Farmers will now have an alternative to purchasing antibiotics from their veterinarian with the opening of the first independent agriculture pharmacy in Ontario. The GVF group of companies, which includes the Grand Valley Fortifiers feed manufacturer and Farmers Farmacy animal health and equipment supply company, received approval to launch Farmers Pharmacy Rx, a dispensary for […] Read more
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First Ontario livestock pharmacy opens
The new pharmacy will give farmers an alternative to only buying antimicrobials from a veterinarian
U.S. livestock: Lean hogs drop on trade worry after Huawei arrest
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell for the third time in four sessions on Thursday on worries about rising U.S.-China trade tensions following the arrest of a Chinese executive in Canada, but the market clawed back most of the losses by the close. After optimism that trade talks last weekend between Washington […] Read more
Niche chicken program grows
The artisanal chicken program supplies local markets and allows farmers to diversify
Chicken Farmers of Ontario’s artisanal chicken program continues to grow, with 2018 participants close to double the first year of the program, launched in 2016. The program was created after calls for the CFO to be more responsive to demands for chicken produced locally, using methods alternative to conventional broiler barns. Why it matters: The […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Lean hogs rebound on demand hopes, pork margins
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rebounded on Wednesday after two sessions of declines as improving meat packer margins and hopes for more pork sales to China buoyed the market. Traders are anticipating more pork sales to China following surprise sales to the world’s largest hog and pork market last week. Washington and […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs slip on trade truce worries
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell for a second consecutive session on Tuesday on concern over a trade truce agreement reached over the weekend between the U.S. and China, the world’s top hog and pork market. Global stock markets tumbled on Tuesday as optimism waned that the U.S. and China could quickly […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder market searching for direction
Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were quite variable from seven days earlier. Prices were unchanged in the eastern Prairie regions; however, Alberta markets traded $3 to as much as $7 below week-ago levels. Alberta and Saskatchewan feedlot inventories are running 16 per cent above year-ago levels, so there’s limited buying power available. Calves are fleshier […] Read more
Alberta cattle producers vote to keep refundable checkoff
Preliminary results in Alberta beef producers’ service charge plebiscite put a slim majority in favour of keeping their checkoff refundable. Out of 1,874 votes cast, 962 votes, or 51.3 per cent, fell in favour of a refundable service charge model, with 908 for a non-refundable model and four ballots spoiled, according to the preliminary figures […] Read more
Milking new consumer trends
Tapping into consumers’ thirst for new ways to drink milk is spurring investment in processing and changing production practices on the farm
A national standard is being developed for grass-fed milk because of demand. Coca Cola committed to spending $85 million on a new plant in Peterborough for its specialty milk product and Saputo has now announced a competitor. It’s almost as though the Canadian milk market is having its Chobani moment. The American yogurt maker proposed […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs ease, await trade truce benefits
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures closed mostly lower on Monday in a profit-taking setback from near two-highs as traders awaited further confirmation of pork purchases by China following a thaw in tense trade relations over the weekend. At a gathering of G20 countries in Argentina on Saturday, the White House agreed to […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures up slightly
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures closed modestly higher on Friday on short-covering after a four-session slide and concern that wintry weather in the central Plains in the coming days could slow cattle weight gain, traders said. Lean hog futures were mixed as traders awaited news on U.S.-China trade talks expected this weekend as […] Read more
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