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Supplies Slow, Demand Remains

Prices are still relatively firm, but numbers moving throug h the cattle auction yards in Manitoba are starting to slow down as the spring progresses. Some yards were closed during the week ahead of the Easter long weekend. “The numbers are starting to go down, as everyone gets cleaned out,” said Buddy Bergner at Ashern
Livestock

Cattle Abuse Causes Slump In Futures

U.S. cattle futures slumped April 20 after an animal-welfare group released a grisly video depicting dairy calves on a Texas ranch being killed with a hammer and pickaxe. The owner of the E6 Cattle LLC ranch described the incident as a one-time event involving four new employees who had since been fired, and said training
Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Dairy Expansions Slow, Quota Shortage Feared

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Aslowdown in the consolidation of dairy farms across Canada may create a shortage of quota for producers who want to expand, an industry official warns. The current rate of dairy farm consolidation is about half of what the rate was at the start of the decade. This will put pressure on producers’ ability to expand
Livestock, Other livestock

Bull Sales Past, Bull Marketings Continue

Au c t i o n marts across Manitoba have seen a steady increase in the price of bulls over the past month, and the week ended April 18 was no exception. According to Keith Cleaver, manager of Heartland Livestock Services at Brandon, there are fewer bulls available in general, and many producers are looking
Beef cattle, Forages, Livestock, News

Cold Weather Makes Cattle “Greener”

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Cattle emit less methane in the winter than in summer, a recent study has discovered. And now that the results have been sent to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, scientists will use it to develop a more accurate picture of the true contribution of ruminants to global warming. Previously, the IPCC had not taken
Livestock

Higher Cattle Prices Reach Consumer Level

Ca t t l e prices remained strong at Manitoba auction marts during the week ended April 11, and with talk of restaurants raising prices because of the high cost of food, the slaughter market found exceptional strength. Anne Dunford, general manager of Gateway Livestock at Taber, Alta., said it was only a matter of
Livestock

Cattle Demand Comes From All Directions

Th e r e were some pretty good numbers of cattle marketed in Mani toba dur ing the week ended April 1 with values cont inuing to hold steady to firm at most auction yards. Demand for the various classes of cattle remained strong, accounting for the price strength. Marketings at Heartland Livestock Services at
Livestock, News

Beware On The Range: Cattle Rustling In Texas Is Up

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The number of cattle stolen from Texas ranches in 2010 rose 15 per cent from the previous year and was three times the figure of three years ago, according to data released April 1. The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, which employs special investigators to work with lawmen to investigate cattle theft, said the
Livestock

New Diets For Cows, Sheep Could Cut Emissions

New diets for cows and sheep could reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, research funded by the British government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) shows. Feeding the animals maize silage, naked oats and higher-sugar grasses could reduce the amount of methane they produce, the study by Reading University and the Institute of Biological,

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