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U. S. Feeding More Cattle, But Herd Shrinks – for Jul. 29, 2010

July 29, 2010

Government cattle reports July 23 showing a larger U. S. feedlot cattle supply but a smaller U. S. cattle herd drew mild reactions from analysts, who said the numbers should have little impact on cattle prices, which this year have been the highest since 2008. One U. S. Agriculture Department report showed the number of

Dairy cattle, Forages, Livestock

A Herd Of Cows Is A Group Of Individuals

By Kris Ringwall July 22, 2010

Animals are individuals. A group of animals is a commingled set of individuals. At no time do the individual animals actually become a component of a group. That is a fundamental principle that those who engage in animal husbandry come to understand. This point is very important. While care may be applied to the group

Livestock

Lower Loonie To Draw More U. S. Buyers

By Amanda Lefley July 15, 2010

– Rick Wright,Heartland Order Buying Co. “There will be more competition from the U. S. for Canadian cattle this fall.” The outlook for the Manitoba cattle industry includes reduced cattle movement, aggressive U. S. buyers, a possibility of lower feed prices, later deliveries, an increase in demand for yearling cattle, and steady cow prices. During

Livestock

Cheaper Feed Seen Leading To Better Feeder Prices

By Phil Franz-Warkentin July 8, 2010

– Herb Lock, Farmsense Marketing “It looks at this point like we’ll have a lot of cattle feed, one way or the other.” Ac t i v i t y in the Manitoba cattle market was relatively quiet during the week ended July 2, with many auction yards either closed for the summer or running

Livestock

Weather Supports Grass Cattle Demand

By Amanda Lefley June 24, 2010

The amount of cattle going through auction yards in Manitoba during the week ended June 18 continued on a downward trend as the seasonal summer lull kicks in. Prices for the cattle marketed were steady to lower depending on the quality of the animals. While most cattle markets are starting to slow down because of

Livestock

Selecting More Efficient Cattle Focus Of New Study

By Daniel Winters May 27, 2010

“The calves from more efficient sires ate less, grew the same amount, and had no adverse effects on carcass traits. ” – JOHN BASARAB Astudy into getting more bang for the feed cost buck is in the works. Based on prior work done by Alberta Agriculture researchers, the Manitoba Rural Adaptation Council (MRAC)-funded study partnered

Livestock, News

Raising Cattle On Some Of Europe’s Most Expensive Farmland

By John Morriss May 13, 2010

“There is no castration in Belgium.” – DRIES TI MMERMAN Dries Timmerman is one beef producer who does not boast that his animals are “easy calvers,” but he can claim a pretty good calving percentage – 99.9 per cent. Timmerman raises purebred Belgian Blues – known here as Belgian White and Blue, a breed whose

Livestock

Cattle Sneak Past Briefly Faltering Loonie

May 13, 2010

– Robin Hill, Heartland LivestockServices, Virden “I think we’ve seen most of the cleaning out of the cattle from the yards that we are going to see.” The arrival of pre-c ipitation across Manitoba helped to slow the movement of cattle to the auction yards in the province during the week ended May 7. However,

Beef cattle, Livestock, Opinion

Put Age Verification On Hold

By Neil Peacock April 15, 2010

Our national mandatory program for age verification for cattle needs to be put on hold until there is careful study and round table discussions with farmers. Governments need to talk to actual farmers, not merely to organizations that claim to represent farmers and to the so-called industry leaders. The federal Standing Committee on Agriculture needs

Beef cattle, Livestock

Packers Not Villains In Beef Profits: Study

By Ron Friesen April 15, 2010

“There is no case to be made that packers are taking an unwarranted share of the revenue.” – CHARLIE GRACEY Although cattle producers receive only a small share of the beef dollar, packing plants are not the reason for their lack of profitability, according to a recent study. In fact, retailers get vastly more value

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Tag Archives Calf

U. S. Feeding More Cattle, But Herd Shrinks – for Jul. 29, 2010

A Herd Of Cows Is A Group Of Individuals

Lower Loonie To Draw More U. S. Buyers

Cheaper Feed Seen Leading To Better Feeder Prices

Weather Supports Grass Cattle Demand

Selecting More Efficient Cattle Focus Of New Study

Raising Cattle On Some Of Europe’s Most Expensive Farmland

Cattle Sneak Past Briefly Faltering Loonie

Put Age Verification On Hold

Packers Not Villains In Beef Profits: Study

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