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CME December 2019 lean hogs with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

U.S. livestock: Hogs fall from gains as cash prices ease

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek September 17, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures tumbled on Tuesday, with the most-active contract dropping by the daily maximum, due to weak cash prices and technical selling, traders said. Pork cutout values eased for carcasses, loins, bellies and other products, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates. December lean hog futures dropped the daily

Cattle move into a new intercropped paddock at Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiatives north of Brandon. Both simple and complex intercrop mixes got put to the test for grazing at the applied research farm this year.

Livestock, News

Using brassicas to feed cattle could pose a challenge

The best intercrop or cover  crop grazing plans may hit a wall  if the cattle turn into fussy eaters

By Alexis Stockford September 17, 2019

Brassicas feature in most polycrop seed mixes on the market, but feeding cattle on those mixes may require some extra consideration. Jillian Bainard, of AAFC Swift Current, noted that cattle were less likely to graze brassicas during her ongoing study into grazing intercrops. The study hosted plots at Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiatives in Manitoba,

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hogs rise on expectations for Chinese buying

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek September 16, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures climbed to their highest price since July on Monday on expectations for Chinese buying, while technical selling pushed down cattle futures. Meat traders anticipate China will increase pork imports to offset an expected shortage caused by an outbreak of African swine fever, a fatal pig virus that

Gould’s father Donald Gould, 86, with grandkids.

Faces of ag, Farmit Manitoba, Livestock

Farm family ‘the last thread hold’ of First Nation agriculture

Faces of Ag: BSE and flooding nearly wiped out his family  farm, but Derrick Gould won’t let their way of life die

By Geralyn Wichers September 13, 2019

Derrick Gould’s farm is one of two left in his community. “We’re the last thread hold of the First Nation agriculture, farming way of life,” Gould told the Manitoba Co-operator. Forty years ago, Gould’s community of Pinaymootang (Fairford) First Nation was home to more than 30 farmers. As the community’s population grew, available farmland diminished,

CME February 2020 lean hogs with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit up again on China tariff exemption

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek September 13, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures climbed by an expanded daily limit on Friday as China said it would exempt U.S. pork from additional tariffs imposed during its trade war with the United States. The exemptions raised hopes for Chinese buying and were seen as the latest sign of easing Sino-U.S. tensions before

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit up on expectations for Chinese buying

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek September 12, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures climbed the daily exchange-imposed limit on Thursday on increasing expectations for Chinese buying as the world’s two largest economies prepared for talks aimed at breaking the logjam in their trade war. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) will temporarily expand the trading limit to 4.5 cents on Friday

Livestock, Local news

‘This one’s gonna hurt’ – Interlake ranchers face drought disaster

Producers say that help they might otherwise receive is being held back because of the provincial election

By Geralyn Wichers September 12, 2019

A field down the road from Calvin Reykdal’s farm has two swaths taken out. The rest is still standing, only a couple of inches higher than the cut section. That was first cut, not worth the fuel and time to take it off the field. It’s one of many fields like that in the RM

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Live cattle extend recovery from nine-year low

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek September 11, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures shot higher on Wednesday on short covering and technical buying as the market extended a rebound from a nine-year low this week. CME October live cattle futures ended up 2.35 cents at 98.5 cents/lb. (all figures US$). The market has climbed since October live cattle

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs advance on China trade hopes

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek September 10, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures jumped on Tuesday as expectations rose for China to increase pork imports from the United States, traders said. China, the world’s top pork consumer, is expected to buy more U.S. agricultural products in hopes of a better trade deal with Washington, the South China Morning

Colin Palmer uses his PTZ (pan, tilt, zoom) camera system to monitor calving pens. The camera system is a step up from his first forays into fixed-view cameras and allows him to read ear tags from up to 140 feet away.

Farmit Manitoba, Livestock, Local news

Producer’s key to calving is only a click away with camera system

Calving cameras promise to de-stress the most stressful weeks for livestock producers 

By Alexis Stockford September 10, 2019

Colin Palmer no longer fits the image of the sleep-deprived, anxiety-ridden beef producer when calving starts — despite having more than double the cattle he did a decade ago. Instead, he is losing fewer calves, spending less money on gas and steps off his farm near Saskatoon more lightly in spring, since he can pull

Daily Network News

Southern California honeybees show resistance to varroa mites

Pulse Weekly: SaskPulse optimistic despite input, crop price concerns

Canadian aquaculture should be classed as agriculture, industry groups say

Cow-calf

U.S. livestock: Hogs fall from gains as cash prices ease

Using brassicas to feed cattle could pose a challenge

U.S. livestock: Hogs rise on expectations for Chinese buying

Farm family ‘the last thread hold’ of First Nation agriculture

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit up again on China tariff exemption

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit up on expectations for Chinese buying

‘This one’s gonna hurt’ – Interlake ranchers face drought disaster

U.S. livestock: Live cattle extend recovery from nine-year low

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs advance on China trade hopes

Producer’s key to calving is only a click away with camera system

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