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Culicoides sonorensis. (Scott Bauer photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

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Livestock seen threatened as biting insects press north

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff September 23, 2015

Bluetongue’s most recent appearance in the Canadian cattle herd may be a taste of what’s to come as insect species expand northward, a new study warns. Anna Zuliani, previously a graduate student in veterinary medicine at the University of Calgary (UCVM), recently published a paper on how geographical distribution of biting midges relates to the […] Read more

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Yukon to help cover livestock vets’ travel costs

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff, GFM Network News September 16, 2015

The Yukon government has launched a pilot program to help cover veterinarians’ travel and service expenses for farm calls. The territory government on Tuesday announced it will accept up to 30 farmers for the pilot of the Veterinary Services Program, running from now to the end of March 2016. The program will reimburse participating veterinarians […] Read more

A scene from “The Scarecrow,” Chipotle’s 2013 video short. (YouTube)

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Chipotle sued over GMO-free menu claims

By Reuters September 1, 2015

Reuters — Chipotle Mexican Grill’s new GMO-free menu claims have lured diners and boosted the burrito chain’s stock price, but it has some consumers crying foul. A California woman has accused the popular chain in a lawsuit of false advertising after it trumpeted on April 27 that it was the first national restaurant company to […] Read more

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EU dairy farmers get rude awakening in post-quota market

By Gus Trompiz August 28, 2015

Paris | Reuters — European dairy farmers caught out by a global market decline as they emerge from a 30-year-old quota system may have little choice but to produce at full pelt, hoping for a recovery in international prices next year. Milk prices paid to EU farmers are down 20 per cent from last year […] Read more

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Farm kids: Don’t worry about wages

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff August 27, 2015

A new study by Cornell University agricultural economists says family members who work on the family dairy farm make $22,000 less annually than comparable hired managers, but are handsomely compensated with “socioemotional” wealth. “While $22,000 seems like a large penalty, there are non-financial rewards they experience working for the family business,” Loren Tauer, professor at […] Read more

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Cattle herd still shrinking in StatsCan estimates

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff August 21, 2015

The size of Canada’s cattle herd is still in decline and almost a quarter smaller than its peak in 2005, Statistics Canada reports. The federal statistics agency on Thursday released estimates showing the herd at 13 million cattle on farms on July 1 this year, down 2.1 per cent from the same date in 2014. […] Read more

Discount retailers’ success in Britain has led established grocery firms to cut prices for certain basic produce. (Aldi.co.uk)

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U.K. grocers Morrisons, Aldi give ground in milk dispute

By Reuters August 14, 2015

London | Reuters — British supermarkets Morrisons and Aldi responded on Friday to pressure from financially strapped dairy farmers by raising the price they pay milk suppliers. U.K. farmers have warned they face financial ruin, with falls in the price of milk forcing many out of work and spurring others to blockade distribution centres and […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Dairy Cattle

Tips to help cattle cope with summertime heat stress

If cows and calves aren't eating, overall performance and weight gains are down

By Peter Vitti August 13, 2015

I always feel sorry for beef cattle in an open field that cannot escape the hot summer sun. The other day I was driving a pasture with about 30 Black Angus cows and spring calves. Not a tree or waterer in sight. All the animals were crowded together, none were grazing and their calves were […] Read more

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U.K. farmers fear financial ruin from low milk prices

By Kate Holton August 11, 2015

London | Reuters — British farmers warned Monday they were facing financial ruin, with falls in the price of milk forcing many out of work and spurring others to blockade distribution centres and walk cows through supermarkets. Farming unions from across the country were meeting in London to urge the government to provide more help […] Read more

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Dairy farmers milk politics of Pacific trade pact

By Allison Lampert, Krista Hughes, Rod Nickel August 10, 2015

Reuters — New Zealand dairy farmers have a message for their Canadian counterparts, who worry a Pacific trade deal will throw them on the mercy of world markets and devastate their industry: It’s not so bad. But heavily protected Canadian farmers have reason for skepticism. A deadlock over dairy has emerged as one of the […] Read more

Saskatchewan harvest lags behind

More canola, a bit less wheat in 2025/26 says StatCan

Mexico reports 53 per cent increase in flesh-eating screwworm cases since July

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Saskatchewan harvest lags behind

More canola, a bit less wheat in 2025/26 says StatCan

Mexico reports 53 per cent increase in flesh-eating screwworm cases since July

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Livestock seen threatened as biting insects press north

Yukon to help cover livestock vets’ travel costs

Chipotle sued over GMO-free menu claims

EU dairy farmers get rude awakening in post-quota market

Farm kids: Don’t worry about wages

Cattle herd still shrinking in StatsCan estimates

U.K. grocers Morrisons, Aldi give ground in milk dispute

Tips to help cattle cope with summertime heat stress

U.K. farmers fear financial ruin from low milk prices

Dairy farmers milk politics of Pacific trade pact

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