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U.S. livestock: Weak cash prices extend live cattle losses

By Theopolis Waters, GFM Network News October 12, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished lower for a fourth straight session on Wednesday as they marked new lows, hit by softer initial cash prices, traders said. October closed 0.75 cent per pound lower at 96.75 cents, and made a new low of 95.675 cents (all figures US$). December finished […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

EU anti-globalization politician allowed to stay in Canada

By Reuters October 12, 2016

Ottawa | Reuters — European Parliament member and anti-globalization activist Jose Bove will be allowed to stay in Canada after earlier being told to leave the country, according to organizers of an event where he had been scheduled to speak. The Council of Canadians, a social justice non-profit, said on Wednesday that a decision to […] Read more

Cow-Calf, Features, Livestock

Intranasal vaccines get around maternal antibodies

Animal Health: Maternal antibodies unpredictable 

By Debbie Furber October 12, 2016

Calves are born without fully functioning immune systems, making them reliant on passive immunity from maternal antibodies for disease protection. As a result, we assumed for a long time that vaccinating calves at an early age was a complete waste of time and money as the maternal antibodies would attack any pathogens introduced in the […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle fall to six-year low on long liquidation

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News October 11, 2016

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. cattle futures fell to six-year lows on Tuesday, adding to steep losses from the previous session as investors liquidated holdings amid ample animal and meat supplies, traders and analysts said. Lean hog futures gained more than one per cent at the Chicago Board of Trade, lifted by spreading as some […] Read more

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Livestock, Reuters

Belgian regions set to block CETA over farm concerns

By philip-blenkinsop October 11, 2016

Brussels | Reuters –– Southern Belgium is set to block a planned EU-Canada free trade agreement, threatening to undermine the European Union’s entire trade policy and serving as a warning to British hopes of a speedy deal after Britain has left the European Union. EU trade ministers will vote in a week on the Comprehensive […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slump limit down

By Theopolis Waters, GFM Network News October 10, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Monday settled down by their three cents/lb. daily price limit, on sell stops and fund liquidation after some contracts fell beneath chart support levels, said traders. October and December were down three cents/lb. at 98.875 and 100.05 cents, respectively (all figures US$). December futures […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Patient buyers await lower feeder market

By Jerry Klassen October 10, 2016

Patience is a virtue, the old saying goes. Unlike the past few years, feedlot operators have been rewarded for waiting and there is no clear signal the market has any incentive to deviate from the current direction. Western Canadian feeder markets were trading $5-$8 below week-ago levels as larger numbers come onstream in all weight […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

Jacket maker Canada Goose reported planning IPO

By Lauren Hirsch October 8, 2016

Reuters — Canada Goose Inc., a maker of luxury winter down jackets, is interviewing banks to help prepare for an initial public offering (IPO) that could value the company at as much as $2 billion, sources familiar with the matter said on Friday. An IPO of Toronto-based Canada Goose would demonstrate the explosive growth the […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close weak

By Theopolis Waters, GFM Network News October 7, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished weaker on Friday on weekend positioning after traders sold nearby contracts and bought deferred months in a strategy known as bear spreading, said traders. October ended down 0.55 cent/lb. lower at 101.875 cents, and December down 0.05 cent, to 103.05 cents. “I think that […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Features, Forages

Direct marketing grass-fed beef is a family business

Family farm in Alberta made the decision to go certified organic in the 1990s

By Heather Smith Thomas October 7, 2016

After Tim Hoven and his wife Lori took over the management of his family farm at Eckville, Alta., in 1998 they made the decision to go certified organic. It seemed like a natural next step to him. His parents had become involved with holistic management in the late 1980s after taking a course with Don […] Read more

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

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

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

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

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U.S. livestock: Weak cash prices extend live cattle losses

EU anti-globalization politician allowed to stay in Canada

Intranasal vaccines get around maternal antibodies

U.S. livestock: Cattle fall to six-year low on long liquidation

Belgian regions set to block CETA over farm concerns

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slump limit down

Klassen: Patient buyers await lower feeder market

Jacket maker Canada Goose reported planning IPO

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close weak

Direct marketing grass-fed beef is a family business

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