Livestock Management
CHICAGO, Aug 31 (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 CDT (1700 GMT), settled 1.025 cents per lb lower at 145.500 cents. October, the new lead […] Read more
Livestock Management
LIVESTOCK-CME live cattle fall, hogs rise on month-end trading
LIVESTOCK-Cash price sentiments extend CME live cattle gains
CHICAGO, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher for a second straight session on Friday in anticipation of this week’s cash prices, traders said. Spot-August futures, which will expire on Monday, ended 1.875 cents per lb higher at 146.525 cents, and October up 1.425 cents at 143.975 cents. “Feedyards and […] Read more
Ranch’s new grazing plan focuses on water
SUNDRE, Alta. — A 49,000-acre ranch should support thousands of cattle, but it all depends on pasture and feed conditions. For the Red Deer River Ranch, 280 to 300 cows are the viable maximum. With 1,000 acres of deeded land, 2,000 acres of grazing lease and 46,000 acres of forestry reserve, there is plenty of […] Read more
EU dairy farmers get rude awakening in post-quota market
PARIS, Aug 28 (Reuters) – European dairy farmers caught out by a global market decline as they emerge from a 30-year-old quota system may have little choice but to produce at full pelt, hoping for a recovery in international prices next year. Milk prices paid to EU farmers are down 20 percent from last year […] Read more
Hoof power takes care of poplar regrowth
PROGRESS, B.C. — Glenn Hogberg used hoof power instead of horsepower to clear the wood regrowth in his poplar-logged fields. His cattle turned the rough land into pasture through intensive grazing. “The idea is to get the cows to do as much as they can do,” said Hogberg, who farms near Progress, B.C., west of […] Read more
Future farmers at dairy show
RED DEER — One hundred young people gather every year for the Western Canadian Classic to learn all they can about the dairy business in a week’s time. This is the 31st year for the event, which is open to participants 12-21 years old. This year it was held Aug. 18-22 in Red Deer. Mike […] Read more
McDonald’s, Tyson Foods drop farm after videotape shows animal cruelty
LOS ANGELES, Aug 27 (Reuters) – McDonald’s Corp and Tyson Foods both severed ties on Thursday with a Tennessee farm where workers were seen stabbing, beating and stomping on chickens in an undercover video shot by animal rights activists. The videotape, which was unveiled by Mercy For Animals at a news conference in Los Angeles, […] Read more
LIVESTOCK-Wall Street surge rallies CME live cattle futures
CHICAGO, Aug 27 (Reuters) – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose on Thursday, prodded by the stock market comeback as data showed better-than-expected second-quarter U.S. economic growth, traders said. Renewed consumer confidence in the economy could support demand for U.S. goods, including meat, they said. Short-covering and bargain hunting furthered CME live cattle market […] Read more
Cancer eye affects older cattle; early detection prevents spread
Bovine ocular squamous cell carcinoma, more commonly known as cancer eye, is the most common form of cancer affecting cattle in North America. The prevalence of this condition depends on geography. It is more common where cattle are exposed to higher levels of sunlight, such as in sub-tropical regions or in the southwestern United States. […] Read more
Canada hopes to export younger cattle to U.S.
WINNIPEG — Canada wants the age restriction lifted on mature cows exported to the United States. Cows shipped to the U.S. must be born after March 1999, according to a rule released in 2007 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. However as time passes there are fewer of these older animals left, said John Masswohl […] Read more
