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CME December 2021 lean hogs (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, dark red and black lines). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures up on slaughter speed plan

December live cattle touch two-month high, end lower

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rose on Wednesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said it will allow nine pork processing plants to apply to operate faster line speeds under a pilot program. The announcement eased concerns that slower processing speeds had slowed meatpackers’ demand for pigs to slaughter,
Sean Murphy raises cattle on about 2,500 acres near Souris.
Farmit Manitoba, News

Souris rancher takes on massive water-retention project

Sean Murphy’s farm was ‘defensively drained’ in the 1970s. Fifty-some years later, he’s damming it back up

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A Souris-area rancher is turning a chunk of his land back into a marsh after fifty-some years, in a record-breaking project for Ducks Unlimited. “It should be holding water,” said Sean Murphy of the land — currently bone dry and shorn for hay after a summer of drought. Murphy runs cattle on about 2,500 acres
File photo of containers at a seaport in Jakarta. (Leolintang/iStock/Getty Images)
Markets

APEC ministers call for curbs on farm, fuel, fishing subsidies

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Washington/Wellington | Reuters — Pacific Rim trade and foreign ministers on Tuesday pledged to sustain the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic while pursuing talks to curb subsidies for fisheries and agriculture at a forthcoming World Trade Organization meeting. The ministers from the 21 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) countries said in a communique issued after
Southwestern Alberta MP John Barlow, shown here at a parade in 2016, is again the federal Conservatives’ agriculture critic. (JohnBarlowMP.ca)

Conservatives’ Barlow to return as federal ag critic

NDP, Bloc incumbent critics to return

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A former agriculture critic for the federal opposition Conservatives will again handle the file when the House of Commons resumes sitting in two weeks. Conservative leader Erin O’Toole on Tuesday named John Barlow, MP for the southwestern Alberta riding of Foothills, as shadow minister for agriculture, agri-food and food security. As ag critic, Barlow replaces
CME December 2021 live cattle (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: USDA lifts estimates for beef production, cattle prices

December live cattle up, lean hogs lower

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Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday raised its forecast for beef production and cattle prices in 2021 and 2022 due to strong demand and heavier livestock. Robust sales of U.S. beef to domestic consumers and overseas buyers have helped support Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures. USDA, in a monthly
Predation numbers dip in Manitoba
Livestock, News

Predation numbers dip in Manitoba

Predation claims have seen a slight drop so far this year

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It may have been a lean year for grazers, but that has not translated into a spike in predation, according to insurance numbers. The Manitoba Agricultural Service Corporation (MASC) has actually seen slightly fewer predation claims to date than last year. As of Oct. 25, a total 1,310 claims had been reported, compared to 1,494 as
Respondents to a survey launched in 2020 saw coyotes account for over 62 per cent of cases of livestock predation.
Livestock, News

Livestock predation solutions hit proving ground

The Livestock Predation Prevention Project is still looking for takers to test out predation solutions

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There are few solid take-aways yet, but the Livestock Predation Prevention Project (LPPP) — a joint initiative between government and industry to get a more deliberate handle on predation management — has officially hit the pasture. Potential solutions, such as specialized fencing, are being put to the test on multiple farms across Manitoba, project lead
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market on soft slope

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Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were steady to $2 lower on average while calves traded steady to as much as $4 lower in certain regions; calves under 550 pounds were quoted $3-$6 below week-ago levels. Barley and wheat prices continue to percolate higher, causing a defensive sentiment amongst buyers. Southern Alberta and
CME December 2021 live cattle (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, dark red and black lines). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle at two-month high on strong beef demand

December hogs follow pork lower

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures reached a two-month high on Monday amid expectations for solid demand for beef, traders said. Gains in cash cattle prices last week helped support futures, traders said. Meat packers killed an estimated 121,000 cattle at U.S. slaughtering plants on Monday, unchanged from a week ago,
This year Argyle farmer Alfred Billingham kept the combine chopper on while harvesting corn. His wife Judy Billingham followed with the baler. The result is a more palatable feedstuff.
Crops

2021 drought inspires innovation

Manitoba farmers on the hunt for alternative feedstocks

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Argyle farmers Alfred and Judy Billingham have been baling corn stover for years, but this year they tried a slightly different technique. They aren’t alone. “Some of the positives from this drought is the innovation and utilization of products,” Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) president Bill Campbell noted during KAP’s online advisory council meeting Oct. 20. “I know

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