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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks April 18 at Snap-on Tools’ headquarters in Kenosha, Wisconsin. (Video screengrab from Whitehouse.gov)

Trump vows to back U.S. dairy farmers in Canada trade spat

By Rod Nickel April 18, 2017

Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump promised on Tuesday to defend U.S. dairy farmers who have been hurt by Canada’s protectionist trade practices, during a visit to the cheese-making state of Wisconsin. Canada’s dairy sector is protected by high tariffs on imported products and controls on domestic production as a means of supporting prices that […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle climb seventh straight session

By Theopolis Waters, GFM Network News April 17, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle rose on Monday for the seventh consecutive session, boosted by improved wholesale beef demand and futures’ discounts to recent cash prices, traders said. They said speculative buying and buy stops drove deferred contracts to fresh highs. April live cattle closed 1.05 cents/lb. higher at 126.425 cents […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Renewed confidence lifts feeder cattle market

By Jerry Klassen April 17, 2017

Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $3-$5 above week-ago levels on average; stronger buying interest was noted on short-keep cattle with prices quoted $5 to as much as $8 higher. Feedlot operators stepped forward more aggressively with ideas that yearling supplies will dwindle over the next month. Quality cattle are starting to thin out at […] Read more

Features, Forages, Livestock

Drilling down on carbon sequestration

New 10-year study looks for a more accurate formula to calculate the carbon-swallowing value of native grass

By Debbie Furber April 17, 2017

Ranchers in all three Prairie provinces are taking part in a decade-long study to assess the cumulative effect of different grazing systems on carbon sequestration and other ecological benefits from a working ranch. In each province, 10 pastures managed under adaptive multi-paddock (AMP) grazing systems for at least 10 years will be paired with neighbouring […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

Bird flu redirects trade flow of U.S. chicken, eggs, grains

By Tom Polansek April 14, 2017

Chicago | Reuters –– Global outbreaks of bird flu in poultry have altered the flow of U.S. chicken meat, eggs and grain around the world, adding to challenges faced by domestic exporters and giving a leg up to Brazil, which has so far escaped the disease. Different strains of avian flu have been detected across […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle firm on discount to cash trades

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News April 13, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures climbed to a roughly 1-1/2 year high on Thursday, boosted by gains in cash cattle prices that widened futures’ discount to the cash market, dealers said. Feedlots bought a small number of cattle in Nebraska at $128/cwt, up $2 from last week (all figures US$). […] Read more

Finishers, Market talk, Markets

Fall feeder cattle outlook

Market Talk with Jerry Klassen, from the April 2017 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Jerry Klassen April 13, 2017

Feeder cattle prices have been percolating higher since November 2016 and I’ve received many inquiries regarding the price outlook for the fall of 2017. The U.S. cattle herd is moving through an aggressive expansionary phase while the Canadian cattle inventory has remained relatively stagnant. The year-over-year increase in feeder cattle numbers south of the border […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle extend gains on fund buying

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News April 12, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures extended gains on Wednesday, with most live and feeder cattle contracts hitting lifetime highs on investment fund buying as wholesale beef prices also climbed, traders said. The higher cattle prices came despite expectations for weaker trades this week in U.S. Plains cash cattle markets as some beef packers […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Forages

Target sustainable grazing

Cover crops and holistic management practices on the Richards' farm in Saskatchewan

By Heather Smith Thomas April 12, 2017

Garry Richards is seeing positive results from holistic management on the farm where he grew up near Bangor, Sask. He and his wife Lynn and three children are making it work with little outside input. “This farm was homesteaded in 1902 by my grandfather. My mother and father farmed here, then I went away to […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Comment

Comment: Ontario banks on branding

By Gren Winslow April 12, 2017

It was near the end of the Beef Farmers of Ontario (BFO) meeting and Sylvain Charlebois, the well-known food researcher from Dalhousie University was wrapping up his talk on changes in consumer buying habits. One final questioner asked him if he had any suggestions for the best way to convince consumers of the value of […] Read more

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Trump vows to back U.S. dairy farmers in Canada trade spat

U.S. livestock: Live cattle climb seventh straight session

Klassen: Renewed confidence lifts feeder cattle market

Drilling down on carbon sequestration

Bird flu redirects trade flow of U.S. chicken, eggs, grains

U.S. livestock: Cattle firm on discount to cash trades

Fall feeder cattle outlook

U.S. livestock: Cattle extend gains on fund buying

Target sustainable grazing

Comment: Ontario banks on branding

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