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Sunflowers help cover crops thrive during drought

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As cover cropping gains interest, producers are looking at different types of plants that might work well to produce a diverse crop for grazing. Because nature doesn’t favour monocrops, cover crops and intercrops are more resistant to drought-like conditions, cover cropping proponent say. With a drought that persisted through 2020, 2021, and into 2022 in […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures firm

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Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile exchange live cattle futures firmed to their highest in more than three months on Friday, while hog futures edged back toward the 13-1/2-month high hit on Wednesday. CME August live cattle futures LCQ2 settled 0.175 cent higher at 137.875 cents per lb, with the front-month contract LCc1 hitting its highest since April 29 during the […] Read more
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U.S. livestock markets: Live cattle futures little changed after Wednesday high

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Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures eased slightly on Thursday, after rising to their highest in more than three months on Wednesday. CME August live cattle futures LCQ2 settled 0.2 cents lower at 137.7 cents per lb and most-active October LCV2 also ended slightly lower than Wednesday at 143.7 cents. September feeder cattle futures FCU2 were little […] Read more
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Strong seasonal demand bodes well for cattle market

The Markets with Deb McMillin, from the August 2022 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Fed cattle The fed cattle market held up through the summer, with recent weeks trading between $174.18/cwt and $175.32/cwt. Strong seasonal demand heading into barbeque season as well as restaurant and food service beef movement recovering to pre-pandemic levels have supported prices. At mid-July, the fed steer average in Western Canada was $175.06/cwt, an increase […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures hit highest since late April

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Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose to their highest in more than three months on Wednesday, supported by concerns that supplies of higher end cuts of meat will tighten in the coming weeks, traders said. CME August live cattle futures LCQ2 settled 1.325 cents higher at 137.9 cents per lb […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle, feeder cattle futures rise; lean hogs end lower

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Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures edged higher on Monday, supported by rising feeder cattle values and firm wholesale beef prices as Labor Day, the last big grilling holiday of summer, approaches. CME August live cattle futures LCQ2 settled up 0.325 cent at 136.775 cents per lb and the most-active October […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle firms on firm beef demand; cash market lifts hogs

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Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures climbed on Friday, supported by robust beef prices that are likely to remain strong as retailers prepare for Labor Day demand through the month of August. “The retailer will have beef going into the meat case, and that’s going to keep the product market together,” […] Read more
The BovineHub, a weigh scale from Ireland’s StrongBó Agritech in partnership with Dr. Marty Metzger at Dave Gardiner Farms, provides low-stress, accurate cattle weights using only the animal’s two front feet on the pad. The information links automatically to the RFID tag and assists in optimizing diet and increasing profit through timely cattle marketing.
Beef Cattle, Livestock

Measuring feedlots for better management

New tech tools and software are bringing data to the forefront of feedlot management

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Glacier FarmMedia – Technology is gaining traction in the beef sector and feedlot operators are turning data into physical and economic gains. More Ontario feedlot operators are ditching pen and paper in favour of apps, programs and barn tech accessories to track cattle movement and improve management efficiencies. Why it matters: Tech support and data […] Read more

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