Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were mixed on Thursday, with fresh contract highs in the feeder cattle market while live cattle ran into resistance at their own highs to settle with small losses.

Few price insurance policies are sold to pig farmers in Western Canada as expensive premiums remain a major obstacle
Arguing science won’t protect producers from PR problems that are based on emotions or perceived moral high ground
A new U.S. report calls for revamped pork genetics, new products and better marketing; the Canadian industry should consider what that means for them and their future direction
Artificial intelligence technologies are being developed for tomorrow’s pork producers, but few have made it commercially into Canada’s hog barns
Boxed beef slips back
Upswing in hog prices