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U.S. lawmaker sees early June vote to repeal COOL

By Reuters, GFM Network News May 19, 2015

Washington | Reuters –– U.S. House of Representatives agriculture committee chairman Mike Conaway said on Tuesday he expects an early June vote on legislation to repeal U.S. meat labeling laws, to avoid costly retaliation from Canada and Mexico. Canada and Mexico began preparing retaliatory steps against U.S. goods on Monday, after a World Trade Organization […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Sheep/Goats

WTO panel rejects final U.S. appeal on COOL

By GFM Network News May 18, 2015

Canada is set to ask the World Trade Organization to allow a long list of retaliatory tariffs against U.S. agrifoods and other goods, after a WTO panel shot down Washington’s final defense of its country-of-origin labelling (COOL) law on meat. The WTO Appellate Body on Monday released its report on the U.S. government’s appeal of […] Read more

Average sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies (°C) for the week centred May 6. Anomalies are computed with respect to the 1981-2010 base period weekly means. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)

Cow-Calf, Crops, Markets, Reuters, Sheep/Goats, Weather

U.S. sees El Nino as near-certain to last through summer

By Reuters, GFM Network News May 14, 2015

New York | Reuters — The El Nino climate phenomenon is almost certain to last through the Northern Hemisphere summer, the U.S. weather forecaster said, raising the chance of heavy rain in the southern U.S. as well as South America, and scorching heat in Asia that could devastate crops of thirsty food staples like rice. […] Read more

Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock

Pay attention to the risk of barn fires

A few simple precautions and change in practices  can help prevent a disaster

By Debbie Chikousky March 25, 2015

Barn fires are to be respected. The financial, emotional and physical damage that barn fires cause is massive. According to the National Fire Prevention Association (their standards have been adopted in Ontario), defective or improperly used heating equipment is the No. 1 cause of barn and stable fires. During cold winter months, livestock producers may […] Read more

Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock

Feeder helps reduce hay waste

Designed to encourage eating of small amounts all day

By Lisa Guenther March 17, 2015

Stroll through the trade show at a farm conference, and you’ll quickly find people who saw a need for a product for their own livestock and turned it into a business. The Jubinville family is one example. “My dad invented the feeder and then my brother and I saw how well it worked and we […] Read more

FarmLife, Sheep/Goats

Raising miniature sheep

Sunnyside Sheep takes the 'Olde English' route of raising livestock

By Edna Manning March 10, 2015

It was love at first sight when Jackie Hegel discovered the miniature Olde English Babydoll Southdown sheep. “They are noted for their gentle nature and their cute teddy bear faces,” she says. Jackie and her husband Keith moved out to their farm west of Saskatoon in 2009 and began looking for that perfect hobby farm […] Read more

Colleen Biggs of TK Ranch near Hanna says listening to their customers has guided them toward animal welfare certification.

Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock

Animal Welfare label confirms TK Ranch commitment

Alberta ranch finds the opportunity to reinforce their values of proper livestock production practices

By Shirley Byers March 10, 2015

One of the advantages of direct marketing is receiving feedback through direct contact with the people who will be eating your product. Colleen and Dylan Biggs have been marketing ranch-finished beef and other meat products from their east-central Alberta ranch since 1995, and listening to their customers. About five years ago, they recognized there was […] Read more

Cattleman’s Corner, Sheep/Goats

The fine balance of managing copper

Sheep and goats and cattle do not have the same copper needs

By Debbie Chikousky February 3, 2015

We have had several new producers this winter trying to convince us it just isn’t true that sheep cannot be fed copper. Apparently they are doing it without any problems. Since we are coming into lambing season it is a good time to address these ideas. It needs to be clear that sheep and goats […] Read more

Cattleman’s Corner

Snow introduces a few seasons

By Debbie Chikousky December 30, 2014

For our family, the opening day of rifle hunting season means the cows are supposed to be home. This year we were a bit behind, lulled, just a bit, by the lovely fall weather. It had been cool but snow had stayed away until mid-November and it was still warm enough for the dugouts to […] Read more

Cattleman’s Corner, Sheep/Goats

Ram selection can really improve flock genetics

By Debbie Chikousky December 2, 2014

Fall is when sheep and goat farmers breed their flocks. This year we made sure we weren’t going to have lambs in February. We didn’t pick up our new ram until we were ready for him. Before shopping for a new ram we spent time deciding what we wanted to improve in our flock. The […] Read more

GFM Network News

ADM cuts 2025 profit outlook on biofuel and trade uncertainty; shares tumble

U.S. not ready to lift Mexican cattle ban over screwworm, Agriculture Secretary Rollins says

U.S. livestock: Cattle rally, hogs slide

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U.S. lawmaker sees early June vote to repeal COOL

WTO panel rejects final U.S. appeal on COOL

U.S. sees El Nino as near-certain to last through summer

Pay attention to the risk of barn fires

Feeder helps reduce hay waste

Raising miniature sheep

Animal Welfare label confirms TK Ranch commitment

The fine balance of managing copper

Snow introduces a few seasons

Ram selection can really improve flock genetics

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