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Workers wanted: Agribusiness sector hiring

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CNS Canada — More people have applied for jobs in Canada’s agribusiness sector as of late, according to an industry researcher, but some agricultural sectors still face a critical labour shortage. “People have said that they have received more resumes this year than in previous years,” said Debra Hauer, project manager at the Canadian Agricultural […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sag, but off lows

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures lost ground on Friday, pressured by sell stops and fund liquidation before giving way to cash price optimism that lifted contracts from session lows, traders said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture will issue the twice-annual cattle inventory report on Friday at 2 p.m. CT. February […] Read more
Monitoring the suckle reflex in calves
Cow-Calf, Livestock

Monitoring the suckle reflex in calves

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Some recent research has revealed a test that easily predicts which calves should receive supplemental colostrum at only a few minutes old. It was the result of some work by Dr. Elizabeth Homerosky, a veterinarian at the faculty of veterinary medicine at the University of Calgary, as she was comparing various testing procedures to determine […] Read more
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Crops, Dairy Cattle, Fruit/Vegetables, Reuters

Louis Dreyfus ring-fences some units, considers options

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London | Reuters — Louis Dreyfus Commodities is ring-fencing its crop inputs, metals, juice and dairy units and is considering options ranging from joint ventures to the sale of certain assets, a senior company source said. In December, Reuters reported the trade house had been seeking buyers for its juice and fertilizer units for some […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. cattle herd growth to five-year high spells cheaper beef ahead

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Chicago | Reuters — Beef prices will keep trending lower, analysts said after the government’s semi-annual cattle inventory report on Friday showed the U.S. cattle herd as of Jan. 1 grew three per cent from a year ago, to a five-year high. Healthy pastures, more-affordable grain and record-high cattle prices a year ago encouraged ranchers […] Read more
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cash price caution weighs on CME live cattle

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures sagged on Thursday on profit-taking and uncertainty over the price of cash cattle on Friday, traders said. February live cattle closed down 0.3 cent/lb. at 135.425 cents, and April ended 0.725 cent lower at 134.525 (all figures US$). Market-ready, or cash, cattle bids in Texas […] Read more
Cows coming into calving in poor shape is a consequence of how they are fed over the winter.
Livestock, Nutrition

Sound advice from a new generation of agrologists

Nutrition with John McKinnon

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I attended a producer meeting in Weyburn where speakers addressed issues with winter feeding. One of the speakers, Leah Clark, a livestock agrologist with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture gave an excellent presentation on body condition scoring (BCS). Her focus was the relationship between a cow’s body energy stores, nutrition program and the subsequent impact […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cash price optimism lifts CME live cattle

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Wednesday, driven by short-covering and expectations that some processors by Friday might pay the same or more for cash cattle than last week, traders said. February live cattle closed 2.7 cents/lb. higher at 135.725 cents, and April ended up 1.85 cents to […] Read more

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