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We have very safe pharmaceuticals, but they must be used properly

Beef 911: Mistakes can happen if you don’t pay close attention to labels and used the correct route of administration

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There are various toxicity tests that determine how effective a product is and how to safely use it. There is an acronym called LD 50 (for lethal dose), which is the concentration or amount of a product to kill 50 per cent of the patients. Fortunately, most cattle products we use are very safe. But
Cattle producers should have been big winners in the trade deal with Europe but the opposite has been true so far, says Dan Darling, who has represented the cattle sector on this matter for close to a decade.
Beef cattle, Livestock

CETA’s trail of broken promises

It’s been five years of frustration with the EU trade deal as Europe keeps doors largely closed to Canadian beef

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Glacier FarmMedia – Dan Darling remembers the tough slog of negotiations in free-trade talks with Europe — and the hope that they would end with major gains for Canadian beef. But five years after the signing of the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) with Europe, talks continue and potential benefits remain unrealized. “When we were
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Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Lean hog, live cattle futures sag in technical moves

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Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures declined on Friday, with the benchmark December contract hitting a near three-week low in what appeared to be featureless technical selling, traders said. CME December hogs LHZ2 settled down 0.400 cent at 82.975 cents per lb after touching 82.825, the lowest since Oct. 17, and falling below
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Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Live cattle bounce from two-week low in most-active contract

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Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished higher on Thursday in the most-active contract, after shaking off a two-week low hit earlier in the session, traders said. Other contracts ended mixed, as the market took a breather following a recent rally in cash cattle prices, brokers said. Cash cattle on Thursday
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Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sag on long liquidation; cash trade awaited

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Chicago | Reuters – U.S. live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed lower in range-bound trade on Tuesday as speculators exited long positions amid a lack of supportive news, traders said. CME December live cattle LCZ2 settled down 0.525 cent at 151.950 cents per lb but stayed inside of Monday’s trading range. January feeder cattle FCF3 finished
Should you buy your numbers back quickly, or retain heifers? The answer is, it depends.
Beef cattle, Livestock

To buy, or not to buy

BCRC study hopes to map out a farm’s best path toward a rebuilt herd

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A farm’s best plan when it comes to rebuilding the cattle herd after drought may have a lot to do with how deeply they had to cull, according to the Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC). The advice is the result of a BCRC modeling study, which hoped to gauge the best recovery method for different

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