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Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Online cattle auction aims to shake up U.S. market

By Tom Polansek January 29, 2016

San Diego | Reuters — A proposal for an online auction that could shake up the U.S. pricing model for cattle is set to make its public debut on Friday after a test run last week, with the support of a unit of the world’s largest meatpacker. Producers have worried for years that the country’s […] Read more

Inventor Gerard Roney points to the bars that control how much grain animals can lick up each visit.

Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf

Not your average creep feeder

Supplement rationing with a self-feeder

By Debbie Furber January 26, 2016

The 3IN1Feeder takes self-feeding to a new level with its advanced adjustment system to control the amount of grain consumed during each feeding. Several small feedings during the day helps reduce swings in rumen pH and in turn the animals are able to more efficiently utilize forages. “The big thing is keeping rumen pH in […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeders still vulnerable in financial market turbulence

By Jerry Klassen January 26, 2016

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices experienced a defensive tone over the past week. Cattleman had their eyes glued to the equity market meltdown, which enhanced fears the fed cattle market would follow suit. Live cattle futures were on a roller coaster, and a late-week bounce in the Canadian dollar added to market uncertainty. Buyers were […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

McDonald’s sales beat as all-day breakfast a hit

By Sruthi Ramakrishnan January 25, 2016

Reuters — McDonald’s Corp. reported better-than-expected quarterly same-restaurant sales as the launch of all-day breakfasts proved to be a hit with diners in the U.S. and demand continued to recover in China. The world’s biggest restaurant chain’s shares jumped 3.4 per cent in premarket trading on Monday. McDonald’s introduced all-day breakfasts in October in the […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. feedlot cattle count not as low as expected

By Theopolis Waters January 22, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Cattle placed into U.S. feedlots in December slipped one per cent from a year earlier to their lowest level since 1998, based on a U.S. Department of Agriculture report Friday, but were slightly above average industry expectations. Feedlots finally purchased less-expensive calves, or feeder cattle, that had grown heavier on healthy […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Argentine government to allow beef imports

By Reuters January 21, 2016

Buenos Aires | Reuters –– Argentina will allow beef imports if the recent opening of the export market results in a domestic shortage of steaks and burgers, farm minister Ricardo Buryaile told local radio Thursday. The country lifted restrictions on beef exports after President Mauricio Macri, elected in November on an open-markets platform, was inaugurated […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Research

The environmental hoofprint of Canada’s beef industry

Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen

By Reynold Bergen January 20, 2016

Our industry is maligned for producing greenhouse gas. Practically every living organism produces greenhouse gas, even plants, but cattle produce more than other livestock because rumen bacteria produce methane as they digest feed. Additional greenhouse gas comes from manure (methane and nitrous oxide) and fossil fuel use (carbon dioxide). However, like the industry’s “water footprint,” […] 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

Cow-Calf, Livestock

Get ready for calving

By Dr. Ron Clarke January 18, 2016

Another list you might say. Seems important things tendered as advice always come in a list; some is trivia, some make sense, others simply repeat what’s been said before. The following is a bit of all three, but needs to be offered as a reminder each calving season. Hang this one by the door and […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Prime cuts

Is COOL dead yet?

Prime Cuts with Steve Kay, from the January 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Steve Kay January 15, 2016

Maybe I’m asking too much. But all I wanted for Christmas was an end to the COOL saga. I’m sure you did as well. Hopefully COOL has already been killed and consigned to the dustbin of ghastly blunders by the time you read this. But at time of writing on December 10, I was not […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

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U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

Beef Cattle

Online cattle auction aims to shake up U.S. market

Not your average creep feeder

Klassen: Feeders still vulnerable in financial market turbulence

McDonald’s sales beat as all-day breakfast a hit

U.S. feedlot cattle count not as low as expected

Argentine government to allow beef imports

The environmental hoofprint of Canada’s beef industry

Klassen: Uncertainty causes feeder market volatility

Get ready for calving

Is COOL dead yet?

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