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Proper ration  helps dairy cows avoid negative energy balance.

Proper feed intake keeps dairy cows milking

Dairy Corner: Good management avoids negative energy balance

By Peter Vitti March 26, 2019

A good dry matter intake or DMI plan is really a foundation of building optimum energy intake by early-lactation dairy cows. This energy drives good milk yield (and milk fat) at peak production and over the rest of their lactation. Unfortunately, there is a natural lag time between peak milk production and subsequent peak DMI […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle tumble on bearish USDA data

By GFM Network News March 25, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures dropped sharply on Monday in reaction to a government report that showed larger-than-expected supplies of cattle on feed in the U.S., traders said. Nearby cattle futures contracts fell more than 1.5 per cent, with selling accelerating as prices breached key technical support levels. The selling […] Read more

Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock

Which pasture is better for grazing? A or B?

More pasture divisions mean more opportunity for forage

By Sean McGrath March 25, 2019

The two diagrams accompanying this article represent two nearly identical ranches. They are the same size and if you count, they have the same number of cows. They even get the same rainfall and are in the same area. However, I would be willing to bet that one of these ranches has a lot more […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs notch fresh contract highs on export hopes

By GFM Network News March 23, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rose to contract highs for a third straight session on Friday on hopes for strong demand from China before easing from those peaks on profit-taking and technical selling, traders said. China is expected to be in the market for imported pork as the deadly hog […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters

VIDEO: Tractor operator saves cow trapped in mud after flood

By GFM Network News March 22, 2019

AccuWeather – Dubas Equipment in Nebraska shared this video of the careful efforts a tractor operator used with a front loader to save the life of a cow stuck in the mud after the state’s historic flooding. The video has since gone viral so Dubas has put together a “Nebraska Strong” t-shirt to sell with […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

China’s pork imports seen doubling in 2019 on swine fever impact

By GFM Network News March 22, 2019

Wuzhen, China | Reuters — China’s 2019 pork imports are set to double from last year to two million tonnes, a Rabobank analyst said on Thursday, as African swine fever hits production of the meat in the world’s top hog market. China has reported 113 outbreaks of the contagious disease since last August, though farmers […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit up again on China swine fever fears

By GFM Network News March 22, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rallied by their daily trading limits for a second straight day on Thursday on expectations that imports by China would surge as the country’s domestic hog herd is ravaged by a deadly hog disease. All hog contracts posted new contract highs and spot futures reached […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit up on China swine virus fears

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News March 20, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures soared by the company’s daily price limit to new contract highs on Wednesday on increasing worries about the spread of a deadly hog disease in China. Traders expect that China, the world’s biggest hog producer and pork consumer, will need to import more U.S. pork […] Read more

A file photo of hog barns in winter. (SimplyCreativePhotography/iStock/Getty Images)

Hogs, Livestock, Markets

Swine fever in China poses risks, rewards for Canadian pork

By GFM Network News March 20, 2019

MarketsFarm — Sharp losses in China’s hog herd due to African swine fever (ASF) are underpinning the North American pork market and could create export opportunities for Canada — if this country manages to stay disease-free. ASF does not affect humans, but the highly viral disease is nearly 100 per cent fatal for hogs with […] Read more

Uncertainty over the Brexit deal has U.K. beef producers wondering what’s ahead for their domestic and export markets.

Beef Cattle, Cattleman’s Corner

How Brexit is set to impact the U.K.’s beef industry

Deal or no deal — each could have consequences

By Chris Mccullough March 20, 2019

It’s an anxious time for all farmers in the U.K. as they await the outcome of Brexit, or in other words, their fate once they leave the European Union. Having been supported by EU farm subsidies in the past, U.K. farmers wait to see what program, if any, the U.K. government will come up with […] Read more

GFM Network News

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Livestock

Proper feed intake keeps dairy cows milking

U.S. livestock: Live cattle tumble on bearish USDA data

Which pasture is better for grazing? A or B?

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs notch fresh contract highs on export hopes

VIDEO: Tractor operator saves cow trapped in mud after flood

China’s pork imports seen doubling in 2019 on swine fever impact

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit up again on China swine fever fears

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit up on China swine virus fears

Swine fever in China poses risks, rewards for Canadian pork

How Brexit is set to impact the U.K.’s beef industry

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