Livestock Management
Cow-calf producers are advised to avoid selling calves in October because this is usually the lowest price in the fall.
Livestock Management
Feeder market may overextend to the upside
The current situation provides an opportunity for the cow-calf producer but is negative news for the feedlot operator
Coffin bone rotation does not cause laminitis in horses
It’s important to understanding laminitis as the breakdown of this living anchor rather than as the rotation of a bone
The living architecture of a horse hoof — laminae, fascia and blood vessels — is meant to stay in alignment with the bone.When these living structures fail, the capsule loses its attachments.
U.S. again halts cattle imports from Mexico over flesh-eating screwworms
The flesh-eating livestock pest New World screwworm has advanced closer to the U.S. border with Mexico, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said, prompting Washington to block imports of Mexican cattle just days after it allowed them to resume at a port of entry in Arizona.
U.S. livestock: Record highs in cattle futures
Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued to set new records on Tuesday, as improving packer margins, strong demand and chart-based buying provided support. August feeder cattle futures were up by 5.400 cents per pound at 319.125 cents per pound. The August live cattle contract gained 4.075 cents per pound at 219.975 cents at […] Read more
US CDC ends emergency bird flu response as infections decline
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday it has ended its emergency response for H5N1 bird flu, owing to a decline in animal infections and no reports of human cases since February.
Klassen: Feeder market may have overextended to the upside
For the week ending July 4, there were no feeder cattle sales in Western Canada due to holidays on July 1 and July 4. Major auction markets in the U.S. were also closed or had limited numbers on offer. Prices quoted from south of the border were steady to $4 higher on average but the market was hard to define.
Mexico to open sterile fly plant to combat screwworm in 2026
Mexico's government said on Monday that it has started to build a $51 million (C$69.8 million) facility in the country's south as part of an effort to combat screwworm, a pest that has disrupted Mexican exports of cattle to the United States.
U.S. livestock: Cattle climb higher out of long weekend
Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were stronger on Monday, hitting fresh highs in the feeder market after the Independence Day weekend while live cattle lagged to the upside. August feeder cattle futures were up by 4.225 cents per pound at 313.725 cents per pound. The August live cattle contract gained 1.850 cents per […] Read more
Dairy supply management could sour Canada-US trade talks
Recent legislation may not keep negotiators from discussing supply management, experts say
Supply-managed Canadian dairy could be a sticking point in trade negotiations with the U.S.
Saskatchewan allows diversion of low-yield crops to livestock feed
The Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation has put the double low yield appraisal process in place to allow some crops to be turned into feed.
