Feed barley and feed wheat are in no short supply on the Prairies, according to Jim Beusekom, president of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge, Alta. He has recently seen light test-weight barley and wheat coming from various places in Western Canada being shipped to feedlots. Beusekom added the feed grains were coming from “almost everywhere […] Read more
Feed Weekly: More grain to enter feed markets
National beef strategy measures gains
Recent update sums up final years of Canada’s 2020-2024 roadmap
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canadian Beef Advisors pleased with accomplishments from the beef industry, as measured by the goals in the 2020-2024 national beef strategy.
When to pull out the dart gun
Remote delivery devices can be great tools that require less labour and reduce stress on animals
Reading Time: 3 minutes Remote delivery devices (dart guns) can be great tools to deliver medication to cattle on the range with less labour and little stress on livestock.
More dollars available for on-farm environmental improvements in Alberta
On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF) program is reopening for an additional 150 funding applications
Reading Time: < 1 minute The On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF) program is reopening for an additional 150 funding applications in Alberta.
U.S. livestock: CME cattle dip on weak cash market, rising corn prices
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle and feeder cattle futures fell on Wednesday following recent weakness in cash prices and as corn prices sustained a small rally, traders said. Traders also monitored U.S. beef demand. Demand for beef typically weakens after Labor Day, which is considered the last major grilling holiday […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME cattle, lean hog futures turn higher as wholesale prices firm
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) livestock futures turned higher on Tuesday, as wholesale prices firmed and the slaughter pace temporarily shrank as some plants shuttered over the holiday weekend, analysts said. Strong boxed beef prices continued to underpin cattle markets, traders said. Select boxed beef prices rose on Tuesday morning, with prices […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder cattle market stabilizes
For the week ending August 31, Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged compared to seven days earlier. Finishing feedlots are exuding a cautious sentiment. While order buyers had a full deck, there were upside limits. Pen-sized strings of quality yearlings traded at a premium to average values. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Live hog prices tick up, seasonal dip less sharp than expected
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog prices ended up slightly on Friday as analysts said a seasonal drop in pork prices toward the end of summer looked less drastic than expected.
Federal government opens bids for foot and mouth vaccine bank providers
Canadian government opens bids for foot and mouth vaccine bank providers.
U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures fall on weaker boxed beef prices
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live and feeder cattle futures fell on Thursday on a decline in boxed beef prices, which have slumped leading up to the U.S. Labor Day holiday, analysts said.
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