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A cow and young calf caught in a spring snowstorm in Saskatchewan. Shifting or condensing the calving season requires careful consideration.

What to consider when changing the breeding season

Producers tightening or shifting their breeding season should consider everything from economics to feeding programs

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan December 15, 2023

Trudging through slushy snow in April is a scene many producers know well. One day there’s a hint of summer in the air, with birds chirping in trees overhead as a farmer checks on newborn calves frolicking near puddles. The next day, the farmer is rushing through pastures as hard sleet slashes his face, trying […] Read more

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs jump following recent slide

Live cattle futures have bounced a bit after sinking last week to a 14-month low

By Reuters, Tom Polansek, GFM Network News December 14, 2023

Lean hog futures climbed at Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Thursday as the market rebounded from recent losses amid short covering and hopes that cash prices may have reached a bottom, analysts said.

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.

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.

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.

Livestock, News

VIDEO: Tips on ‘dog-breaking’ your cattle

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff December 11, 2023

Justin Hozack is a cow-calf producer who relies heavily on stock dogs to help move his cattle. “Everybody should have a stock dog. Once you have one it’s like losing your Leatherman off your belt as far as I’m concerned,” said Hozack, at Ag in Motion this past summer. Having a trained stock dog to […] Read more

News, Purely Purebred

PHOTOS: Farmfair highlights

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

By Mike Millar December 8, 2023

Seedstock producers gathered early last month to show their cattle at Farmfair in Edmonton, Alta.

Beef Cattle, Market talk, Markets

Cattle prices turning lower

Market Talk with Jerry Klassen

By Jerry Klassen December 8, 2023

I’ve been overwhelmed with calls over the past week as the recent issue of Canadian Cattlemen reached dinner tables and coffee shops. In the October issue, I hinted that the cattle market was turning over and would likely trend lower in the latter half of 2024. I always judge how successful my articles are by […] Read more

Markets, Reuters

CME cattle futures rout continues; hogs end lower

Despite small U.S. herd, placement into feedlots have been above last year's levels

By Julie Ingwersen, Reuters, GFM Network News December 8, 2023

Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange dropped on Thursday to fresh multi-month lows on technical selling and weak beef prices at a time when feedlot supplies of market-ready cattle are rising, analysts said.

Andchris Just Crushin’ It 20J, Grand Champion Speckle Park Bull.

News, News Roundup

News from the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair

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

By Mike Millar December 7, 2023

The Canadian Speckle Park Association hosted their first Speckle Park breed show at this year’s Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto, Ont. Grand Champion Female honours were awarded to Watson Land and Livestock Inc. with two-year-old female Watson Leopard Trillium 7J. Reserve Female honours went to MartinStar Farms with senior yearling Steele Katelynn 3K. Grand […] Read more

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle rebound on technical buying

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as rapid harvest overshadows China trade hopes

Good weather pushes Alberta harvest along

Cow-calf

What to consider when changing the breeding season

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs jump following recent slide

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

Klassen: Year-end buying interest boosts feeder market

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

VIDEO: Tips on ‘dog-breaking’ your cattle

PHOTOS: Farmfair highlights

Cattle prices turning lower

CME cattle futures rout continues; hogs end lower

News from the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair

Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field

Blogs

Cows ain’t coal

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