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A Tinder-inspired app meant to help farmers match up potential partners for their cattle is demonstrated at a farm in Hampshire, Britain on Feb. 12, 2019. (Photo: Reuters/Matthew Stock)

‘Tinder for cows’ matches livestock in mood for love

By GFM Network News February 13, 2019

Petersfield, England | Reuters — A Tinder-inspired app is helping farmers match up potential partners for their cattle. Called “Tudder” — a mix of dating app Tinder and udder — it lets farmers swipe right on cattle they like the look of. They are then directed to a page on the SellMyLivestock website where they

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hog futures jump on U.S.-China trade hopes

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume February 13, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures jumped more than two per cent on Tuesday in a second straight day of strong gains fueled by hopes that U.S.-China trade talks would revive Chinese demand for American pork, traders and analysts said. Bargain buying further propelled gains after benchmark April futures dropped for four straight

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle succumb to negative margins

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen February 12, 2019

Alberta fed cattle prices have dropped nearly $15 over the past three weeks. Feedlot margins are deep in red ink, with losses amounting to $200-250 per head. Compared to last week, yearlings and calves over 700 lbs. traded $3-$5 lower; calves under 700 lbs. were down $5-$8 with some feeder markets in Alberta dropping as

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hog futures climb on bargain buying

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer February 12, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures climbed more than one per cent on Monday, rising on technically driven bargain buying after prices fell on Friday to a five-month low, traders and analysts said. Hogs halted a four-session streak of declines while live cattle futures edged higher to notch a 1-1/2-week high on the

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hog futures decline on technical selling

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer February 9, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs extended their decline to the fourth consecutive session on Friday, easing on technical selling and weaker pork prices, traders said. The most active April hogs contract dropped to a fresh five-month low and has now declined in 12 out of the past 14 sessions. The contract

(Gloria Solano-Aguilar photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hogs extend slide on weak cash, pork prices

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer February 7, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures declined for the third day in a row on Wednesday as prices for pork and hogs in cash markets continued to weigh on futures, traders and analysts said. Most-active Chicago Mercantile Exchange April hogs dropped to the lowest levels in five months and its premium over the

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hog futures drop on weak pork prices

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer February 6, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell to the lowest levels since mid-August on Wednesday, declining for the second straight session as weaker prices for pork pointed to abundant supplies, traders and analysts said. Cattle futures also eased on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange but prices stayed within recent trading ranges as investors waited

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hogs fall on technical selling, live cattle up

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer February 6, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures declined more than one per cent on Tuesday, giving back a portion of gains notched on Monday in a technical setback, traders said. Hogs on Monday surged from a multimonth low, boosted in part by technically oversold conditions. But the market remained anchored by abundant

Newborn calves must suckle soon after birth to get the lifelong health benefits of consuming colostrum.

Beef cattle, Livestock

Is your calf getting enough colostrum?

Farmers may want to take product source, birth ease and method of feeding into account when determining if a calf has got enough colostrum in the first few hours

By Alexis Stockford February 5, 2019

A calf should have a strong suckle reflex 10 minutes after birth, or they’ll likely need human help to get enough colostrum. That’s the message that Dr. Craig Dorin of Airdrie, Alta., had for producers as the early calving season gets underway. Dorin was one of two veterinarians to touch on colostrum during a recent

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Fed cattle weakness pressures yearlings

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen February 5, 2019

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearlings and calves over 700 lbs. traded steady to $3 lower on average. Weakness in the fed cattle market weighed on the heavier replacements. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle at $155 on a live basis, down $7 from the highs seven days earlier. Barley prices were up $3-$5

Daily Network News

Canadian aquaculture should be classed as agriculture, industry groups say

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Canada blocks meats, dairy from Greece over foot-and-mouth disease

Cow-calf

‘Tinder for cows’ matches livestock in mood for love

U.S. livestock: Hog futures jump on U.S.-China trade hopes

Klassen: Feeder cattle succumb to negative margins

U.S. livestock: Hog futures climb on bargain buying

U.S. livestock: Hog futures decline on technical selling

U.S. livestock: Hogs extend slide on weak cash, pork prices

U.S. livestock: Hog futures drop on weak pork prices

U.S. livestock: Hogs fall on technical selling, live cattle up

Is your calf getting enough colostrum?

Klassen: Fed cattle weakness pressures yearlings

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