For the week ending March 22, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to $5 higher on average. Higher quality strings under 600 pounds traded $5 to as much as $10 higher in some cases but the lighter weight categories were quite variable across the Prairies.
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Klassen: Feeder cattle follow live cattle futures higher
Stakes are high on foot and mouth disease; Canada needs to act like it
A foot and mouth disease outbreak in Canada would sucker punch Canadian livestock sectors, and everyone in livestock production needs to take this serious disease threat seriously
Foot and mouth disease is a serious threat if it spreads to Canada, and Canadian livestock industry and government need to keep taking the risk seriously.
U.S. livestock: Lean hog, cattle futures mostly lower
Chicago lean hog futures dropped on Monday while cattle futures edged downward.
UK detects first case of bird flu in a sheep, stoking fears of spread
Bird flu has been detected in a sheep in northern England, the first known case of its kind in the world, Britain's government said, adding to the growing list of mammals infected by the disease and fuelling fears of a pandemic.
U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle fall, hogs rise
Chicago cattle futures rose, then plummeted to end the day down as the USDA released its Cattle on Feed report.
U.S. livestock: Cattle continue climb, hogs continue slide
Chicago cattle contracts continued to rise on Thursday ahead of the USDA’s cattle on feed report, due Friday.
Federal government vows to crack down on spent fowl fraud
Chicken imported under false pretenses costs the Canadian sector millions, says Chicken Farmers of Canada
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) will be working together to crack down on spent fowl fraud.
Feed Grain Weekly: Prices stand still amidst tariff troubles
Politics driving feed grain markets
Tariffs from China and the United States have paralyzed feed grain markets in Western Canada according to Market Master Ltd. owner Susanne Leclerc from Edmonton.
U.S. livestock: Cattle continue climb, hogs slip back
Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures climbed on Wednesday ahead of the USDA’s Cattle on Feed report, slated for release Friday.
Growing days and local climate should inform planting decisions
Clinging to traditional calendar-based harvesting schedules can have negative effects on forage and silage digestibility, nutritional value
When producers over-prioritize the drive to achieve forage quality, they can fall short on quantity, jeopardizing livestock nutrition and farm profitability.
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