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Alberta to reallocate veterinary school funding

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff October 12, 2017

Alberta is set to gradually pull its $8 million in annual funding from the University of Saskatchewan’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) and instead expand the vet school at the University of Calgary. The province announced Thursday it will expand enrolment for the University of Calgary’s Veterinary Medicine program (UCVM) from 130 students currently […] Read more

(Regis Lefebure photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs rise on stronger cash markets

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News October 11, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs climbed for the second straight session on Wednesday, buoyed by short-covering and rising cash hog prices, traders and analysts said. Live cattle and feeder cattle futures each were little-changed in relatively light-volume trading in livestock futures ahead of a U.S. Department of Agriculture monthly grain supply […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

CME plans no more changes to cattle contract for now

By Tom Polansek October 11, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group plans no further moves to reduce volatility in its cattle futures market, after making a series of changes to rein in wild price swings that drove away hedgers, a managing director said on Wednesday. Over the past two years, the exchange operator, which owns the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Features

Hybrid advantage is your advantage — now there’s a way to score it

By Debbie Furber October 11, 2017

The bit of tissue on the root of a tail hair is all it takes for a DNA test to extract a lot of useful information for managing your crossbreeding program. Delta Genomics at Edmonton, Alta., has developed a new three-in-one product, EnVigour HX, that uses a DNA test to match a calf to its […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs jump on spreading, packer demand

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News October 10, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle and lean hog futures rose more than one per cent on Tuesday, lifted by spreading and investment fund buying backed up by robust demand from meat packers, traders and analysts said. Beef and pork packers were capturing big profit margins given higher meat prices and comparatively lower prices […] Read more

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Britain reported looking to NAFTA if Brexit deal fails

By Reuters October 10, 2017

London | Reuters — Britain could join a formal trade alliance with the United States, Canada and Mexico if the European Union refuses to clinch a post-Brexit trade deal, the Daily Telegraph newspaper reported on Tuesday. The newspaper said British ministers were looking at joining the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) as part of […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

JBS owners ‘profited’ from inside information, Brazil police say

By Reuters October 10, 2017

Brasilia | Reuters — Brazil’s police investigation into insider trading by the owners of the world’s largest meatpacker JBS SA has found that they made a profit by taking financial positions before details of their plea bargain deal with prosecutors became public, the head of the probe said Tuesday. Police chief Edson Garutti, told Globo […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Friendly beef price outlook supports feeder market

By Jerry Klassen October 10, 2017

Compared to last week, yearling prices were $2 to as much as $5 higher, while calf markets traded $3-$7 above week-ago levels. The yearling run is coming to a close and feedlots scrambled to secure yearling ownership. Across Alberta, feature lots of high-quality 900-lb. steers were trading around $190 and this set the tone for […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock

Public input sought on sustainable beef indicators

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff October 9, 2017

Ranchers, consumers and others who have thoughts on how beef and its cattle should be sustainably produced in Canada are asked to speak up again, this time by early November at the latest. The Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB), in the midst of developing a Verified Sustainable Beef Framework, has released its new draft […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures plunge on spreading, cash markets

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News October 6, 2017

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures tumbled by about three per cent on Friday, weighed down by spreading and abundant supplies that pressured cash markets, traders said. Front-month October and most-active December hogs bore the brunt on the selling, while deferred hog contracts were only narrowly lower. CME October hogs dropped […] Read more

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Alberta to reallocate veterinary school funding

U.S. livestock: Hogs rise on stronger cash markets

CME plans no more changes to cattle contract for now

Hybrid advantage is your advantage — now there’s a way to score it

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs jump on spreading, packer demand

Britain reported looking to NAFTA if Brexit deal fails

JBS owners ‘profited’ from inside information, Brazil police say

Klassen: Friendly beef price outlook supports feeder market

Public input sought on sustainable beef indicators

U.S. livestock: Hog futures plunge on spreading, cash markets

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