Livestock
The return of drought in U.S. cattle-producing areas is delaying ranchers' plans to expand production after the nation's herd shrank to its smallest level in seven decades, farmers and analysts said.
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Return of US drought delays cattle-herd rebuilding, hurting Tyson Foods
Klassen: Strong demand continues to sustain feeder market
The weaker Canadian dollar has enhanced the feeding margin structure on incoming replacement calves and this translated into stronger values on premium genetic packages. Finishing feedlot operators in Alberta and Ontario were fairly aggressive in Manitoba and Saskatchewan markets.
Jeffrey-Way Hard Rock Twigs wins Royal Supreme Champion
The cow was also Grand Champion of the Holstein Show at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair 2024
Jeffrey-Way Hard Rock Twigs won her second of North America’s major dairy show championships when she took the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair’s Supreme Championship on Nov. 9, 2024. The black […] Read more
US expands bird flu testing after finding symptom-free infections in people
Farm workers who have been exposed to animals with bird flu should be tested for the virus even if they do not have symptoms, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday.
Calf monitoring is next dairy tech frontier
Calf monitoring ear tags are creating more data to help manage health on dairy farms, enabled by artificial intelligence, as shown at World Dairy Expo 2024
Canadian Dairy Xpo, DLG launch new American show
The American Dairy Xpo will be based near Burlington, Vermont
The American Dairy Xpo was recently launched by the Canadian Dairy Xpo and its new owner, DLG, from Germany. It will debut during the first week of November 2025 in Burlington, Vermont.
Argentine beef exports hit highest level in more than five decades
Argentina's beef exports during the first nine months of this year rose to their highest level in 57 years, as shipments of one of the South American country's best-known food staples grew among buyers in the United States and neighboring Chile.
Feed Grain Weekly: Barley preferred over corn at feedlots
Barley seems to be the preferred grain over corn at feedlots in the Lethbridge, Alta.-area during the week ended Nov. 7, 2024.
UK confirms bird flu cases at commercial poultry farm
The UK government said on Tuesday that cases of bird flu had been confirmed in commercial poultry at premises in Yorkshire, hours after it increased the risk level of the disease from medium to high.
Pork representatives meet with parliamentarians
Representatives from the Canadian Meat Council and the Canadian Pork Council met with parliamentarians as well as government and industry officials in Ottawa earlier this week.
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