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File photo of cattle grazing in India. (Ashwini H/iStock/Getty Images)

Indian court acquits six in cow vigilante case

By GFM Network News August 14, 2019

New Delhi | Reuters — An Indian court on Wednesday acquitted six men of the killing of a 55-year-old Muslim dairy farmer, citing lack of evidence, raising questions over the prosecution’s failure to make its case despite videos of a crowd beating him in the street. The 2017 attack on Pehlu Khan and his two […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures limit down again on Tyson fire

By Mark Weinraub, GFM Network News August 13, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures plunged to multiyear lows on Tuesday, with some contract months for both live cattle and fed cattle ending at their daily trading limits for the second day in a row. Traders said the market continued to weigh the impact of a fire at a key […] Read more

CME August 2019 live cattle with 20- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle limit down after Tyson beef plant burns

By GFM Network News August 12, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures dropped their daily trading limits on Monday after a fire at a major beef plant threatened to limit demand for the animals for months, traders said. Live cattle prices settled at their lowest since July 3 while feeder cattle contract dropped to their lowest since June […] Read more

General, Markets

Calgary to step out of Federated Co-op grocery system

By Glacier FarmMedia staff, GFM Network News August 12, 2019

Calgary Co-op’s grocery business plans to get all its goods from suppliers other than Federated Co-operatives (FCL) starting in April next year. Saskatoon-based FCL said Thursday it had received notice from Calgary Co-operative Association that it would “discontinue the procurement of all products for their grocery stores from FCL” at that time. The Saskatoon StarPhoenix […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs end mixed as trade gauges trade war impact

By GFM Network News August 9, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures were mixed on Friday in choppy trading as investors weighed rising pork prices against weak cash hog values and rising concerns about pork exports to China. Spread trading steered some contracts up sharply while others, including actively traded October and December futures, retreated. “Spreads […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Weather

Beef sector sees place in UN report’s lower-emission vision

By GFM Network News August 9, 2019

While a new United Nations report on climate change and land calls for “rebalancing diets,” the policy paths it seeks are a good fit for beef cattle ranching as Canadians know it, the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association says. Responding Thursday to the report from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the CCA said Canada’s […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs rally for second day

By GFM Network News August 8, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures posted strong gains for a second consecutive session Thursday, lifted by short-covering and technical buying following the market’s recent drop. Rising pork prices and solid pork exports supported the market, largely diluting concerns over U.S. trade tensions with China, the world’s top hog and […] Read more

A slide is pictured behind members of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) during a news conference on the Special Report on Climate Change and Land after IPCC’s 50th session in Geneva on Aug. 8, 2019. (Photo: Reuters/Denis Balibouse)

General, Reuters, Weather

UN flags need to reduce meat consumption to curb land use impact on global warming

By GFM Network News August 8, 2019

London/Geneva | Reuters — Global meat consumption must fall to curb global warming, reduce growing strains on land and water and improve food security, health and biodiversity, a United Nations report on the effects of climate change concluded. Although the report stopped short of explicitly advocating going meat-free, it called for big changes to farming […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs bounce after sell-off, cattle also rise

By GFM Network News August 7, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures rallied as much as four per cent on Wednesday in a technical buying and short-covering bounce following a string of losses triggered by worries over exports to China. The world’s largest hog and pork market has threatened to halt all U.S. agricultural product purchases […] Read more

Improved design of handling equipment benefits all aspects of processing cattle.

Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock

Improved design applied to cattle handling equipment

Animal Health: Easier on cattle and people and the job gets done faster

By Roy Lewis August 7, 2019

For three weeks in December 2018, I filled in at a former practice. There were a few really positive things and improvements in many of the farms I visited previously. Most are progressive operators so improvements are always being made. These improve animal welfare and make it easier on the people involved — including me, […] Read more

GFM Network News

U.S. grains: Soybeans set 15-month high on U.S.-China trade deal hopes

Feed Grain Weekly: Prices to stay steady, says broker

U.S. livestock: Feeders continue to fall; live cattle level out

Beef cattle

Indian court acquits six in cow vigilante case

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures limit down again on Tyson fire

U.S. livestock: Cattle limit down after Tyson beef plant burns

Calgary to step out of Federated Co-op grocery system

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs end mixed as trade gauges trade war impact

Beef sector sees place in UN report’s lower-emission vision

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs rally for second day

UN flags need to reduce meat consumption to curb land use impact on global warming

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs bounce after sell-off, cattle also rise

Improved design applied to cattle handling equipment

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