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Beef Cattle, Markets, Prime cuts

Retail beef prices drive cattle sales

Prime Cuts with Steve Kay

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The North American beef industry lives or dies by how well beef sells in grocery stores and in restaurants. Retail demand right now, at least in the U.S., is stronger than it has been in quite a number of years. Sales have more than recovered from the challenges in 2014 and 2015 when retail prices […] Read more
If you suspect a calf with BRSV, getting it out into a fresh, cool area is critical.
Cow-Calf, Features, Livestock

BRSV (bovine respiratory syncytial virus) is a deadly viral cause of pneumonia

Health: Know the signs and what actions you should take if you suspect the virus

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I am sure most cattlemen have had the odd diagnosis of BRSV in their herds over the years, either individual animals or outbreaks, generally in cattle under one year of age. BRSV is suspected with pneumonias that do not respond to antibiotics or produce lots of fluids and frothing as well as runny eyes. Temperatures […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures slump 3rd straight session

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Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle lost ground for a third day in a row on Wednesday, led by lower early-week cash prices, traders said. Funds involved in CME livestock futures that track the Standard & Poor’s Goldman Sachs Commodity Index periodically sold, or “rolled,” December long positions mainly into deferred months. […] Read more
Ross Macdonald uses condition scoring as a tool for selecting females suited to conditions on his south Saskatchewan ranch.
Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Features

Producers pay attention to body condition

Everyone views it a bit differently, but manage 
for the proper body condition for their operation

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Beef producers across Canada appreciate the benefits of keeping cows and heifers and even feeder cattle in good condition, particularly over winter, for a variety of production and economic reasons. With cold temperatures and winter rations it can take a lot of feed to improve animal condition over the winter feeding period, so many aim […] Read more
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Livestock, Reuters

Stop using antibiotics in healthy animals, WHO urges farmers

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London | Reuters – The World Health Organization urged farmers on Tuesday to stop using antibiotics to promote growth and prevent disease in healthy animals because the practice fuels dangerous drug-resistant superbug infections in people. Describing a lack of effective antibiotics for humans as “a security threat” on a par with “a sudden and deadly […] Read more
cattle in a feedlot
Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cash price unease weakens CME live cattle futures

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Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle on Tuesday settled lower, pressured by sell stops and caution in advance of cash prices later this week, traders said. Funds involved in CME livestock futures that track the Standard & Poor’s Goldman Sachs Commodity Index sold, or “rolled,” December long positions mainly into February and […] Read more
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Crops, Livestock

Cash ticket deferral option to remain unchanged

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The federal government is leaving its deferred cash purchase ticket policy unchanged. When listed grains (wheat, oats, barley, rye, flax, canola, rapeseed) are delivered for payment at a licensed elevator, an elevator operator can issue either a cash purchase ticket or a deferred cash purchase ticket, payable in the year following the year in which […] Read more
Canola oil was Canada’s second-highest-valued export in 2016, at US$2.3 billion. Photo: File
Crops, Livestock

Reports highlight strengths, weaknesses of Canadian ag exports

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Commodity News Service Canada – There is room for improvement in the Canadian agricultural export market with competition from new markets globally, according to a pair of reports released by Farm Credit Canada. The FCC Ag Economics, Trade Ranking Report: Agriculture and FCC Ag Economics, Trade Ranking Report: Manufactured Food give overviews of Canada’s global […] Read more
cattle eating hay in the winter
Livestock, News, News Roundup

Stretching your hay supply with straw

Feed: News Roundup from the October 23, 2017 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Travis Peardon, the regional livestock specialist in Outlook, Sask., says few producers were reporting an abundance of hay this year, so he presumes many will be stretching what they do have with straw to get their cows through the winter. That being the case, Peardon recently prepared a short primer on straw-bolstered rations for producers […] Read more

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