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Failure to provide a ration that is balanced to meet a cow’s post-calving nutritional requirements will result in a loss of body condition and a likely drop in milk production.
Cow-Calf, Livestock, Nutrition

Feeding the lactating beef cow

Nutrition with John McKinnon

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In my last two columns (see links below), I have focused on how the cow prioritizes nutrient use for different physiological functions such as maintenance and pregnancy. This month I want to complete the discussion by focusing on the events leading up to and following calving. Read more: Feeding the pregnant beef cow Read more: […] Read more
CME April 2022 live cattle (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, brown and dark red lines). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle bounce from multi-month lows

Chicago lean hogs extend declines

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rebounded from multi-month lows on Monday, while hog futures eased on follow-through selling after notching a limit-down decline on Friday. Live cattle futures snapped an eight-session losing streak that saw the April contract shed seven per cent of its value and drove prices to their lowest […] Read more
A backburn set between the Thomas ranch and the wildfire on the first night of the fire.
Features, Livestock

A rangeland up in flames

Another record-breaking summer of wildfires in B.C. suggests the need for a new approach to fire prevention and management

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The wildfires that upended Chris Haywood-Farmer’s world last summer are likely still smouldering this winter, deep in the roots of the charred rangeland. For safety reasons, parts of this vast Crown range were closed for public recreation throughout the fall, a reminder of what the fourth-generation rancher and his family faced earlier that year. “We […] Read more
CME April 2022 live cattle (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle hit multi-month lows

Hogs drop by daily limit

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures dropped to a six-month low and feeder cattle hit a nine-month low on Friday, while lean hog futures sank by the daily exchange-imposed trading limit. Follow-through selling pushed down cattle contracts after a string of losses in the markets, brokers said. Recent weakness in wholesale […] Read more
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, feeder cattle sag to four-month lows

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures slumped on Thursday, with live cattle and feeder cattle setting four-month lows. The cattle markets came under continued pressure from weakness in equities, which lost ground as the Ukraine crisis kept investors on edge, traders said. In grain markets, soaring costs for corn and wheat threaten […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Livestock

JBS to help fund home purchases for Brooks staff

Company offering zero-interest loans for down payments

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One of the biggest beef packers operating in Canada is pledging $1.7 million for a one-year pilot program to help employees buy or upgrade homes. JBS Foods Canada, which operates Brazilian meat packer JBS’s plant at Brooks, Alta., on Tuesday announced the launch of what it calls the “Homebuyer Dream Fund,” providing zero-interest loans to […] Read more
CME March 2022 feeder cattle (candlesticks, right column) with April 2022 feeder cattle (red line, right column) and April 2022 live cattle (black line, left column). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle firm, live cattle ease as grain markets roiled

Hog futures up on supply concerns

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures rose on Wednesday, and live cattle futures prices slipped for another session, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continued to send agricultural commodity markets into a tailspin, traders said. But a whipsaw in prices for grains used for livestock feed weighed on the day’s livestock complex, […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets

U.S. fed cattle market, live export demand seen strong

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

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Fed cattle The start of 2022 saw larger numbers of market-ready fed cattle as drought-placed cattle were on feed earlier than typical. At the same time, packing plants faced staffing issues as the Omicron wave peaked. Prices struggled to see a typical start-of-the-year improvement. At the start of February, feedlots were in a more current […] Read more
CME April 2022 feeder cattle (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, brown and black lines). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle hit four-month low

Live cattle weaken; lean hogs higher

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures dropped to a four-month low on Tuesday and live cattle futures eased as Wall Street tumbled, traders said. A surge in prices for grains used for livestock feed added pressure on feeder cattle, traders said. Corn and wheat futures each rose by their daily trading […] Read more

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