Livestock , Latest & Featured - Canadian Cattlemen

(Regis Lefebure photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Que. pledges reserve to backstop risk management programs

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff May 28, 2015

Quebec’s agriculture ministry plans to set up a $300 million reserve fund to backstop any sudden shortfalls in provincial risk management program funds for farmers. Speaking Thursday to the provincial pork producer group, Les Eleveurs de porcs du Quebec, Agriculture Minister Pierre Paradis said the province will set up the reserve over the next two […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Global dairy demand seen picking up only slightly

By Naomi Tajitsu May 28, 2015

Wellington | Reuters –– Global dairy prices are expected to pick up only slightly over the next 12 months, New Zealand dairy co-operative Fonterra, the world’s largest dairy exporter, said Thursday. Fonterra said the subdued outlook amid sluggish demand would likely slow the pace of New Zealand dairy output growth, and kept its forecast payout […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters

U.S. EPA proposing temporary pesticide-free zones for honeybees

By Carey Gillam May 28, 2015

Reuters — U.S. environmental regulators on Thursday proposed a rule that would create temporary pesticide-free zones to protect commercial honeybees, which are critical to food production and have been dying off at alarming rates. The restrictions are aimed at protecting bees from “pesticides that are acutely toxic” to them, and would cover foliar applications when […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Short-covering pushes CME live cattle, hogs higher

By Theopolis Waters May 28, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle climbed for a second straight session on Thursday, fuelled by short-covering and positioning on the eve of the last trading day of May, traders said. June closed 1.025 cents per pound higher at 153.5 cents, and August up 1.325 cents to 152.75 cents (all figures US$). […] Read more

Livestock, Weather

West’s soaked, parched tax deferral zones expanded

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff May 28, 2015

More rural municipalities and counties that saw drought or excess moisture last year have been added to the federal list of areas where ranchers may now defer some of their 2014 taxable income. The federal government on Thursday rolled out its final list of designated areas for the 2014 tax year, adding to an already-long […] Read more

Livestock, Vet advice

Disease transmission in livestock is not uniform

By Dr. Ron Clarke May 27, 2015

The unprecedented increase of emerging infectious diseases in wild and domestic animals and humans does not follow predictable patterns. Disease outbreaks like influenza H5N2 in birds — especially recent incursions of the virus affecting turkeys in Central Canada and Midwestern U.S.; human Ebola in West Africa; equine herpes virus (EHV1) in North America, and five […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle shrug off early weakness

By Theopolis Waters May 27, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed higher on Wednesday after initial selling, helped by short-covering and futures’ discounts to last week’s cash prices, traders said. June closed 0.675 cent per pound higher at 152.475 cents, and August ended up 0.8 cent at 151.425 cents (all figures US$). Last week, most market-ready […] Read more

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

Supply-managed sectors bolster defenses against TPP

By Krista Hughes May 26, 2015

Reuters — Canadian farmers are stepping up their campaign against a nearly complete Pacific trade pact they fear will destroy protections for local dairy, egg and chicken producers and endanger jobs. Farmers in Quebec, which produces 40 per cent of Canada’s dairy products, ran full-page newspaper advertisements on Tuesday warning Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations threaten […] Read more

Beef Cattle, CCA reports

CCA Report: An update on Canada’s beef trade

From the May 2015 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Dave Solverson May 26, 2015

Calving season is well underway and I am feeling very optimistic about the future. Prices, which seem to reach new market highs for all classes of cattle each week, are part of the reason. A global shortage of beef, largely due to prolonged and widespread drought, has pushed the U.S. cattle herd to a 50-year […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

U.S. bird flu virus seen under control within a few months

By Sybille de La Hamaide May 26, 2015

Paris | Reuters — An epidemic of bird flu that has devastated U.S. poultry flocks this year is likely to be under control within a few months as the U.S. steps up measures to contain the virus and the summer weather weakens it, senior officials said on Tuesday. There is, however, a high risk that […] Read more

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle rebound on technical buying

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as rapid harvest overshadows China trade hopes

Good weather pushes Alberta harvest along

Livestock

Que. pledges reserve to backstop risk management programs

Global dairy demand seen picking up only slightly

U.S. EPA proposing temporary pesticide-free zones for honeybees

U.S. livestock: Short-covering pushes CME live cattle, hogs higher

West’s soaked, parched tax deferral zones expanded

Disease transmission in livestock is not uniform

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle shrug off early weakness

Supply-managed sectors bolster defenses against TPP

CCA Report: An update on Canada’s beef trade

U.S. bird flu virus seen under control within a few months

Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field

Blogs

Cows ain’t coal

AgCanadaTV

AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it; your national ag news recap for Sept. 5, 2025

Latest Market News