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Dad, Gregory, gives young Joseph a horse ride on his first birthday.

Green grass, birthdays and branding

Calving is finished and cattle finally head out to pasture

By Heather Eppich July 12, 2018

This calving season has had its challenges for sure. The temperature rose drastically in the middle of April and caused a lot of runoff, leaving our home pasture very wet. We held the cows and calves in the corral for as long as we could because we don’t have any natural windbreak or protection in […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs turn up on short-covering

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News July 12, 2018

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures ticked higher on Thursday, boosted by short-covering and technical buying after prices probed new lows earlier this week, traders said. Futures for cattle and lean hogs notched narrow gains despite fears of weaker prices in cash markets and a lower trend in wholesale meat values — […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock

Babybel cheesemakers to set up Quebec plant

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News July 12, 2018

The makers of those little individual cheese snacks in the red wax shells plan to start producing them at their own new Canadian plant starting in early 2020. France’s Bel Group, whose brands in Canada include The Laughing Cow, Boursin and the aforementioned Mini Babybel, announced Thursday it will put up $87 million to build […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle extend declines on trade war worries

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News July 11, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures fell one per cent or more on Wednesday, extending declines on technical selling and fears reduced pork and beef exports could result in burdensome supplies in domestic meat markets, traders and analysts said. Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures contracts slumped to lifetime lows for the third […] Read more

Whether it is cows, horses, sheep, dogs, bison or any other class of livestock, develop a proper vaccination program and follow through.

Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock

Gaps in vaccination programs can be costly

Animal Health: Forgetting to vaccinate or missing booster shots can increase risk of disease

By Roy Lewis July 10, 2018

We as veterinarians and producers should constantly review our vaccination protocols to check for lapses in either booster shot administration, missing certain antigens in our vaccines, or keeping current with new or emerging diseases to which vaccines are now available. Cattle transported to other areas where other diseases may be more prevalent have often been […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Fed cattle market leads yearlings higher

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News July 10, 2018

Compared to last week, yearlings traded $3 to as much as $6 higher. While many auction barns were on holidays, buyers had a full deck of orders for the limited supplies on hand. Many buyers and few sellers characterized the market environment. The quality of cattle is quite variable at this time of year but […] Read more

(Deyana Robova photo/iStock/Getty Images)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs hit new lows as cash prices fall, funds roll

By Reuters, GFM Network News July 10, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hogs on Tuesday marked new lows, and the August contract fell by its three-cent daily price limit, amid eroding cash prices and the roll by funds, said traders. Tuesday was the second of five days that CME livestock market funds which track the Standard + Poor’s Goldman Sachs […] Read more

Riparian habitat at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. (FWS.gov/refuge/Malheur)

Livestock, Reuters

Trump pardons Oregon ranchers who inspired refuge standoff

By GFM Network News July 10, 2018

Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned two imprisoned Oregon ranchers whose sentencing on arson convictions sparked the 2016 occupation of a wildlife refuge, part of a long-simmering dispute over federal land policies in the U.S. West. The armed standoff at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in remote southeast Oregon followed a judge’s […] Read more

(Regis Lefebure photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs extend declines on demand worries

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News July 9, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell over three per cent on Monday, weighed down by plentiful supplies and worries of weaker demand later this year due to tariffs on imports of American pork in Mexico and Canada, traders and analysts said. Most-active Chicago Mercantile Exchange August hogs sank 2.65 cents to 72.775 […] Read more

Crops, Dairy Cattle, Reuters, Spring Wheat

J.M. Smucker to sell U.S. baking brands

By Reuters, GFM Network News July 9, 2018

Reuters — J.M. Smucker Co. said on Monday it would sell its U.S. baking business, which includes brands such as Pillsbury, Martha White and Hungry Jack, to private equity firm Brynwood Partners for US$375 million. The deal includes a manufacturing facility in Toledo, Ohio, but excludes the baking business in Canada, the company said. “The […] Read more

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Green grass, birthdays and branding

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs turn up on short-covering

Babybel cheesemakers to set up Quebec plant

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle extend declines on trade war worries

Gaps in vaccination programs can be costly

Klassen: Fed cattle market leads yearlings higher

U.S. livestock: CME hogs hit new lows as cash prices fall, funds roll

Trump pardons Oregon ranchers who inspired refuge standoff

U.S. livestock: Hogs extend declines on demand worries

J.M. Smucker to sell U.S. baking brands

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