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Having a system in place for winter calving can reduce the risk of disease spread.
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Prepare for cold-weather calving

Adequate preparation for winter calving can help reduce the risk of disease spread

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The winter of 2022-23 has already been challenging for beef producers. With the ground not entirely frozen due to the insulation effect of early snows, many are set up for wet, muddy, and unsanitary conditions for calving. “For cattle operations that begin calving during this time, cows must have access to some type of confinement
CME April 2023 lean hogs with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures sag as pork prices retreat

February live cattle up, April down

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed lower on Wednesday, retreating from six-week highs set a day earlier as wholesale pork prices backed down after spiking higher early in the week. Live cattle futures closed mixed, underpinned by surging beef prices. At the CME, April hogs settled down 2.55 cents at
A microscope-level view of damaged brain tissue from a cow infected with BSE. (USDA photo via U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
Livestock

Brazil to halt beef exports to China after BSE case

Indications point to 'atypical' case

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Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazil’s beef exports to China will be halted starting Thursday after a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) was confirmed in the northern state of Para, the country’s agriculture and livestock ministry said on Wednesday. The suspension is part of an animal health pact previously agreed between China and Brazil
Ride the market wave into livestock risk management
Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Ride the market wave into livestock risk management

Livestock Price Insurance and AgriStability make sense to enter when cattle prices are up expert says

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Livestock Price Insurance (LPI) has never looked better for cattle producers, says Manitoba Agriculture Farm Management Specialist, Ben Hamm. Cattle prices have been rising steadily over the past 12 months, and they’re approaching the highs seen in 2014 and 2015. “We saw some significant profitability in 2014-2015,” says Hamm. “We never dreamed that we would
CME April 2023 live cattle with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures climb

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Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle and hog futures came out of their U.S. Presidents Day break trading higher, with front-month live cattle posting eight-year highs. CME February 2023 live cattle touched 164.975 cents/lb. in Tuesday’s trade before closing at 164.75 cents, up 1.175 cents from Friday’s close and the highest close for the front-month contract
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market stabilizes after recent climb

Calf prices in Manitoba show premium over Alberta

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Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $2-$3 on either side of unchanged. Replacements weighing 650-800 lbs. appeared to traded steady to $4 higher while calves under 650 lbs. were steady to $4 lower. The cost per pound gain is reaching unprecedented levels and fleshier cattle were discounted quite severely in some cases.
CME April 2023 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle post near-eight-year highs

Firming cash prices support February, April live cattle; hogs lower

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Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange set life-of-contract highs on Friday and the front contract hit its highest since 2015 as shrinking cattle supplies lifted cash prices, traders said. Market-ready cattle traded in southern Plains cash markets at $160-$162 per hundredweight (cwt), traders said, steady to $2 higher
“We’re not managing the animals for health, and we’re not teaching people how to be farmers or ranchers. We’re managing an ecosystem.” – Lynsay Beavers.
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Video game aims to educate on grasslands

"Guardians of the Grasslands: The Game” offers interactive way to engage youth on ecology of grazing

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Building on the success of their 2019 “Guardians of the Grasslands” documentary film, the Canadian Cattle Association is launching a new video game under the same brand. “Guardians of the Grasslands: The Game” is a sim-based video game geared towards students in grades seven to ten. The game is scheduled for launch at the end
CME April 2023 lean hogs with 20- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hogs, most live cattle lower

Feeder cattle futures also down

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Chicago lean hog and cattle futures closed mainly lower Thursday with the exception of front-month February live cattle, which remained on its record-setting upward slope. CME February live cattle finished up 0.225 cent at 162.775 cents/lb., extending the nearly-eight-year high on a continuous chart of the front contract (all figures US$). Most actively-traded April live
“As long as you can live with the animals, that’s great, but once you’ve got one or two generations that have been trained to feed on your animals, there is no other option with them.” – Mary Paziuk.
Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Big Bad Wolves: Beef producers call for support on problem predators

Producers say removal options are often too slow to arrive to be effective

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Manitoba’s beef producers want more resources to go after problem predators. In particular, according to farmers stepping up to the mic during the Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP) annual meeting in early February, there are issues with wolves. Interlake producer Glen Metner said that farmers in his area have individually lost dozens of head, sometimes despite the use

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