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This babysitter mare keeps newly weaned foals company.

Harvest finished, calves sold at auction

Eppich News: Quiet cattle were reasonably easy to load into the stock trailer

By Heather Eppich November 21, 2023

September was a beautiful month for harvesting. We finished harvest Sept. 25. There were a few minor repairs to be done on the machines throughout the season, but nothing kept us down for long. The following day, Gregory and I were able to go around the fence on the home half. There were quite a […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Canadian feeder buyers ignore weaker futures market

U.S. feedlot placements up four per cent

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News November 21, 2023

For the week ending Nov. 18, western Canadian feeder cattle prices traded $3-$5/cwt on either side of unchanged compared to seven days earlier. Buyers appeared to shrug off the weaker futures market and the defensive tone from a week earlier evaporated. Eastern Prairie markets were firm, with larger packages of quality cattle trading a solid […] Read more

CME January 2024 feeder cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle top one-week high

Traders digest U.S. cattle placements data; December hogs lower

By Reuters, Tom Polansek, GFM Network News November 21, 2023

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. feeder cattle futures and deferred live cattle futures finished higher on Monday after the government reported placements in feedlots were lower than analysts expected last month. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in monthly data issued after the close of trading on Friday, said producers placed 3.8 per cent more cattle […] Read more

File photo of cattle on pasture northeast of Calgary. (James_Gabbert/iStock/Getty Images)

Livestock

Report aims to show animal agriculture’s interconnections

CAPI hopes to broaden policymakers' perspective

By GFM Network News November 20, 2023

A new report for the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute seeks to educate policymakers about the impact of animal agriculture on economic, social and environmental levels. The report, titled Forces Impacting Animal Agriculture In Canada: A Synthesis, delves into the issues surrounding cattle, dairy and poultry production in the country and how it is interconnected within […] Read more

As many cattle come home from summer pasture with poor mineral status, it is important they receive the proper vitamins and minerals during the winter feeding.

Beef Cattle, Cattleman’s Corner

Minerals take centre stage in winter ration for beef cows

Prepare a well-balanced blend and make sure they eat it

By Peter Vitti November 20, 2023

As a beef nutritionist, I take a practical approach to formulating overwinter cattle minerals: complement macro-minerals of a nearly all-forage gestating cow diet, meet the gestation cows’ trace mineral and vitamin requirements and put it into a package that most cows will easily consume at a constant daily rate. In this way, I have done […] Read more

CME February 2024 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle rise ahead of bullish data

December lean hogs lower

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News November 18, 2023

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures ended higher on Friday as livestock traders adjusted positions in the markets. After the close of trading, the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued monthly data that showed producers placed 3.8 per cent more cattle into feedlots in October than a year earlier, […] Read more

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle sag on weakness in equities, cash cattle market

Futures prices indicate that cash prices in the south may fall further

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News November 16, 2023

Weakness in equities and the cash cattle market weighed on futures at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), brokers said. Futures markets rose the previous three days in a turnaround from multi-month lows reached last Friday.

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Machinery, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures extend gains, await U.S. data

Fund liquidation and technical selling seem exhausted after driving live cattle to Friday lows

By Reuters, Tom Polansek, GFM Network News November 15, 2023

U.S. cattle futures extended gains on Wednesday as traders adjusted positions after steep losses last week and ahead of monthly supply data due on Friday.

‘So what if cows eject a bit of methane out both ends. What in the name of common sense do climate alarmists think the 60-million-plus buffalo did when they roamed freely on the open Plains up until the late 1800s?’ – Les Henry.

Columns, Crops

Les Henry: Sequestering carbon with grass crops

The amount sequestered in the soil is significant

By Les Henry November 15, 2023

Carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere and organic matter (carbon) in our soils are topics of great current interest. Two big questions that take up much ink these days are: 1) how can we emit less CO2 with farming practices and 2) how can we sequester more carbon (C) in our soils to maintain high […] Read more

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Short-covering boosts CME cattle after recent decline

The U.S. hog market traded sideways on Tuesday

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News November 14, 2023

Chicago | Reuters — Short-covering lifted Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder futures on Tuesday, analysts said, extending a recovery from springtime lows reached last week. The markets were due to rise after recent fund liquidation and technical selling left the market oversold, analysts said. “The main thing is some short-covering here,” said Austin […] Read more

Daily Network News

New strategies needed for Canadian agriculture to stand out in global trade

Feed Grains Weekly: Cash prices for wheat, barley largely flat

The Canadian GMO mustard wars: Dijon vs canola

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