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Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets

Demand remains steady amid light cattle traffic

By Terryn Shiells August 10, 2012

Activity was light at auction yards in Manitoba during the week ended Aug. 3, as markets continued to operate in full holiday mode, with many sale yards remaining closed until the fall. Cam Dahl, general manager of Manitoba Beef Producers, said activity at auction marts in Manitoba probably won’t pick up again until the fall,

Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets, News

Five-year decline in U.S. cattle herd may be ending

By Theopolis Waters February 14, 2012

(Reuters) — Garrett Dwyer, a former U.S. marine and veteran of tours of duty in Iraq and Japan, is on a mission that could test his mettle as much as the warfare he has seen — to rebuild his family’s ranch in Nebraska. The 25-year-old has found it a “culture shock” to be back in

Beef cattle, Forages, Livestock, News

Experts cautiously bullish on prospects for Canadian cattle producers

By Shannon VanRaes January 12, 2012

The future holds both opportunities and risks for Canadian cattle producers. “In this economic environment, for those who are flexible and willing to look around the corner in their decision-making… there will be opportunities,” U.S. beef market expert Jim Robb told ranchers attending the Manitoba Forage Council’s recent grazing school in Winnipeg. Overseas demand, particularly

Beef cattle, Cereals, Livestock, Opinion

Cows Are A Tough Business

By Kevin Hursh October 28, 2010

With the fall calf run underway, cow-calf producers are rejoicing over this year’s dramatic improvement in prices. They have been many years with heavy losses and lots of producers have said “to heck with it all” and have sold off their herds. Unfortunately, the big improvement in prices doesn’t necessarily mean that profitability has arrived.

Beef cattle, Livestock

Information Key To Giving Feedlots What They Want

By Ron Friesen October 7, 2010

Henry Rosing is a straight-ahead commodity beef producer. He’s not hormone free. He’s not organic or natural. He doesn’t differentiate his beef as a specialty product. He doesn’t supply niche markets. Yet his production methods are such that feedlot buyers in Eastern Canada are willing to pay in the top end of the price range

Beef cattle, Livestock, Opinion

Should You Stay Or Should You Go?

By Kevin Hursh October 29, 2009

There’s a lot of soul searching on cow-calf operations across the country. Producers are wrestling with whether to stay in the business or cut their losses and get rid of the cows. With the fall calf run now in full swing, the immediate economic outlook has worsened. The rapid increase in the value of the

Livestock

Summer Volumes Drop, Prices Decline

June 18, 2009

The numb er of cattle being marketed through the various auction yards in Manitoba has begun its seasonal slowdown, with values for the animals on offer continuing to erode. The decline in price was linked directly to the value of the Canadian dollar and to lower bids from the packers in both eastern and western

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Low prices no mystery, says NFU

By Daniel Winters February 12, 2009

The National Farmers Union is hoping to make hamburger from some beef industry sacred cows with a series of meetings publicizing the findings of its report into the root causes of the Canadian cattle industry’s woes. The first of six meetings around the province was held in Oak Lake, where a small crowd of ranchers

Daily Network News

B.C. ostriches culled, CFIA confirms

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs end week on high note

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce as Chinese demand assessed, wheat drops

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Demand remains steady amid light cattle traffic

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Cows Are A Tough Business

Information Key To Giving Feedlots What They Want

Should You Stay Or Should You Go?

Summer Volumes Drop, Prices Decline

Low prices no mystery, says NFU

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