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CME October 2019 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

U.S. livestock: Live cattle sag as traders eye lower boxed-beef prices

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek July 15, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures ended mostly lower on Monday as weak boxed beef prices fueled concerns about increasing supplies. Select-grade boxed beef was $189.21/cwt on Monday afternoon, down 2.7 per cent from a week ago, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data issued after the close of trading

File photo of cattle on pasture northeast of Calgary. (James_Gabbert/iStock/Getty Images)

Livestock

Alberta to lengthen public leases for ‘exemplary’ ranching

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff July 12, 2019

Ranchers who display “exemplary” stewardship as tenants on Alberta’s public lands could soon be eligible for double the term of the usual lease. The province announced Tuesday it expects the new policy to come into effect in late autumn this year and “in the coming months” will release new guidelines on what would be considered

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

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME hogs book biggest one-week climb since April

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen July 12, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures closed higher on Friday and the most-active August contract recorded its biggest weekly gain since April, supported by expectations of thinning U.S. hog supplies, traders said. A glut of hogs has hung over the futures market for months, but traders see supplies starting to

Other

Is there really any need to brand cattle anymore?

Beef 911: The reasons for branding have largely disappeared and when necessary, pain treatment should be used

By Roy Lewis July 12, 2019

I hope everyone will seriously question if we need to brand — and if we do, how best to do it. I have heard several veterinarians and animal welfare scientists discuss if branding in its original form is even needed today. Lots has changed from the days of the wide-open range where cattle were mixed

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

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs end lower

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen July 11, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures fell about three per cent on Thursday on sluggish cash markets, traders said, retreating after a two-session surge that lifted the August contract to a near-three-week high a day earlier. CME August lean hogs settled down 2.55 cents at 79.175 cents/lb., one day after

Livestock Markets, Markets

Feed prices, strong loonie drag down cattle values

China’s boycott on beef poses relatively little threat

By Marlo Glass July 11, 2019

Canadian meat packers are assessing what future demand will look like for Canadian beef, though China’s recent shunning of Canadian meat products will leave cattle markets largely unscathed. This is mainly due to the fact that only about five per cent of beef exports year to date have been shipped to China, said Brian Perillat

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hogs up on technical buying, cash values

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen July 11, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures neared a three-week high on Wednesday, buoyed by a mix of technical buying and ideas that a glut of U.S. hog supplies was showing signs of tightening, traders said. Fears of an expansion in Asia of the African swine fever (ASF) outbreak in China

A producer samples standing forage as part of an extension mineral-testing program.

Beef cattle, Livestock

Mineral nutrition vital for summer cattle grazing programs

Forage testing offers the potential to improve livestock performance and reduce costs

By NDSU Release July 10, 2019

Proper mineral nutrition is important for optimal cattle reproductive performance, milk production, calf weight gain and a strong immune system, according to Janna Block, North Dakota State University Extension livestock specialist at the Hettinger Research Extension Center. Required minerals for livestock are classified into two general groups: micro- and macro-minerals, based on the quantity required.

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit up on firming cash pork, China hopes

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen July 9, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures roared higher on Tuesday, with the most-active August and October contracts settling up by the daily three-cent-per pound limit on a mix of technical buying, firmer cash pork values and optimism about U.S. trade talks with China, traders said. CME’s most-active August lean hogs

Beef cattle, Livestock, Weather

Manitoba to open up Crown lands for grazing, haying

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff July 9, 2019

Some Manitoba Crown lands not generally used for grazing or haying will be made available for temporary lease to producers this summer and fall. Citing “dry conditions in parts of the province,” the Manitoba government announced Monday that livestock producers “will temporarily be allowed to cut hay and allow animals to graze on Crown land

Daily Network News

Non-canola interest free limit set at $250,000 for 2026 Advance Payments Program

McCormick bets on flavor in $65 billion Unilever merger

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Good increases for wheat, while durum nudges up

Cow-calf

U.S. livestock: Live cattle sag as traders eye lower boxed-beef prices

Alberta to lengthen public leases for ‘exemplary’ ranching

U.S. livestock: CME hogs book biggest one-week climb since April

Is there really any need to brand cattle anymore?

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs end lower

Feed prices, strong loonie drag down cattle values

U.S. livestock: Hogs up on technical buying, cash values

Mineral nutrition vital for summer cattle grazing programs

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit up on firming cash pork, China hopes

Manitoba to open up Crown lands for grazing, haying

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