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These two B.C. women explain ranch life to the world through their blog

By Debbie Furber February 10, 2015

A rancher’s vocabulary has some colourful words, and dare we say a few choice ones now and then, but “blog” isn’t usually one of them unless you’re talking with Erika Fossen and Erika Strande (Stewart). 2erikas, as they are now known around the blogging world, created “Life on a BC Cattle Ranch” and as of […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hog futures close mixed

By Theopolis Waters February 10, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle ended mixed on Tuesday with nearby contracts supported by their discounts to recent cash prices, while back months sagged on forecasts for increased supplies ahead, traders said. February closed 0.65 cent per pound higher at 159.1 cents, and April up 0.125 cent, to 153.775 cents (all […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Renewed buying interest drives feeder market

By Jerry Klassen February 9, 2015

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices experienced extremely aggressive buying interest this past week. Feeder cattle in the 700-pound-plus category were trading $2 to as much as $8 higher in some cases, while lighter-weight cattle were steady to $5 above week-ago levels. I was extremely surprised by prices and comments after the dismal January market behaviour. […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Comment

Dissenting over carcass grading yield classes

The manager of the Canadian Beef Grading Agency is not enamored with USDA yield grades

By Gren Winslow February 9, 2015

If the stars align as predicted sometime this spring over 700 pages of regulations regarding agricultural products controlled under the new Safe Food for Canadians Act will pass through the hurdles of Canada Gazette I and II and come into force. The act itself was approved by Parliament in November but doesn’t really become empowered […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Prime cuts

It’s all about the cattle numbers

By Steve Kay February 9, 2015

Numbers are the lifeblood of the North American beef industry. Whether it’s cattle prices, wholesale beef prices, slaughter and production levels, or cattle and beef exports and imports, the industry pores over numbers every week to glean what might lie ahead. Forecasts for 2015 start with cattle numbers. The early prospects continue to be bright […] Read more

(Regis Lefebure photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures resume slide to six-year low

By Theopolis Waters February 9, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs returned to their lowest level in six years on Monday, pressured by softer cash prices and profit-taking after a futures rally last Friday, traders said. February closed 2.6 cents per pound lower at 61.275 cents, and April down 2.525 cents, to 66.75 cents (all figures US$). […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Bargain hunters reverse CME hog futures losses

By Theopolis Waters February 6, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs rallied on Friday, with some contracts up the three-cents-per-pound price limit, fueled by bargain hunting following futures’ plunge to a six-year low in the previous session, traders said. February closed 0.6 cent/lb. higher at 63.875 cents, while April and May ended three cents higher at 69.275 […] Read more

Cow-Calf, Holistic ranching

Profit versus production in the cattle business: Part 1

By Don Campbell February 5, 2015

There is a tendency in the cow-calf business to put production before profit. I don’t understand this tendency and certainly don’t agree with it. Profit is essential if you want to stay in business. It is important to analyze our individual businesses and structure them for profit. Some of the areas we might analyze are: […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Cattle chew through less grain in 2014-15, so far

By Dave Sims February 5, 2015

CNS Canada — Mild weather, fewer cattle and a growing list of alternative grains led Canadian cattle to chew through less feed in the first five months of the 2014-15 crop year. According to Tuesday’s grain stocks report from Statistics Canada, feed barley usage was at 2.67 million tonnes as of Dec. 31, down from […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures hit six-year low as supply woes persist

By Theopolis Waters February 5, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs sagged to a six-year low Thursday, pressured by continued worries over plentiful supplies that sank futures to a five-year bottom on Wednesday, traders said. February closed 1.825 cents per pound lower at 63.275 cents, and set a new contract low of 62.85 cents in electronic trading […] Read more

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

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

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Reach out with a blog

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hog futures close mixed

Klassen: Renewed buying interest drives feeder market

Dissenting over carcass grading yield classes

It’s all about the cattle numbers

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures resume slide to six-year low

U.S. livestock: Bargain hunters reverse CME hog futures losses

Profit versus production in the cattle business: Part 1

Cattle chew through less grain in 2014-15, so far

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures hit six-year low as supply woes persist

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