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Joseph and Reba check the pasture and the cows together.

Trips to pasture become adventure time

Eppich News: The weather was good for getting off hay and harvest has commenced

By Heather Eppich October 24, 2024

Mid-August was warm with almost no rain. On Aug. 10 Gregory started cutting our hay over at Landis. On the 13th I started baling at Landis while Gregory continued to cut ahead of me. It was drying very nicely and so I was able to bale what he had cut just two days before. On […] Read more

The John Deere 535 baler that burned at the Eppich farm.

Cattleman’s Corner, Columns, Equipment, Hay

Counting one’s blessings after our baler burns

Eppich News: A baler fire is a reminder to be prepared and understand what to do in an emergency

By Heather Eppich October 24, 2024

On Sept. 5, our John Deere 535 baler went up in smoke. It is a big hit for our small operation, but we have much to be thankful for. As farmers we do dangerous things every day. Every day we are just going to go swath the wheat, or we are just going to combine, […] Read more

News, Reuters

JBS, Sigma vie for Kraft Heinz’s $3 billion hot-dog business, sources say

By Abigail Summerville, Reuters October 24, 2024

Brazilian meatpacker JBS and Mexico's Sigma Alimentos are among those competing to acquire Oscar Mayer, the hot dogs and cold cuts business of packaged food giant Kraft Heinz, according to people familiar with the matter.

News, Reuters

McDonald’s US head vows to improve safety after E. coli outbreak, more cases expected

By Ananya Mariam Rajesh, Reuters, Waylon Cunningham October 24, 2024

McDonald's scrambled on Wednesday to contain the damage from an E. coli outbreak linked to Quarter Pounder burgers that has killed one person and sickened nearly 50 others, as it pulled the menu item from restaurants across a dozen U.S. states.

Beef prices that are likely to remain strong as retailers prepare for Labor Day demand. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall on technical trade, E. coli outbreak concerns

By Renee Hickman, Reuters October 23, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures turned lower on Wednesday, amid a flurry of technical selling and uncertainty whether consumer demand for beef would chill after an E. coli outbreak was linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder burgers, traders said.

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up on strong demand

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters October 22, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rose on Tuesday on signs of increased demand from U.S. consumers and exporters, analysts said.

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Canadian feeder markets trades premium to U.S. values

By Jerry Klassen October 22, 2024

For the week ending October 19, Western Canadian yearling markets traded $3 to $5 on either side of unchanged compared to seven days earlier. Calf prices were $5 to as much as $10 higher. Strength in the deferred live cattle futures along with the weaker Canadian dollar has resulted in positive margins on incoming calves. Therefore, the calf market has developed a floor price.

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures pull back as rally fades

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters October 21, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures pulled back from the previous week's rally on Monday as traders positioned ahead of Friday's U.S. Department of Agriculture Cattle on Feed report, analysts said.

A calf chows down on sorghum on John Griffin’s south-central Saskatchewan ranch.

Crops, Features, Forages

Sorghum sudangrass may help soil beat back diseases

The crop’s benefits for farmers are piling up, but be aware of some drawbacks, experts say

By Jeff Melchior October 18, 2024

Researchers have found potential in sorghum sudangrass — a hybrid of sorghum varieties — as a fungal disease-fighting, soil-enriching grass for cover crops. Although the research was conducted in Prince Edward Island, some say there may be applications for Western Canada as well — including potential as highly-nutritious cattle feed. Two Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada […] Read more

When stock water levels drop, a solar water system can help extend the quantity and preserve quality in the remaining water.

Cattleman’s Corner, Columns

Prepare your ranch and business plan for bouts with drought

A Little Bit Western: There are ways to extend feed and water — but do so with caution and monitoring

By Tara Mulhern Davidson October 17, 2024

In late summer I was invited to the Canadian Beef Industry Conference in Saskatoon to share my perspective on navigating drought. I would prefer covering a more cheerful topic, but as a fourth-generation Palliser Triangle dweller who resides on a ranch abandoned not once but twice by its former occupants, I’ll admit I’ve got experience […] Read more

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures slow descent

U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat plummet from highs on limited Chinese demand

Feed Grain Weekly: Prices starting to pick up

Beef cattle

Trips to pasture become adventure time

Counting one’s blessings after our baler burns

JBS, Sigma vie for Kraft Heinz’s $3 billion hot-dog business, sources say

McDonald’s US head vows to improve safety after E. coli outbreak, more cases expected

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall on technical trade, E. coli outbreak concerns

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up on strong demand

Klassen: Canadian feeder markets trades premium to U.S. values

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures pull back as rally fades

Sorghum sudangrass may help soil beat back diseases

Prepare your ranch and business plan for bouts with drought

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