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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking upends CME live cattle

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Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed lower on Monday, pressured by profit-taking after three consecutive days of market advances, said traders. Worries about burdensome supplies in the coming weeks further weighed on live cattle futures, they said. “We’ve got a lot of cattle coming, but the market seems to be absorbing […] Read more
Farmer walking toward combine.
Beef Cattle, Features

Tim Lehrbass traded his combine for cattle

Ontario grower decides to graze cattle on his cash crop

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Tim Lehrbass was just like any other Ontario farm kid, taking farm cues from his family and doing things the way things needed to be done and, in many ways, the way things had always been done. “I started out cash cropping,” he told a crowd at the Canadian Forage and Grassland Association annual conference […] Read more
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Livestock

Vet college’s full accreditation survives funding cut

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The looming exit of one of its major funding partners notwithstanding, the University of Saskatchewan’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) has earned full accreditation through 2024. The American Veterinary Medical Association’s (AVMA) Council on Education, the accrediting body for veterinary colleges in North America, recently confirmed Saskatoon-based WCVM’s status as “Accredited (w/minor deficiency).” “Minor […] Read more
Christine Su began building her PastureMap software in 2014 and has added to its capabilities since then to the point where it now serves 8,000 ranches.
Features, Livestock, Pasture

PastureMap: a digital ranch hand

Grazing management software helps track pasture performance

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PastureMap is grazing management software sold around the world that got its start in no small measure because of Christine Su’s lifelong struggle with food allergies. “This drove me to try to source beef and dairy products from local farmers and ranchers that I knew, here in California. This opened my eyes to how complex […] Read more
Understanding where ticks such as this Rocky Mountain wood tick are and what influences their population will help develop strategies to avoid spreading of tickborne diseases.
Beef Cattle, Research

A story to make your skin crawl

Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen

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Cattle won’t be the only creatures enjoying fresh pasture this spring; so will the Rocky Mountain wood tick and the American dog tick, which can transmit anaplasmosis and other bloodborne diseases. Anaplasmosis was removed from the federally reportable disease list in 2014, so the government is no longer responsible for dealing with anaplasmosis outbreaks or […] Read more
Carcass bruising has potential for high costs given the value of the affected cuts.
Beef Cattle, Features

Beef quality takes a slight bruising

Audit reveals an increase in overall consumer satisfaction with retail beef steaks

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The latest National Beef Quality Audit shows that while consumer satisfaction remains high, the Canadian beef industry can make improvements related to carcass quality. Mark Klassen, director of technical services for the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, presented an overview of the audit in a webinar hosted by the Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC). The audit was […] Read more

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