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Two views on direct marketing to consumers

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Make them pay their own way

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Express Ranches and the Big Event

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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs decline on heavier animals, technical selling

By GFM Network News 10 hours ago

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures dropped for the second straight session on Wednesday, on technical selling and after government data showed heavier-weight U.S. hogs that pointed to larger supplies, traders said. Bear-spreading pressured front-month December hogs, which settled down 2.175 cents at 54.7 cents/lb., a decline of about four per […] Read more

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Features, Livestock

Two views on direct marketing to consumers

By Heather Smith Thomas 14 hours ago

There are many ways to market your cattle today but for a growing number of producers dealing directly with the consumer makes a lot of sense. Trails End Beef “We are in southern Alberta, about an hour south of Calgary. This is great for us, because we have a huge market nearby for our beef […] Read more

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Features, Livestock

Make them pay their own way

That sort of sums up Brian Chrisp’s view on rearing purebred cattle

By Heather Smith Thomas 1 day ago

When Brian Chrisp went to college with plans of becoming a veterinarian, he didn’t think he would ever want to come back to the family farm near Vermilion, Alta. But life intervened. “While I was in college I switched course and got an ag economics degree at the University of Alberta. As graduation neared, I […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mostly lower on technical selling

By GFM Network News 1 day ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures were mostly lower on Tuesday while lean hogs pared gains late in the session, with each pressured in part by technical selling and profit-taking, traders and analysts said. Some traders were liquidating positions in Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures ahead of a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture supply […] Read more

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Features, Livestock

Express Ranches and the Big Event

“I’m a huge supporter of the cowboy ethic and way of life." – Bob Funk, Express Ranches

By Anna Hobbs 2 days ago

A mere 45 seconds after the bidding frenzy begins, auctioneer Steve Dorran, a Canadian living in Colorado, bellows “Sold! $80,000!” It is an auspicious start to the fast-paced spectacle that will see more than $5,665,000 change hands in two days. When it comes to cattle sales, they don’t get bigger or better than the annual […] Read more

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Saskatchewan’s Johne’s Surveillance Program renewed

Animal Health: News Roundup from the October 2018 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Staff 2 days ago

Saskatchewan’s Johne’s Disease Surveillance Program, administered by the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA), has been renewed for another five years with funding from the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP) program. The Ministry of Agriculture developed the surveillance and control program for Saskatchewan cattle in the fall of 2013 but funding ran out under Growing Forward 2 […] Read more

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Beef Cattle, Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Stronger demand supports feeder market

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News 2 days ago

Western Canadian feeder cattle markets jumped $2-$5 last week, after adverse weather caused buyers to shy away earlier in October. Major feedlot operators were very aggressive on quality yearling packages and heavier weaned vaccinated calves. Many operations have limited ownership at this time of year because wet, cold weather conditions delayed purchases. The market appeared […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs surge on cash price optimism

By GFM Network News 2 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures soared as much as three per cent on Monday in bull-spreading linked to hopes of stronger U.S. cash hog prices and fears of African swine fever spreading in top pork consumer China, traders said. The gains came after China reported an African swine fever case […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures drop on plentiful supplies, demand concerns

By Reuters, GFM Network News 5 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures fell on Friday, pressured by ample supplies and rising concerns about demand amid weakness in global equities markets, traders said. Flat cash markets also cast a bearish tone on the markets. Cash cattle have traded at $111/cwt for five weeks in a row (all figures US$). Most-active CME […] Read more

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Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

Fearful of swine fever, France to put up fence on Belgian border

By Reuters, GFM Network News 5 days ago

Strasbourg, France | Reuters — France will put up fencing along its border with Belgium to prevent wild boars spreading African swine fever, a virulent livestock disease that could disrupt Europe’s pig industry. France has been on alert for African swine fever since Belgium detected the virus last month among wild boars a few kilometres […] Read more

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