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Riders’ effects on therapy horses up for study

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff January 10, 2016

A new study in southern Ontario plans to look at the effects of the relationship between a therapy horse and its rider from the horse’s point of view. Katrina Merkies, a professor in the University of Guelph’s animal biosciences department, has picked up a $10,000 research grant from the Ohio-based Horses and Humans Research Foundation […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end lower after choppy session

By Theopolis Waters, GFM Network News January 8, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts settled lower following Friday’s volatile session, stirred by funds that sold February and bought deferred contracts in accordance with the Standard + Poor’s Goldman Sachs Commodity Index (S+PGSCI), said traders. Friday was the first of five days of the S+PGSCI “roll” process. Simultaneously, some index […] Read more

Beef Cattle, News Roundup

Pasteurizing beef trimmings in ground beef

News Roundup from the December 2015 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff January 8, 2016

Currently packers use sprays and hot water pasteurization techniques during slaughter and fabrication to reduce the number of potentially harmful bacteria on the surface of meat as it goes through the plant. However, these treatments have not traditionally been applied to beef trimmings that go into ground beef products. Not until now. Several industry partners […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Research

Performance-improving product approvals for livestock

Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen

By Reynold Bergen January 8, 2016

Last month’s column summarized a North Dakota State University research project where young female pigs were fed burgers made from tofu or beef from naturally raised or implanted cattle to see whether they reached puberty sooner. They didn’t. That is no surprise, because researchers, pharmaceutical companies and government regulators invest a lot of time, effort […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

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

By Theopolis Waters, GFM Network News January 7, 2016

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts ended Thursday’s session down by their three cents/lb. daily price limit, rattled by lower preliminary cash prices and deteriorating U.S. stock futures amid China’s economic woes, traders said. February live cattle and April ended at 133.525 cents and 134.3 cents, respectively (all figures US$). Live […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs

Canada’s no-buy list for poultry, eggs down to two states

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff January 7, 2016

Canada is now warning cross-border travellers to the U.S. against bringing in raw poultry and eggs from two states, down from six at the end of 2015. As of Tuesday, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, travellers entering Canada from the U.S. may not bring in uncooked poultry products, live birds and/or eggs from […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Cargill’s Q2 profit drops amid commodities slump

By Karl Plume January 7, 2016

Chicago | Reuters –– Slumping commodities prices and weak demand in some markets took their toll on profits for global commodities trader Cargill in the quarter ending Nov. 30, sending earnings and revenue down 13 per cent and 10 per cent, respectively. Privately held Cargill, celebrating its 150th birthday this year, is in the midst […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Markets

Weak loonie expected to support hog prices, but not yet

By Jade Markus January 7, 2016

CNS Canada — A weak loonie could improve the profit margin of Canadian pork producers by summer, according to one analyst, but its effects have been little seen in the current market. Influencers outside of currency markets are driving current cash prices lower — and cash prices are relatively depressed, according to Tyler Fulton, director […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Slumping stock market pressures CME live cattle

By Theopolis Waters, GFM Network News January 6, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts posted modest losses on Wednesday amid investor jitters over fallen U.S. stock futures and uncertainty about cash price direction, traders said. Funds heavily invested in equities typically have a wide range of commodities in their portfolios, including CME livestock. February live cattle closed 0.25 cent/lb. […] Read more

"The evidence suggests they will come back if not treated."

Beef Cattle, Features

Do cattle producers still need to treat for warbles?

By Roy Lewis Dvm January 6, 2016

Cattle grubs have pretty much been forgotten by Canadian cattlemen over the past 20-plus years. Most of our young producers may not even know what I am talking about but those in their 50s will remember the vast amount of hide and internal damage caused by warble larvae migrating close to the spine or the […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

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U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

Livestock

Riders’ effects on therapy horses up for study

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end lower after choppy session

Pasteurizing beef trimmings in ground beef

Performance-improving product approvals for livestock

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

Canada’s no-buy list for poultry, eggs down to two states

Cargill’s Q2 profit drops amid commodities slump

Weak loonie expected to support hog prices, but not yet

U.S. livestock: Slumping stock market pressures CME live cattle

Do cattle producers still need to treat for warbles?

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