Cattle at a feedlot near North Platte, Nebraska. (AndrewLinscott/iStock/Getty Images)

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end limit down

Chicago live and feeder cattle futures fell by their limits on Monday following news of a Nebraska processing plant closure. All live cattle contracts fell by 7.250 cents. Most-traded June contracts settled at 201.725 cents a pound while February futures closed at 207.525 cents. Feeder cattle contracts dropped by their 9.250-cent limit. Most-traded March futures



Rodeo is a big part of Agribition, as it was in this image from 2024. Photo: John Greig

Agribition kicks off in Regina

Canadian Western Agribition opens 2025 doors with burning of the brand and a new family event

Canadian Western Agribition 2025 is full tilt in Regina with burning of the brand and new family event on the schedule

Rob Wunder at Ag in Motion 2024. Photo: Lisa Guenther

Three paths of regenerative agriculture

From integrating livestock to grassland financial incentives to precision grazing, Canadian farmers are searching for practical paths to marry farm resilience with profit

From integrating livestock to grassland financial incentives to precision grazing, Canadian farmers are searching for practical paths to marry farm resilience with profit





British researchers have edited the genes of pigs to provide resistance to classical swine fever | Source: Trends in Biotechnology

Gene editing against classical swine fever

A gene-edited pig in the U.K. is resistant to classical swine fever; the same technology could be used for a solution to bovine viral diarrhea in cattle

British scientists have discovered a gene edit that could provide resistance to classical swine fever in pigs and bovine viral diarrhea in cattle