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AI assistance for ranchers

A high-tech tool aims to help users make better management decisions around grazing practices

By Mark Halsall April 5, 2024

Nowadays, it takes more than just horsepower to drive some of the best ag tools. Artificial intelligence is becoming a leading force in driving innovation that not only helps boost efficiency and productivity for producers but also can make their farms more sustainable. A high-tech startup called Enriched Ag maintains there are fewer AI-powered tools […] Read more

FILE PHOTO: Cattle gather in the shade in Tennessee Colony, Texas, U.S. August 3, 2023. REUTERS/Evan Garcia/File Photo

General, Livestock, Reuters

Bird flu dairy cow outbreak widens in Ohio, Kansas, New Mexico

By Reuters, Tom Polansek, GFM Network News April 4, 2024

Bird flu has infected a dairy herd in Ohio for the first time and was detected in additional herds in Kansas and New Mexico, according to the U.S. government, expanding an outbreak in cows that has raised concerns about possible risks to humans.

Photo: deimagine/iStock/Getty Images Plus

General, Livestock, Reuters

Wider bird flu spread raises concern for humans, animal health body says

Virus has spread to new regions, infected cats, tigers, bears, seals and other animals

By Reuters, GFM Network News April 4, 2024

The spread of bird flu to an increasing number of species and its widening geographic reach have raised the risks of humans being infected by the virus, the head of the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Thursday.

FILE PHOTO: Test tubes labelled “Bird Flu” and eggs are seen in this picture illustration, January 14, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Livestock, Reuters

Bird flu hits Texas dairy cows, hens, human as ducks migrate

[Change management: career change] Outbreak may have started a month ago after mysterious illness affected 40 per cent of Texas dairy cattle

By Reuters, Tom Polansek, GFM Network News April 3, 2024

Migratory waterfowl are to blame for widening avian-flu outbreaks in Texas cows and poultry, and wild birds carrying the virus should be heading north soon, state Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller said.

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market resumes the climb

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News April 2, 2024

For the week ending March 30, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $4 to $6 higher on average. Fleshier backgrounded yearlings were relatively unchanged. Buyers were fairly cautious on backgrounded heifers with some packages actually softer than seven days earlier. Larger strings of quality genetic, low flesh steers were up $6 to as much as $10 in some cases. Weaned, premium, calves were up a solid $5 to $6 on average.

General, Livestock

Avian influenza detected in person exposed to dairy cattle

Alberta Milk issues new biosecurity, human safety guidelines

By Geralyn Wichers, Reuters, GFM Network News April 1, 2024

A human case of avian influenza has been confirmed in a person who had contact with dairy cows presumed to be infected with the virus, Texas and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today.

Photo: martinfaint/iStock/Getty Images Plus

General, Livestock

Dairy bird flu cases creep closer to Canada

Michigan and Idaho become fourth and fifth state to confirm virus in dairy cattle

By Jeff Melchior, GFM Network News April 1, 2024

Idaho has become the newest U.S. states to identify highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a dairy cattle operation, the Idaho State Department of Agriculture (IDSA) confirmed March 30.

Kit Pharo says ranchers can increase their production per acre and their profitability.

Beef Cattle, Cattleman’s Corner

A key to cattle business survival

Produce more pounds of beef per acre versus more pounds per cow, this U.S. rancher says

By Heather Smith Thomas March 29, 2024

North America producers are receiving higher prices for cattle than ever before — “yet very few are really profitable,” Kit Pharo says. Most cow-calf producers “are too dependent on outside inputs, which are also at record-high costs,” says Pharo, who operates Pharo Cattle Company in Colorado and was the keynote speaker at the recent Holistic […] Read more

General, Livestock

Dairy farms urged to take precautions against bird flu

Migrating birds like ducks and geese a likely vector for the disease

By Jeff Melchior, GFM Network News March 28, 2024

Alberta Milk is urging Canadian dairy producers to take precautions against migrating birds after avian influenza was detected in dairy cattle in three U.S. states.

Beef Cattle, Livestock

Cargill renews top-up payment for CRSB-certified beef

By Geralyn Wichers, GFM Network News March 28, 2024

Cargill and its customers have renewed a program that would ensure beef producers receive at least $400 for being certified under the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB).

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Acknowledging the past, seeking a better future

GFM Network News

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Acknowledging the past, seeking a better future

Livestock

AI assistance for ranchers

Bird flu dairy cow outbreak widens in Ohio, Kansas, New Mexico

Wider bird flu spread raises concern for humans, animal health body says

Bird flu hits Texas dairy cows, hens, human as ducks migrate

Klassen: Feeder market resumes the climb

Avian influenza detected in person exposed to dairy cattle

Dairy bird flu cases creep closer to Canada

A key to cattle business survival

Dairy farms urged to take precautions against bird flu

Cargill renews top-up payment for CRSB-certified beef

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