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Responsible antibiotic use on Canadian cow-calf operations

Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen

By Reynold Bergen February 6, 2025

In 2018, over-the-counter sales ended for the few antibiotics (such as tetracycline) still available in Canadian farm supply stores. The new requirement for a veterinary-client-patient relationship before all antibiotics could be prescribed or sold was designed to ensure that the right antibiotics are used in the right animals, at the right dose, at the right […] Read more

Atypical interstitial pneumonia (AIP) before they see it is a deadly disease that often plagues cattle in feedlots, but the cause of this illness is largely a mystery. Photo: Canada Beef

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs rise on strong exports

Hog exports have second best December

By Glen Hallick February 5, 2025

Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were higher on Wednesday

Livestock, News

USDA detects a second bird flu strain in dairy cattle, agency email says

Strain not seen in cows previously

By Leah Douglas, Reuters February 5, 2025

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has detected a bird flu strain in dairy cattle that previously had not been seen in cows, according to an email from the agency’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service seen by Reuters.

Sarah and Chad Hunt standing in an abbatoir with beef carcasses

Beef Cattle, Management, News

Beef producers create their own supply chain in rural Ontario

When an abattoir closed in their area, Sarah and Chad Hunt saw an opportunity

By Becky Zimmer February 5, 2025

When a new opportunity presents itself, sometimes farmers must take on the challenge. And sometimes it can also mean solving their own problems. When their local abattoir had to cut back on processing capacity due to the owner’s health problems, Sarah Hunt knew this would affect sales of their Limousin beef cattle in Pakenham, Ont. […] Read more

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Bird flu spurs diner chain Waffle House to add 50-cent fee per egg

Temporary hike a reponse to rising egg prices

By Reuters, Waylon Cunningham February 4, 2025

U.S. diner chain Waffle House has added a 50-cent surcharge for every egg in a customer's order, the company said in a statement posted in its restaurants on Monday.

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle continue downward, hogs turnaround

U.S.,China impose tariffs on each other

By Glen Hallick February 4, 2025

Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were lower on Tuesday as the selloff continued.

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Western Canadian feeder markets set fresh high amid tariff threat

By Jerry Klassen February 4, 2025

For the week ending February 1, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to $8 per hundredweight higher compared to seven days earlier. In some cases, larger packages of quality genetics were up as much $15/cwt from the prior week.

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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures pull back to start February

Trump delays tariffs on Mexico

By Glen Hallick February 3, 2025

Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange stepped back on Monday, moving further away from highs reached in late January.

Livestock, News

Tyson lifts 2025 sales forecast, prepares for tariff impacts

Strong demand for beef and chicken

By Heather Schlitz, Neil J. Kanatt, Reuters, Tom Polansek February 3, 2025

U.S. meatpacker Tyson Foods raised its annual sales forecast on Monday as strong demand for beef and chicken helped it exceed first-quarter results estimates, lifting shares three per cent.

supply and disposition canadian barley market

Beef Cattle, Market talk, Markets

Feed grain update for 2025

Market Talk with Jerry Klassen

By Jerry Klassen February 3, 2025

Since Alberta barley prices made seasonal lows in September 2024, the market has been percolating higher. In early September, Lethbridge feedlots were buying feed barley for $255-$260/tonne delivered. In late December 2024, Lethbridge feedlots were buying barley for as high as $315/tonne for spot delivery. The 10-year average barley price delivered Lethbridge is around $270/tonne. […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures spike, hogs mixed

U.S. grains: Soybean ease on harvest pressure, competition from Brazil

Russia’s top agriculture official blames low global grain prices for export slowdown

Livestock

Responsible antibiotic use on Canadian cow-calf operations

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs rise on strong exports

USDA detects a second bird flu strain in dairy cattle, agency email says

Beef producers create their own supply chain in rural Ontario

Bird flu spurs diner chain Waffle House to add 50-cent fee per egg

U.S. livestock: Cattle continue downward, hogs turnaround

Klassen: Western Canadian feeder markets set fresh high amid tariff threat

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures pull back to start February

Tyson lifts 2025 sales forecast, prepares for tariff impacts

Feed grain update for 2025

Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field

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