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U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs mostly higher on bargain-buying

By Michael Hirtzer March 28, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures were mostly higher on Wednesday, with both cattle and hogs recovering from recent lows on bargain buying and positioning ahead of government supply data, traders and analysts said. Most lean hog contracts jumped three per cent or more on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange after earlier notching lifetime lows. […] Read more

Degeneration can happen to any bull at any stage of life which is why we semen test before breeding.

Features, Livestock

Watch for testicular degeneration in bulls

Breeding: If you suspect degeneration, it’s wise to have a semen evaluation performed

By Roy Lewis Dvm March 28, 2018

One of the most frustrating conditions to hit our herd sires is testicular degeneration (testicles shrinking up). It often strikes without warning or reason. It causes headaches for both purebred breeders with bulls they have sold and for insurance companies with bulls they have insured. In this article I will go over some known causes […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs

CFIA seeks ‘fundamental change’ in chicken processing

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff, GFM Network News March 28, 2018

Canada’s chicken processors have a year to make plant-level changes to cut the risk of salmonella infection from frozen raw breaded chicken goods. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said March 12 it will require processors to identify salmonella as a hazard likely to occur in these products — and to “implement changes in order to […] Read more

(Regis Lefebure photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs end mixed on positioning before USDA report

By Reuters March 27, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures settled mixed on Tuesday after investors adjusted positions before the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) quarterly hog report on Thursday, said traders. Analysts polled by Reuters, on average, estimated the U.S. hog inventory as of March 1 at 72.902 million head or 3.1 per cent […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feedlots struggle through adverse weather

By Jerry Klassen March 26, 2018

Western Canadian yearling prices experienced a week-over-week decline of $5-$8 with some pockets deteriorating $10 to as much as $12. Adverse weather in southern Alberta has resulted in limited buying interest from main feedlot operators. Feedlot Alley has received 150-200 per cent of normal precipitation over the past 60 days. Snow and rain, along with […] Read more

David Haywood-Farmer. (We Heart Local BC video screengrab via YouTube)

Beef Cattle, Livestock

New chief acclaimed for national cattle producer group

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff March 26, 2018

A former president of the B.C. Cattlemen’s Association is the new president of the national cattle producers’ body. David Haywood-Farmer was elected by acclamation as president of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association at the group’s annual general meeting last week in Ottawa. Haywood-Farmer, a cow-calf producer at Savona, B.C., about 40 km west of Kamloops, was […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle touch six-month low on big supply

By Karl Plume March 26, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle tumbled to a six-month low on Monday as a glut of animals at U.S. feedlots fueled concerns about plentiful beef supplies into the fall, traders said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported after Friday’s market close that ranchers had placed 7.3 per cent more cattle in […] Read more

Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa announces the province’s next horseracing sector funding agreement March 23 at Hamilton’s Flamboro Downs. (OntarioRacing.com)

Livestock

Ontario ponies up for two decades of horseracing

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff March 25, 2018

The Ontario government has put its next funding plan for the province’s horseracing sector on a substantially longer track. The provincial government on Friday announced a funding agreement providing the sector with $105 million a year for 19 years starting April 1, 2019, to replace the five-year, $100 million-per-year Horse Racing Partnership Funding Program in […] Read more

If you don't have suitable grasses for grazing, herd expansion plans are going to suffer.

Beef Cattle, Markets, Prime cuts

Drought might end further expansion

Prime Cuts with Steve Kay

By Steve Kay March 23, 2018

Beef cattle producers in North America largely owe their livelihoods to a simple but precious crop — grass. The more they have, the more they expand their herds because no producer can bear to see pasture being underutilized. The less they have, the more likely they are to cut their numbers. Producers in the U.S. […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. cattle placements hit 16-year high for February

By Theopolis Waters March 23, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Ranchers drove 7.3 per cent more cattle into U.S. feedlots in February than a year ago, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported on Friday, the most for the month in 16 years. Persistent drought in the U.S. Plains withered winter wheat grazing pastures, which forced beef cattle into feedyards in states […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs mostly higher on bargain-buying

Watch for testicular degeneration in bulls

CFIA seeks ‘fundamental change’ in chicken processing

U.S. livestock: CME hogs end mixed on positioning before USDA report

Klassen: Feedlots struggle through adverse weather

New chief acclaimed for national cattle producer group

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle touch six-month low on big supply

Ontario ponies up for two decades of horseracing

Drought might end further expansion

U.S. cattle placements hit 16-year high for February

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