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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures turn lower

Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were weaker on Monday, ending a corrective bounce off nearby lows as high beef prices are said to be limiting consumer demand. The February live cattle contract lost 1.925 cents per pound at 215.925 cents. Feeder cattle were down 2.900 cents in the January contract at 321.075 cents




Producers should pay close attention to lice control. (File  photo)

Shifting standards on cattle parasite control

Modern farmers and veterinarians in Canada are thinking differently about how they control parasites like lice and intestinal worms

Parasite product resistance has more farmers and veterinarians thinking differently about how to control issues like lice or worms.





Rob Wunder at Ag in Motion 2024. Photo: Lisa Guenther

Three paths of regenerative agriculture

From integrating livestock to grassland financial incentives to precision grazing, Canadian farmers are searching for practical paths to marry farm resilience with profit

From integrating livestock to grassland financial incentives to precision grazing, Canadian farmers are searching for practical paths to marry farm resilience with profit




British researchers have edited the genes of pigs to provide resistance to classical swine fever | Source: Trends in Biotechnology

Gene editing against classical swine fever

A gene-edited pig in the U.K. is resistant to classical swine fever; the same technology could be used for a solution to bovine viral diarrhea in cattle

British scientists have discovered a gene edit that could provide resistance to classical swine fever in pigs and bovine viral diarrhea in cattle