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Riparian habitat at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. (FWS.gov/refuge/Malheur)

FBI sets up checkpoints around Oregon refuge after deadly confrontation

By Peter Henderson January 27, 2016

Reuters — U.S. and state officials in Oregon on Wednesday set up checkpoints around Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, where an armed group pledged to prolong its standoff with the government a day after one protester was shot and eight others were arrested. Authorities said the new security involves a series of checkpoints along key routes […] Read more

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LIVE BLOG: Alberta FarmTech 2016

Event begins Tuesday, Jan. 26 and runs to Thursday, Jan. 28

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff January 26, 2016

Edmonton’s EXPO Centre at Northlands is the place to be for producers and the public during Alberta FarmTech 2016, running from Jan. 26 to Jan. 28. Want up-to-the-minute information on what’s going on at FarmTech? Check out our live blog page here! FarmTech features more than 50 sessions and a world class lineup of speakers providing […] Read more

Dr. John McKinnon, second from right, is presented with the 2015 Canadian Beef Industry Award for Outstanding Research and Innovation by BCRC chair Tim Oleksyn (l) and nominators Brad Wildeman and Sandy Russel. (BCRC photo)

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Cattle nutrition researcher hailed with national honour

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff January 26, 2016

A national award has officially put the “outstanding” label on the work and career of one of Canada’s leading researchers and experts on beef cattle nutrition. Dr. John McKinnon, the Saskatchewan Beef Industry research chair at the University of Saskatchewan and a regular contributor to Canadian Cattlemen, was presented last week with the inaugural Canadian Beef […] Read more

Livestock, Weather

Ontario weighs mandatory beekeeping practices in draft plan

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff January 25, 2016

Fresh off limiting farmers’ use of neonicotinoid seed treatments, the Ontario government now wants public comment on further moves it might make to improve the health of bees and other pollinators in the province. Among the “potential actions” up for consideration in the province’s new draft action plan are the use of public lands to expand […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Retreating equities undermine CME live cattle

By Theopolis Waters, GFM Network News January 20, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Wednesday, pressured by falling U.S. stock futures amid the unrelenting slide in crude oil prices, traders said. February live cattle ended 2.05 cents/lb. lower at 127.25 cents, and April closed down 1.975 cents at 128.175 (all figures US$). Bullish CME live cattle […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Uncertainty causes feeder market volatility

By Jerry Klassen January 19, 2016

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices traded steady to as much as $10 lower compared to week-ago levels. Feedlot hands are contending with adverse winter conditions and cattle travelling farther distances were down $6 to $12 in non-major feeding regions. Feeder markets were slightly softer Monday through Wednesday; however, feedlot operators were quick to back away […] Read more

Pacific Ocean sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies for the week centred on Jan. 6. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)

Livestock, Weather

U.S. forecaster sees El Nino conditions weakening

By Reuters January 14, 2016

Reuters — The El Nino phenomenon currently affecting weather is expected to weaken during the Northern Hemisphere spring and transition to normal conditions by late spring or early summer, a U.S. government weather forecaster said Thursday. The Climate Prediction Center (CPC), an agency of the National Weather Service, was in line in its monthly forecast […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle jump on renewed buying interest

By Jerry Klassen January 12, 2016

During the first full week of January, western Canadian feeder cattle traded $10-$15 higher compared to late December. In some cases, calves under 600 lbs. were $15-$20 higher. Strength in the nearby fed cattle market, along with the firmer tone to live cattle futures, set a positive tone. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle in […] Read more

Livestock, Machinery, Weather

Study finds Canadian beef’s GHG footprint shrunk over 30 years

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff January 11, 2016

Efficiencies in cattle production and feeding have allowed Canada’s beef industry to produce the same weight in beef as 30 years ago with smaller breeding herds, less land — and smaller greenhouse gas (GHG) output, a new study finds. The study, led by research scientist Tim McAllister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in Lethbridge, with […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle tumble limit down

By Theopolis Waters, GFM Network News January 7, 2016

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts ended Thursday’s session down by their three cents/lb. daily price limit, rattled by lower preliminary cash prices and deteriorating U.S. stock futures amid China’s economic woes, traders said. February live cattle and April ended at 133.525 cents and 134.3 cents, respectively (all figures US$). Live […] Read more

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FBI sets up checkpoints around Oregon refuge after deadly confrontation

LIVE BLOG: Alberta FarmTech 2016

Cattle nutrition researcher hailed with national honour

Ontario weighs mandatory beekeeping practices in draft plan

U.S. livestock: Retreating equities undermine CME live cattle

Klassen: Uncertainty causes feeder market volatility

U.S. forecaster sees El Nino conditions weakening

Klassen: Feeder cattle jump on renewed buying interest

Study finds Canadian beef’s GHG footprint shrunk over 30 years

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle tumble limit down

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