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U.S. farmers face devastation following Midwest floods

Winslow, Neb./Chicago | Reuters — Midwestern farmers have been gambling they could ride out the U.S.-China trade war by storing their corn and soybeans anywhere they could — in bins, plastic tubes, in barns or even outside. Now, the unthinkable has happened. Record floods have devastated a wide swath of the Farm Belt across Iowa, […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters, Weather

Livestock, pets among victims in U.S. Midwest flooding

By GFM Network News 5 days ago

Reuters — The floods that have devastated large swaths of Nebraska and Iowa since late last week left house pets homeless, inflicted an unknown toll on livestock and led to several daring water rescues of animals from dogs to horses. Rescuers in the Omaha area, where the Platte, Elkhorn and Missouri rivers began spilling over […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. farm belt slammed by floods, heavy snow from bomb cyclone

By GFM Network News March 17, 2019

Reuters — A harsh late-winter storm broadsided a vast swath of the U.S. agriculture industry this week as heavy snow closed roads and buried cattle in the Plains while excessive rain flooded Midwest fields and swamped grain elevators. A “bomb cyclone” hurled hurricane-force winds, sparked tornadoes and dumped heavy snow and rain across the Plains […] Read more

Cereals, Corn, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie prices on the rise

By GFM Network News March 7, 2019

MarketsFarm — Feed grain prices have been on the upswing recently, according to Nelson Neumann of Agfinity at Stony Plain, Alta. “We saw them at the end of last week, the beginning of this week, really jump up. Guys were scrambling to get stuff in before road bans,” he said. He attributed the increased prices […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Machinery, Reuters

‘Tinder for cows’ matches livestock in mood for love

By GFM Network News February 13, 2019

Petersfield, England | Reuters — A Tinder-inspired app is helping farmers match up potential partners for their cattle. Called “Tudder” — a mix of dating app Tinder and udder — it lets farmers swipe right on cattle they like the look of. They are then directed to a page on the SellMyLivestock website where they […] Read more

Comment

Comment: Moving on from the plebiscite

From the January 2019 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Lisa Guenther January 11, 2019

The Alberta Beef Producers plebiscite results were a disappointment for those hoping for a non-refundable provincial check-off. In case you haven’t been following it, here’s a quick summary of the situation. Each year the Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) collects $4.50 per head on cattle sold within the province. The national check-off, which supports the Beef […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock

Bovine TB strain in latest outbreak new to Canada

By GFM Network News January 9, 2019

Canada’s latest outbreak of bovine tuberculosis in domestic cattle involves a strain of TB bacteria not related to any previously seen in Canadian livestock or wildlife. Culture testing of bacteria taken from a cow confirmed as TB-positive in November shows it’s “not related to past cases of bovine TB in Alberta or British Columbia or […] Read more

News, Prime cuts

Packers have another record year

Prime Cuts with Steve Kay

By Steve Kay December 28, 2018

Converting cattle into beef has never been an easy way to make money. Beef processing involves the need for large amounts of cash, the vagaries of the weather, the possibility of a product recall and the headache of running a plant with enough workers. These and other factors apply to packers both in Canada and […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock

Bovine TB probe expands to Saskatchewan

By GFM Staff, GFM Network News December 21, 2018

Updated, Dec. 24 — Some cattle in Saskatchewan are now under federally imposed movement controls as testing for bovine tuberculosis expands to 14 domestic herds in three provinces. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced Friday the tracing of a single case of bovine TB in a beef cow from a farm in British Columbia’s southern […] Read more

When cows bale graze, are they letting good quality forages fall by the wayside?

Livestock, News, News Roundup

Bale grazing trial looks at feed waste

Grazing: News Roundup from the December 2018 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Staff December 19, 2018

Bale grazing is a common winter feeding practice but how much forage are those cows leaving behind? Alberta Agriculture and Food recently shared results from one trial that examined that question. The Lakeland Agricultural Research Association (LARA) measured waste from bale grazing over four winters, from 2008 through 2011. The study was done using the […] Read more

Canola fund short position continues to grow

U.S. grains: Corn up on China buying, flood worries

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs notch fresh contract highs on export hopes

GFM Network News

Canola fund short position continues to grow

U.S. grains: Corn up on China buying, flood worries

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs notch fresh contract highs on export hopes

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U.S. farmers face devastation following Midwest floods

Livestock, pets among victims in U.S. Midwest flooding

U.S. farm belt slammed by floods, heavy snow from bomb cyclone

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie prices on the rise

‘Tinder for cows’ matches livestock in mood for love

Comment: Moving on from the plebiscite

Bovine TB strain in latest outbreak new to Canada

Packers have another record year

Bovine TB probe expands to Saskatchewan

Bale grazing trial looks at feed waste

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