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Chris, before shearing. (RSPCA-ACT.org.au)
Livestock, Reuters, Sheep/Goats

Australian sheep unofficially world’s woolliest

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Sydney | Reuters — Around 40 kilograms (88 lbs.) of wool has been sheared from a sheep found near Australia’s capital, the RSPCA said Thursday, making him unofficially the world’s woolliest. The animal, named Chris by his rescuers, was discovered on the northern outskirts of Canberra on Wednesday and was said to be struggling to […] Read more
Beef Cattle, News Roundup

Stock Growers Association splits with SCA on traceability

News Roundup from the August 2015 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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There was no shortage of issues to debate with 24 resolutions on the table during Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association’s 102nd AGM at Swift Current. Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart’s launch of the province’s online premises identification (PID) database during his address to open the conference didn’t sway members set against mandatory PID. They narrowly defeated a […] Read more
AgriClear president David Moss (l) with Kevin Chanut director of Financial Services.
Beef Cattle, Livestock

AgriClear… cattle marketing on your terms

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AgriClear received an enthusiastic welcome from Canadian and American buyers and sellers after it was launched in mid-June, according to company president David Moss. “We’ve had registrations, live listings, and lots of positive response,” he said. AgriClear is a platform for marketing cattle to anyone anywhere in Canada and the U.S. any time via your […] Read more
(PorkBeInspired.com)
Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Brisk pork demand pushes CME lean hogs higher

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs closed up more than two per cent Wednesday on short-covering after a third straight session of wholesale pork price gains, traders said. Spot October closed 1.8 cents/lb. higher at 69.775 cents, and December up 1.7 cents at 64.675 (all figures US$). Wednesday morning’s wholesale pork price […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle take biggest drop in four months

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle fell three per cent on Tuesday, their biggest one-day percentage setback since early May, following the U.S. stock market tumble amid global financial concerns, traders said. Spot-October settled 1.875 cents/lb. lower at 141.325 cents, and December down 1.8 cents at 143.625 cents (all figures US$). Wall […] Read more
calf and cow feeding
Livestock, Nutrition

Is creep feeding an answer to your pasture woes?

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As this summer unfolds, drought has reared its head across much of western Saskatchewan and Alberta. As a result many producers are scrambling to find alternative pasture and hay supplies and soon will be looking for alternatives to traditional winter feeding programs. When the quantity and quality of pasture starts to decline due to drought […] Read more
(Scott Bauer photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Livestock, Poultry/Eggs

Canada lifts bans on three states’ poultry, eggs

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Travellers entering Canada from the U.S. can now bring in uncooked poultry products and eggs from Indiana, Montana and/or Arkansas. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) during August declared each of those three states free of highly pathogenic (“high-path”) avian flu, following discoveries of infected poultry in those states this spring. Poultry from Indiana had […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle fall, hogs rise on month-end trading

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Monday, pressured by weak wholesale beef values and profit-taking on the final trading session of the month, traders said. Spot-August futures, which expired at noon CT, settled 1.025 cents/lb. lower at 145.5 cents (all figures US$). October, the new lead month, ended […] Read more

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