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Mainly culls, bulls put up for sale during slow week

Beef demand should taper off as July’s holidays pass

By Dave Sims July 6, 2017

Just a few auction yards remain open in Manitoba as ranchers enter the summer season. About 640 head were shown to buyers during the week ended June 30, down from 827 the previous week. Of the three major outlets still operating in July, just two held sales. According to Rick Wright of Heartland Order Buying

Livestock Markets, Markets

Summer slowdown begins for Manitoba auction marts

Signals point to a market getting set to weaken

By Dave Sims June 29, 2017

The dog days of summer have arrived at auction marts in Manitoba, as just 827 cattle were sold during the week ended June 23, well down from the previous week when 1,890 animals were sold. Prices stayed relatively firm, however, with some mild strengthening on a few of the light heifer classes. For instance, heifers

Livestock Markets, Markets

Beneficial rains a boost for local cattle buyer optimism

Local markets overcome turbulence in cattle futures

By Jade Markus June 22, 2017

Moving into the summer, Manitoba’s ranchers are watching cash markets and the weather, with both delivering good news. Cattle futures at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) saw some turbulence over the past week, though prices for cattle at auctions in Manitoba were able to resist that pressure. “The cash market didn’t seem to reflect it,”

There’s no simple or accurate test for ergot levels in cattle pellets.

Livestock

Ergot continues to cause concerns

Feed manufacturers must sell a safe product, but are under no obligation to test for ergot alkaloids

By Shannon VanRaes May 9, 2017

As more Manitoba producers link cases of ergotism to pellet feed, farmers are being urged to use caution and test for ergot alkaloids. “It’s very sad,” said Wayne Tomlinson, an extension veterinarian with the province. “You’re doing the right thing, you’re feeding your animals what you think is good-quality feed and they are not thriving,

Livestock

Cargill to exit U.S. cattle feeding business

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters, Tom Polansek April 26, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Cargill said on Wednesday it will exit the business of feeding cattle to direct capital toward other investments, the latest transformation for the global commodity trader. Minnesota-based Cargill struck a deal to sell its last two feed yards to ethanol producer Green Plains for US$36.7 million, after selling other feedyards to

Livestock, News

Ergot an ongoing problem for cattle producers

Wet weather, low-till and uncut ditches all help create an environment where ergot can thrive

By Shannon VanRaes April 24, 2017

Ergot is an issue for cattle feeders this year, and even the best testing may miss it. Dr. Barry Blakely, a professor with the University of Saskatchewan’s veterinary biomedical department, says the good news is more feed companies are rigorously testing for it. The bad news is even the best testing could miss it because

Livestock, Weather

Study finds Canadian beef’s GHG footprint shrunk over 30 years

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 11, 2016

Efficiencies in cattle production and feeding have allowed Canada’s beef industry to produce the same weight in beef as 30 years ago with smaller breeding herds, less land — and smaller greenhouse gas (GHG) output, a new study finds. The study, led by research scientist Tim McAllister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in Lethbridge, with

Our History

$2.00 a day until there’s four inches of snow!

Our History: December 1974

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff December 17, 2015

Judging by this ad in our Dec. 12, 1974 issue, there was also a lack of snow as we approached Christmas that year. Our front-page news that week was the introduction of a bill to establish the Western Grain Stabilization Act. Farmers would contribute two per cent of their income to a maximum of $25,000

A shrunken herd has buoyed prices, but isn’t good for the long-term future of the cattle sector.

Livestock

Make hay while the sun shines, says producer panel

It’s good times in the cattle business, but there are things that need to get done before the next downturn

By Alexis Kienlen December 8, 2015

Good times don’t last forever, so use them wisely. That, in a nutshell, is the advice of four Alberta cattle producers who were asked for their thoughts on the current state of the sector and what lies ahead. A decade of misery following the BSE crisis in 2003 has been followed by record-high prices, and

Comment, News

How cattle were raised – grass-fed or grain-fed – does affect that grilling experience

Most consumers prefer grain-fed over grass-fed beef

By Larry Corah September 14, 2015

The great thing about this country is we have many choices. But choices can be a challenge, too. How does the production system impact your grilling and eating experience? Well, for nearly 95 per cent of all U.S. beef produced, the traditional system is weaning a calf at six to seven months. Then it’s placed

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures slide under pressure from weak cash prices

ICE Canada Weekly: Canola likely to remain rangebound

U.S. grains: Soybean futures ease from 17-month peak as traders gauge China buying pace

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Mainly culls, bulls put up for sale during slow week

Summer slowdown begins for Manitoba auction marts

Beneficial rains a boost for local cattle buyer optimism

Ergot continues to cause concerns

Cargill to exit U.S. cattle feeding business

Ergot an ongoing problem for cattle producers

Study finds Canadian beef’s GHG footprint shrunk over 30 years

$2.00 a day until there’s four inches of snow!

Make hay while the sun shines, says producer panel

How cattle were raised – grass-fed or grain-fed – does affect that grilling experience

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