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EU threatens legal action to enforce sow welfare rules

February 28, 2013

Reuters / Nine European Union countries, including France and Germany, face potential legal action for failing to implement new rules on pig welfare, the European Commission said Feb. 21. A quarter of the bloc’s 12 million sows are still being kept on farms where individual cages, known as sow stalls, remain in use, even though

Beef cattle, Dairy cattle, Livestock

U.S. cattle herd declines but northern states see increases

By Tim Petry March 1, 2013

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service released the much-anticipated “Cattle” report on Feb 1. The semi-annual inventory report confirmed what many cattle market observers had expected: The record-setting drought in the southern Plains in 2011 that expanded into much of the country, including the Corn Belt in 2012, caused lower cattle numbers.

International news, Livestock, Other livestock

Falling lamb prices make U.K., Irish sheep farmers fear for future

By Nigel Hunt March 1, 2013

Reuters / Sheep farmers in Britain and Ireland fear for their future as oversupply of lamb in Europe drags farm gate prices to three-year lows while production costs soar, giving efficient New Zealand exporters a vital edge. Most British sheep farmers have been selling at a loss since November because an influx of cheap imports

Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets

Manitoba feeder cattle prices follow U.S. futures down

By Terryn Shiells February 23, 2013

Feeder cattle prices at auction yards across Manitoba saw some major declines during the week ended Feb. 15, following the falling futures markets in the U.S. The cattle that were hit the hardest were those weighing over 700 pounds, with those in the 800- to 900-lb. class getting the worst of it, said Rick Wright,

Beef cattle, Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

North/south split in U.S. cattle trends

By Tim Petry February 23, 2013

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service released the much-anticipated “Cattle” report on Feb. 1. The semi-annual inventory report confirmed what many cattle market observers had expected: The record-setting drought in the southern Plains in 2011 that expanded into much of the country, including the Corn Belt in 2012, caused lower cattle numbers.

Hogs, Livestock

Managing the transition to group sow housing

By Bernie Peet February 23, 2013

There is now a growing acceptance in the Canadian pork industry that producers must eventually move away from sow stalls and towards group housing. When the new welfare codes of practice are released this summer, they will likely require that no new stall housing is built after 2014 and that existing facilities are converted to

Crops

Grasshoppers not expected to be a major concern in 2013

By Phil Franz-Warkentin February 15, 2013

CNSC / There’s a relatively low risk of grasshoppers across most of the Prairies this year, according to provincial forecasts. The forecasts are based on counts of adult grasshoppers in the summer of 2012, weather data, and recent population trends. For now, those trends aren’t favourable for the voracious pests. Most of Manitoba had very

Livestock, Livestock Markets

Good demand lifts feeder cattle at lighter weights

By Terryn Shiells February 15, 2013

Feeder cattle prices were mostly stronger during the week ended Feb. 8 at auction yards across Manitoba, with the exception of heifers that weighed more than 650 pounds. There are more heifers around over 650 lbs. in the province, but Allan Munroe at Killarney Auction Mart isn’t sure that’s why their prices weren’t as strong

Beef cattle, Livestock

Survey shows how calf diseases are treated

By Roy Lewis February 15, 2013

A comprehensive survey was completed by Dr. Cheryl Waldner at the Western Veterinary College in Saskatoon looking at the incidence of early calfhood diseases across Western Canada. Surveys were distributed to veterinary clinics across this region and randomly distributed to their clients. Thanks to the participating veterinarians and their clients who responded and answered the

Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets

Record-high cattle, beef prices seen in 2013

February 15, 2013

Reuters / U.S. cattle and beef prices should set more record highs this year as the worst drought in half a century, which wilted pastures and drove up feed costs, forced producers to trim the nation’s herd to the smallest since 1952, according to industry marketing and analytics firm CattleFax. Prices for fed cattle could

Daily Network News

Feed Grains Weekly: Good export demand pushing up domestic prices

Beef DNA testing now available in Canada

Domestic abuse survivors may need extra support when livestock is involved, experts say

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