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JBS chiefs return to posts

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The CEO and board chairman of the world’s biggest beef exporting firm say they’ve received clearance from a Brazilian federal court to return to their positions, after being ordered off the job last week. Brothers Wesley Batista and Joesley Batista, the CEO and board chairman respectively at Brazilian meat packing giant JBS, were among several
Beef cattle, Livestock

Beef 911: Don’t let freemartins become a management headache in your herd

Some will reproduce normally and are well worth keeping, but others need to be culled

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With better nutrition and management and a higher incidence of twins in the Charolais, Simmental, and Holstein breeds, some larger herds can have up to a 10 per cent twinning rate. With the odds of 50 per cent of the twins being mixed sexes, it is no wonder freemartins are not an uncommon occurrence. Remember
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Beef cattle, Livestock

Breed all the cows at one time

AI advances mean the technique might deserve a second look

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If your opinion of artificial insemination (AI) for the beef cattle herd is “been there, done that,” you may want to give it another look. New protocols and synchronization methods have eased the pressure. “There’s no question that fixed-time AI has got easier,” says Cliff Lamb, University of Florida animal scientist. That’s important for those
YCC board members (l to r): Kolton Kauser, Alberta delegate, Julian Collette, Maritimes delegate, Ryan Scorgie, member at large, Jason Reid, vice-president and Ontario delegate, Laura Bodell, member at large, Erika Strande, B.C. delegate, Brett McRae, president and Manitoba delegate, Shane Klepak, Saskatchewan delegate, Emily Ritchie, member at large.
Beef cattle, Livestock

Young cattle producers wanted

Young producers are critical in the province’s goal of upping cattle numbers 
and the Young Cattlemen’s Council hopes to help meet that goal

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The key to rebuilding Manitoba’s cattle herd is going to be rebuilding its cohort of young beef producers. Brett McRae, whose family’s Mar Mac Farms near Brandon features a 200-head purebred Angus and Simmental herd, also heads up the Young Cattlemen’s Council, a subsidiary of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association. He hopes that organization can help
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Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market softens

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Hope deferred makes the heart sick, goes the old proverb, and there is no greater example than in the cattle complex. Placid feedlot operators watched in dismay as fed cattle sold in the range of $133-$135 this past week, down approximately $6 from week-ago levels and $10 below breakeven pen closeout values. The stomach-churning fed
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Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market stable but demand remains soft

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Comments from the country this week suggested the market was slightly firmer than week-ago levels. However, market reports stated prices were relatively unchanged and actually softened late in the week. The old saying that even a priest lies about his car’s gas mileage applies to overly optimistic cattlemen trying to bolster market enthusiasm. Feedlot margins
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Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market brewing but caution prevails

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Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were steady to $4 higher relative to week-ago levels. Yearling volumes are starting to increase in central and northern Alberta while the southern and eastern regions experienced limited activity. Buyers’ opaque attitudes resulted in a firmer tone and no one could feel guilty for a minor intemperance. However, the circumspect

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