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Ration-balancing tools can help cattle feeders make changes to their rations to include alternative feed types.

Do your homework on alternative feeds

What looks to be another dry year will mean added emphasis on byproduct feeds

By Beef Cattle Research Council May 14, 2024

Alternative or non-conventional feeds, such as grain screenings, cull potatoes or distillers’ grains, can be an economical means for beef cattle producers to supplement forage and grain inventories while continuing to meet animal nutritional requirements. However, due to variability in supply, nutrient composition and quality of these feed ingredients, there can be pitfalls if not […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Live cattle retreat on heavy supplies, weak cash market

By Reuters May 13, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures eased on Monday on ample supplies of market-ready cattle and expectations for flat to lower cash cattle sales this week, traders and analysts said.

Columns, Crops

Challenges for 2024 cash crop economics

Cash flows must be managed carefully against rising costs and falling commodity prices

By Art Lange May 11, 2024

As we embark on a new production year, there are several new challenges. A recent Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) report says “the cost of critical farm inputs such as fuel, fertilizer, feed, machinery, pesticides, land and labour has increased dramatically. “When coupled with high inflation, interest rates and a price on carbon for essential […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures turn higher, feeder cattle lower

By Reuters May 10, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures were mixed on Friday, with live cattle contracts turning higher and a rally in Chicago corn futures Cv1 pressuring most feeder cattle contracts lower.

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US to provide nearly $200 million to contain bird flu spread on dairy farms

By Reuters May 10, 2024

The Biden administration said today it will provide nearly $200 million to fight the spread of avian flu among dairy cows, in the government's latest bid to contain outbreaks that have fueled concerns about human infections with the H5N1 virus.

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Scotland reports case of mad cow disease

By Reuters May 10, 2024

The Scottish government on Friday confirmed a case of classical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), known as mad cow disease, at a farm in the southwest of the country, the first British case of the disease in over two years.

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U.S. livestock: Livestock futures turn lower amid choppy trading

By Reuters May 9, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures turned lower on Thursday amid a day of sideways and choppy trading, as wholesale beef prices dropped and cash cattle markets saw limited activity.

A view shows a corn field damaged by the floods in Colinas, in Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, May 6, 2024. REUTERS/Diego Vara

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Brazil floods hit food silos, disrupt routes to major grains port

By Reuters May 7, 2024

Heavy flooding in southern Brazil has hit food storage facilities in lower areas while hampering the shipping of grains to port, jeopardizing the nation's exports and wreaking havoc to the economy of Rio Grande do Sul state, a large soy, rice, wheat and meat producer.

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U.S. livestock: Live cattle, lean hogs rise on technical buying

By Reuters May 7, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures firmed on Tuesday on technical buying, while lean hog contracts ended higher in a technical and short-covering rebound following four days of declines.

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle experience weather market

By Jerry Klassen May 7, 2024

For the week ending May 4, Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were quite variable and the market was hard to define. Alberta and certain regions of Saskatchewan received snow, which caused the market to trade $3 to $5 lower. However, in Eastern Saskatchewan and Manitoba, feeder cattle prices were steady to $3 higher.

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Beef cattle

Do your homework on alternative feeds

U.S. livestock: Live cattle retreat on heavy supplies, weak cash market

Challenges for 2024 cash crop economics

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures turn higher, feeder cattle lower

US to provide nearly $200 million to contain bird flu spread on dairy farms

Scotland reports case of mad cow disease

U.S. livestock: Livestock futures turn lower amid choppy trading

Brazil floods hit food silos, disrupt routes to major grains port

U.S. livestock: Live cattle, lean hogs rise on technical buying

Klassen: Feeder cattle experience weather market

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