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Mechanical processing arm receives award

Zhoda barn manager honoured at Banff Pork Seminar

By Banff Pork Seminar Release February 13, 2014

The developer of a tool that improves handling for baby pigs at processing and improves the health and well-being of farm workers has been awarded the 2014 F.X. Aherne Prize for Innovative Pork Production by the Banff Pork Seminar. Helmut Janz, a barn manager for Maple Leaf in Zhoda, Manitoba, received the award for his

Hogs, Livestock

Feed firm purging hog-based ingredients over PED risk

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 10, 2014

A southern Ontario feed processor wants customers to stop feeding its nursery feeds to young hogs, over concerns that feeds made with hog-based ingredients can be a “potential vector” for the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv). PEDv, a contagious disease leading to death rates of up to 100 per cent in young piglets and is

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hog futures settle mixed

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters February 10, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished mixed on Monday as investors bought the February contract and sold deferred months as they priced in last week’s cash returns, traders said. February live cattle closed up 0.3 cent per pound at 141.5 cents and April ended down 0.225 cent at 140.175 cents

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U.S. livestock: Short-covering, cash trade support CME cattle

By GFM Network News, Meredith Davis February 7, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended higher on Thursday supported by short-covering and expectations of at least steady cash trade, traders said. “The packers have tried to buy cattle on their own terms, but the supplies are so tight,” said Lane Broadbent, analyst at KIS Futures. “It appears they may

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Alta. declares PEDv a reportable disease

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 6, 2014

Mindful of its potentially devastating effect on farrowing operations, and its recent arrival in Canada, Alberta has moved to declare the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) a reportable disease. Dr. Gerald Hauer, the province’s chief veterinarian, announced the change in PEDv’s status effective Jan. 20, citing “the economic harm that it could cause to the

Hogs, Livestock

U.S. weekly PEDv reports increase

The outbreak is increasing costs and reducing production

By Meredith Davis February 6, 2014

Confirmed cases of a deadly pig virus spreading across the U.S. Hog Belt jumped by 215 to its highest weekly increase since it was discovered in the country in April 2013, according to USDA’s National Animal Health Laboratory Network. NAHLN announced the rise in cases of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) on Jan. 28. Each

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U.S. PEDv cases jump; one more in SW Ont.

By GFM Network News, Reuters February 6, 2014

Reuters — Confirmed cases of a deadly pig virus spreading across the U.S. farm belt increased by 265 last week — the biggest weekly increase since it was discovered in the United States in April 2013, according to USDA’s National Animal Health Laboratory Network. Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv), which causes diarrhea, vomiting and severe

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME cattle pressured by anticipation of lower cash trade

By GFM Network News, Meredith Davis February 6, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended slightly lower on Thursday, pressured by expectations of lower cash trade, and weaker wholesale beef prices, traders said. Beef packers will be reluctant to pay higher prices for cattle in the cash market as wholesale beef prices come off recent highs and their profit

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PEDv hits more Ont. farrowing barns

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 6, 2014

The porcine epidemic diarrhea virus, most often fatal to new young piglets, has appeared so far this week at three more farrow-to-finish operations in southwestern Ontario. Ontario Pork on its website reported two new cases of PEDv at farrow-to-finish barns in Perth and Wellington counties, confirmed Wednesday, along with a case confirmed Tuesday at another

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs surge, cattle firm

By GFM Network News, Meredith Davis February 5, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures jumped more than one per cent on Wednesday, fueled by firm cash hog prices and fund buying, traders said. Heavy snowfall and cold temperatures across a large portion of the U.S. Midwest and Plains regions also lent support to hog futures due to uncertainty about

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Wheat breeding system no longer works, Canadian Wheat Research Coalition report says

Feed grain weekly: Barley steady in late February

Reduced Argentine soybean harvest, bigger crush says USDA attaché

Hogs

Mechanical processing arm receives award

Feed firm purging hog-based ingredients over PED risk

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hog futures settle mixed

U.S. livestock: Short-covering, cash trade support CME cattle

Alta. declares PEDv a reportable disease

U.S. weekly PEDv reports increase

U.S. PEDv cases jump; one more in SW Ont.

U.S. livestock: CME cattle pressured by anticipation of lower cash trade

PEDv hits more Ont. farrowing barns

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs surge, cattle firm

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