life of an ionophore

Ron Clarke outlines the basics of how these widely used feed additives work

By Dr. Ron Clarke November 13, 2019

Ionophores are a class of compounds frequently talked about in animal nutrition, yet infrequently understood by many. First marketed in the 1960s and derived from soil-borne organisms, ionophores are best described as feed additives that reversibly bind ions — chemical entities possessing an electric charge — then subsequently facilitate their transport across membranes. Commonly used […] Read more

Prairie forecast: Transition from warm to cool brings chances for rain

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

Daily Network News

Prairie forecast: Transition from warm to cool brings chances for rain

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

Cow-calf

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slip on ample supplies, trade uncertainty

Klassen: Challenging weather influencing feeder market

Vaccinating for bovine respiratory disease

Researchers take aim at reducing losses to livestock predation

U.S. livestock: Hog futures extend slide on China trade worries

Brazil Amazon deforestation soars to 11-year high

Revisiting Economics 101 in relation to the cattle industry

U.S. livestock: Hogs reach two-month low on increased slaughter

U.S. livestock: Hogs reach two-month low

The complicated life of an ionophore

Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field

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