Livestock Management
For the week ending July 26, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were relatively unchanged from seven days earlier. Yearlings off grass weighing 900 pounds plus were very strong and may have been up $3 to $5 from the previous week.
Livestock Management
Lower feedgrain prices set to boost feeder cattle market
Fed cattle market is expected to soften over the next month, offsetting some of the net benefit for lower feedgrain prices
For the week ending July 25, western Canadian feeder cattle markets were unchanged from the previous week, although volumes were limited.
AgSenze automated body condition scoring can catch disease earlier
UK company was at Ag in Motion as part of the Cultivator by Conexus cohort
AgSenze has developed an automated body condition scoring camera for dairy cows which shows when a cow could be losing weight too quickly, allowing for early disease detection.
U.S. complaints about protectionist Canadian dairy policy hypocritical, report argues
American, Canadian dairy sectors employ similar protectionist tactics says Mussell
Despite criticisms of Canadian dairy policy, the American dairy industry has many of the same protectionist tendencies Canada does, writes Al Mussell in a new policy paper.
U.S. livestock: Cattle climb on low herd numbers, hogs mostly up
Chicago cattle futures continued to climb on Monday after reports on Friday showed a smaller herd than expected. Hogs settled mostly higher.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb as U.S. herd remains small
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures turned higher on Friday, as traders anticipated U.S. government reports would show tight cattle supplies. After the market closed, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that the nation’s cattle herd was 94.2 million head as of July 1, a record low for that date. In a separate report, USDA […] Read more
Calf hormone implants can give environmental, financial wins
Bigger calves at weaning can cut emissions intensity and land use intensity and put more money in the pocket of cow-calf farmers.
Hormone implants can lead to bigger calves — reducing greenhouse gas intensity, land use intensity and giving the beef farmer more profit, Manitoba-based model suggests.
Pork council rejoins national farm organization
Canadian Pork Council decides to rejoin Canadian Federation of Agriculture to present a united trade front
Canadian Pork Council decides to rejoin Canadian Federation of Agriculture to present a united trade front
Smart deworming starts with individualized fecal egg counts
Fecal egg count tests are one step to managing dewormer resistance and managing sheep parasites on Canadian sheep farms
Fecal egg count tests are one step to managing dewormer resistance and managing sheep parasites on Canadian sheep farms to maintain flock health.
Sparks fly over grazing lease market
Alberta producers say they may be at generational crossroads as municipality proposes lease rate policy change
Alberta producers say they may be at generational crossroads as municipality proposes lease rate policy change
