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Cows can control Canada thistle and brush

Managed grazing is one way to suppress aspen and thistles in your pasture

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Last fall, while driving through central Alberta and Saskatchewan, I saw pasture after pasture full of mature Canada thistle and aspen regrowth, which reduce available forage. Over the years, research has found that rotational grazing can help control these weedy outbreaks. The main reason for rotational grazing is to give plants a chance to regrow […] Read more
(Scott Bauer photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

U.S. working on limited bird flu vaccination for turkeys

No decision yet made, U.S. official says

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Paris | Reuters — The United States is working on a bird flu vaccination scenario focusing on turkeys in the few states that gather the largest number of turkey farms, a move that would best meet a benefit-cost strategy, its chief veterinary officer said on Tuesday. However, no decision to vaccinate has yet been made, […] Read more
CME July 2023 lean hogs with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog, cattle futures fall on technical selling

Cattle trade sees pressure from rising corn futures

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures fell on Tuesday on technical selling as the market moved closer to values in the cash market, traders said. Cattle contracts also were lower, with traders noting pressure from strength in corn futures. Recent declines in both cattle and hogs have done little to spur a […] Read more
CME October 2023 feeder cattle with 20-, and 100-day moving averages and May 2023 feeder cattle (black line). (Barchart)
Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Weather forecasts underpin feeder market

High forage costs pose problem for cow-calf expansion

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For the week ending Saturday, western Canadian feeder cattle markets were relatively unchanged from seven days earlier. The finishing feedlot operator appears to be dominating the feeder market across all weight categories. Ontario interest was creeping all the way into Alberta, especially for Limousin-type genetics. There were limited numbers on offer in Manitoba and Saskatchewan […] Read more
CME July 2023 lean hogs with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures drop to contract lows on demand woes

CME cattle futures also lower

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures sank to contract lows on Monday, with the market under pressure from plentiful supplies and weak demand for pork at grocery stores and on the export market. “The story remains one of a slow-to-move product market,” brokerage StoneX said in a note to clients. Cattle futures […] Read more
File photo of chicks on a genetic map of a chicken. (Peggy Greb photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

Animal health body backs bird flu vaccination to avoid pandemic

Vaccination should focus on free-range birds, WOAH chief says

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Paris | Reuters — Governments should consider vaccinating poultry against bird flu, which has killed hundreds of millions of birds and infected mammals worldwide, to prevent the virus from turning into a new pandemic, the head of the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) said. The severity of the current outbreak of avian influenza, commonly […] Read more
CME August 2023 live cattle with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rally

Hog futures slide to new lows; USDA cattle report seen as neutral

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Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rose on Friday in a bout of technical trading, as cash prices remained relatively steady and investors positioned themselves ahead of the monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report, traders said. On the pork side, a second day of volatile trading across lean hog futures resulted […] Read more
Record fed cattle prices, feeder prices also seen strong
Beef Cattle, Markets, News

Record fed cattle prices, feeder prices also seen strong

The Markets with Deb McMillin, from the June 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Fed cattle Fed cattle prices continue to set new records in 2023. Significant increases in exports led to current marketing positions for feedlots sooner than expected. Supplies are tight and carcass weights have dropped which has packers looking to secure inventory and cut back on kill days. In mid-May the fed steer average in Alberta […] Read more

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