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Editor’s Column: Don’t get too comfortable

By Leeann Minogue February 19, 2020

Farmers always like to be polite and support each other, but let’s be honest, here. It’s been easy for crop producers to get a little smug and complacent when we consider what’s happening in the meat aisle at the Co-op. There are a lot more plant-based meat “replacements” than there used to be. Sylvain Charlebois, […] Read more

General

Fraser: In ag marketing, emotions need to start trumping facts

Emotional transparency 'actually goes a long way'

By GFM Network News February 19, 2020

Go to an agricultural event and someone will inevitably point out how bad farmers are at getting their message to consumers. As annoying as it is, those comments underscore an increasingly important theme in Canadian agriculture: communication. It used to be enough to grow and market your crops, but that has changed dramatically over the […] Read more

CME April 2020 lean hogs with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs rally with hopes for exports to China

Cattle market similarly hopeful

By GFM Network News February 19, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures rose 2.1 per cent on Tuesday on hopes for increased demand from China as the world’s top pork consumer announced plans to begin issuing tariff-free import licenses. China will grant exemptions on retaliatory duties imposed against 696 U.S. goods, the most substantial tariff relief to be offered so […] Read more

Livestock, Weather

More tax deferral zones announced for ranchers

Final list released for 2019 tax year

By Glacier FarmMedia staff, GFM Network News February 18, 2020

More ranchers who were up against a dry 2019 may now be eligible to defer some income from their livestock sales for the income tax year. The federal government on Tuesday released the “final list” of designated regions where income tax deferral on sales of breeding livestock has been authorized for 2019. In a prescribed […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Calf prices divorce from yearling markets

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News February 18, 2020

Compared to last week, yearling prices were steady to as much as $4 lower depending on the region in Western Canada. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle at an average price of $252 on a dressed basis, down $6-$8 from last week and down about $20 from the last week of January. Weakness in fed […] Read more

EU flags in front of the headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels. (Jorisvo/iStock/Getty Images)

General, Reuters

EU-Canada trade deal clears hurdle in Dutch parliament

By Reuters, GFM Network News February 18, 2020

Amsterdam | Reuters — The European Union’s free trade agreement with Canada cleared a political hurdle on Tuesday, when a slim majority of lawmakers in the Dutch lower house voted to ratify the contested deal. Votes by members of the country’s governing coalition were enough to approve the deal, which was rejected by opposition parties […] Read more

File photo of a storm cloud from the southwestern end of Lake Winnipeg at Matlock, Man. (IanChrisGraham/iStock/Getty Images Plus)

General, Weather

Average Prairie heat, more rain in summer forecast

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News February 16, 2020

MarketsFarm — Canada’s Prairies should see higher-than-normal precipitation and generally average temperatures during the 2020 growing season, according to a forecast from Scott Kehler of Weatherlogics. Speaking Thursday at CropConnect in Winnipeg, Kehler said “there’s not really a strong pattern one way or the other” when it comes to the temperature outlook. The Weatherlogics forecast […] Read more

CME April 2020 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle bounce after this week’s four-month lows

Plentiful hog supplies drag on futures

By GFM Network News February 15, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures closed higher on Friday on bargain buying after the benchmark April contract fell to a 4-1/2-month low this week, with traders citing expectations for a seasonal pickup in beef demand, traders said. Benchmark April live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange settled up 1.8 cents at […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Cattleman’s Corner, Markets

Analyzing the cattle-on-feed reports

Market Update with Jerry Klassen: What looks like bearish news is sometimes the opposite 

By Jerry Klassen February 14, 2020

The Alberta and Saskatchewan cattle-on-feed reports can provide valuable information for cow-calf producers and backgrounding operators. Finishing feedlots often pay attention to the main numbers in the cattle-on-feed reports but fail to look at fine details such as the feeder cattle placements by weight category. In some cases, media reports suggest the report is bearish […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs edge up on hopes for Chinese demand

April live cattle up on short-covering

By GFM Network News February 14, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rose modestly on Thursday on technical buying and hopes China will step up purchases of U.S. agricultural goods including pork as the U.S.-China Phase One trade deal takes effect, brokers said. Benchmark April lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange settled up 0.3 cent at 64.075 […] Read more

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle hit contract highs on tight supply

U.S. grains: Soybeans tumble on doubts over U.S.-China trade progress

Alberta harvest wrapping up: report

Beef cattle

Editor’s Column: Don’t get too comfortable

Fraser: In ag marketing, emotions need to start trumping facts

U.S. livestock: Hogs rally with hopes for exports to China

More tax deferral zones announced for ranchers

Klassen: Calf prices divorce from yearling markets

EU-Canada trade deal clears hurdle in Dutch parliament

Average Prairie heat, more rain in summer forecast

U.S. livestock: Cattle bounce after this week’s four-month lows

Analyzing the cattle-on-feed reports

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs edge up on hopes for Chinese demand

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