Features, Livestock

Express Ranches and the Big Event

Posted 9 hours ago by Anna Hobbs

Livestock, News, News Roundup

Saskatchewan’s Johne’s Surveillance Program renewed

Posted 9 hours ago by Staff

Features, Livestock

Leading with an eye on the beef industry’s next generation

Posted 4 days ago by Piper Whelan

Must Reads

• Livestock, Vet advice

  Tularemia, a potentially serious and life-threatening disease

  Tularemia, sometimes called rabbit fever, is an uncommon but debilitating disease spread from animals to man caused by the bacteria…

  October 5, 2018

• Features, Livestock

  Rabies is a rare zoonotic disease

  We don’t hear about rabies being mentioned very often but when we do there is a scary connotation attached to…

  October 5, 2018

• Features, Finishers, Livestock

  Be a guest, not a predator in the feedlot pen

  In all occupations, there are a mixture of excellent employees and those that come up short. Feedlot pen checking is…

  October 4, 2018

• Livestock

  

  VIDEO: Test livestock water to avoid trace mineral deficiencies

  Leah Clark, livestock and feed extension specialist with Saskatchewan Agriculture, talks about the one mineral livestock…

  October 3, 2018

• Features, Livestock

  Let’s talk about sex

  Our agriculture industry is based on reproduction. Livestock need to reproduce and plants need to reproduce. It’s what we do.…

  October 3, 2018

• Features, Livestock

  Pain control in cattle remains a complex issue

  When it comes to pain mitigation practices for her cattle operation, Cecilie Fleming believes it’s the right thing to do.…

  October 2, 2018

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 9 hours 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

---

Livestock, News, News Roundup

Saskatchewan’s Johne’s Surveillance Program renewed

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

By Staff 9 hours 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

---

---

Beef Cattle, Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Stronger demand supports feeder market

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News 9 hours 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

---

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

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

By GFM Network News 14 hours 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

---

---

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

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

By Reuters, GFM Network News 4 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

---

Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

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

By Reuters, GFM Network News 4 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

---

---

Features, Livestock

Leading with an eye on the beef industry’s next generation

Kelly Smith-Fraser's NuHaven Cattle Company a testament to a long family history of beef producers

By Piper Whelan 4 days ago

Kelly Smith-Fraser’s deep roots in agriculture helped develop her present leadership role in the Canadian beef industry. The vice-chair of Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) and president of the Canadian Maine-Anjou Association, Smith-Fraser’s path in the cattle business was shaped by the previous generations, a legacy she continues on her family’s operation, NuHaven Cattle Company of […] Read more

---

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on cut in beef production estimate

By GFM Network News 4 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures rose on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture trimmed its forecast for how much beef the nation will produce this year. In a monthly supply and demand report, USDA pegged 2018 beef output at 26.9 billion pounds, down 0.6 per cent from its September estimate. The agency […] Read more

---

---

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog, cattle futures lower on plentiful supplies

By GFM Network News 6 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures fell for the third day in a row on Wednesday, with the market under pressure from plentiful supplies, traders said. Cattle futures also closed lower, sinking to their lowest in nearly a month. Heavy rains in key production areas were spurring producers to market their animals more quickly, […] Read more

---

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slump on ample supplies

By GFM Network News October 9, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell more than one per cent on Tuesday, weighed down by technical selling and expectations that supply will increase, traders said. Cattle futures were only slightly lower on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, staying within the narrow range that has defined the trade for weeks. CME December hogs, […] Read more

---

---