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Scotsburn ice cream business sale to Agropur cleared

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff February 2, 2017

Canada’s biggest dairy co-operative has been given the all-clear to close its deal for an Atlantic dairy co-op’s ice cream business. Agropur Co-operative on Thursday announced it has bought the assets of Truro, N.S.-based Scotsburn Co-operative Services, which include the company’s plants in Truro and in Lachute, Que. as well as the Scotsburn brand name. […] Read more

Livestock, Nutrition

Vitamin E and selenium — the odd couple!

Nutrition with John McKinnon

By John McKinnon February 1, 2017

Mineral nutrition is a recurring theme in this column, attesting to the importance of this class of nutrients in the diets of cattle. I have not, however, paid as much attention to vitamins, which, when deficient, can be as limiting to performance and health as many minerals. With this article I would like to specifically […] Read more

(Gloria Solano-Aguilar photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs jump on pork gains

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News January 31, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures surged three per cent to a seven-month high on Tuesday as rising pork and cash hog prices triggered investment fund and chart-based futures buying, traders and analysts said. CME live and feeder cattle futures fell to multi-week lows, pressured by ample cattle supplies. The U.S. […] Read more

Livestock, Machinery

Textron to buy Arctic Cat

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff January 31, 2017

A U.S. firm with multiple brands in the utility vehicle market is set to add Minneapolis-based ATV and snowmobile maker Arctic Cat to its roster. Providence, R.I.-based Textron Inc. announced Wednesday it has signed an all-cash merger deal to buy NASDAQ-traded Arctic Cat for $18.50 a share, or about $247 million (all figures US$). Arctic […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Prime cuts

A year of green grass and more

Prime Cuts with Steve Kay: from the January 2017 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Steve Kay January 31, 2017

Another year has begun and expectations on both sides of the border are for a decent year. Cow-calf producers hope for a mild winter but enough snow to produce a lot of green grass this spring and a good calving season. Cattle feeders hope to see more feeder cattle and a more stable live cattle […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Fed cattle uncertainty restricts upside in feeders

By Jerry Klassen January 31, 2017

Western Canadian feeder cattle were actively trading $3-$5 higher compared to week-ago levels. Order buyers felt like they were groping in the dark but realized there was a fair amount of buying interest by the week’s end. Alberta and Ontario orders were floating aggressively into Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan, which kept the market flat across […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle fall most in three weeks on U.S. placements

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News January 30, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures notched their biggest losses in about three weeks on Monday in a sell-off triggered by government data showing larger numbers of cattle placed on feed in December, traders said. Both live and feeder cattle futures fell to their lowest since Jan. 9 as investors liquidated long bets […] Read more

To veer away from producing beef that the consumer wants is the fastest way to lose even more.

Beef Cattle, Free Market Reflections

The attempted resurrection of a horrible idea

Free Market Reflections with Steve Dittmer

By Steve Dittmer January 30, 2017

As is often true with proposed regulation, it helps to consider the source in evaluating the origin, impetus and motivation. With the attempted resurrection of then GIPSA administrator J. Dudley Butler’s so-called “GIPSA Rule,” the cast of proponents is very similar to mCOOL, with which Canadians are all too familiar. R-CALF, the Organization for Competitive Markets […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. December feedlot cattle placements hit six-year high

By Theopolis Waters, GFM Network News January 28, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. feedlots brought in 18 per cent more cattle in December than the year-earlier month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday, which topped forecasts and reached a six-year high for that month. Higher prices for slaughter-ready, or cash, cattle last month improved profit for feedlots. That allowed them to […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sag before USDA report

By Theopolis Waters, GFM Network News January 28, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled weaker on Friday ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle on Feed report at 2 p.m. CT, said traders. Analysts, on average, expect the report to show 8.4 per cent more cattle were placed into U.S. feedlots in December than a year […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Acknowledging the past, seeking a better future

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U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Acknowledging the past, seeking a better future

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Scotsburn ice cream business sale to Agropur cleared

Vitamin E and selenium — the odd couple!

U.S. livestock: Hogs jump on pork gains

Textron to buy Arctic Cat

A year of green grass and more

Klassen: Fed cattle uncertainty restricts upside in feeders

U.S. livestock: Cattle fall most in three weeks on U.S. placements

The attempted resurrection of a horrible idea

U.S. December feedlot cattle placements hit six-year high

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sag before USDA report

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