Features, Livestock

Veterinary know-how on the farm

Reading Time: < 1 minute If you’re a livestock farmer, you’ve likely faced one of the most frustrating situations on…

October 24, 2025

Features, Poultry/Eggs

Flower power, with help from some feathered friends

Reading Time: < 1 minute After five years as owner-operator of flower farm Shifting Blooms, Raney’s long-time love of chickens…

September 15, 2025

Features, Livestock

How to take charge of animal health on your farm

Reading Time: < 1 minute Balancing animal health with farm profitability can be challenging.  Adopting a proactive approach to animal…

September 9, 2025

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  Reading Time: < 1 minute Chelsea Enns knew she wanted a different kind of dairy business. Enns and her husband,…

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  Reading Time: < 1 minute One important MacNeill family value weaves through generations of this P.E.I. farm family: there’s nothing…

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Livestock, News

CFIA adds controls for imports of Spanish feed ingredients after African swine fever outbreak

By Jeff Melchior 18 hours ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has added Spain to a list of countries subject to feed import controls due to an outbreak of African swine fever in that country.

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Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle, hogs rise

By Geralyn Wichers 2 days ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle and hog futures closed higher on Thursday. Most-active February live cattle futures settled at 230.950 cents a pound, up 2.245 cents. April contracts closed up 2.300 cents at 230.675 cents per pound. Most-active January feeder cattle contracts closed at 343.400 cents per pound, up 5.025 cents. March futures settled at 337.675 cents a […] Read more

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Livestock, News, Reuters

U.S. senators push USDA for urgent action on bird flu vaccine

By Leah Douglas, Reuters 2 days ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes A bipartisan group of U.S. senators this week urged the administration of President Donald Trump to finalize a science-based plan for developing a bird flu vaccine for livestock, according to a letter seen by Reuters.

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Livestock, Reuters

European bird flu spike due to record wild birds cases, EFSA says

By Reuters, Sybille De La Hamaide 2 days ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes An unprecedented number of bird flu outbreaks among wild birds and their wide geographic spread are driving an early and strong wave of the disease in Europe this year, the European Food Safety Authority said on Thursday.

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Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs mostly up

By Geralyn Wichers 3 days ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle futures ended mostly up on Wednesday while hogs also gained ground. Most-active April live cattle closed at 228.375 cents a pound, up 1.475 cents. December futures edged down 0.025 cents to close at 226.800 cents a pound. Most-traded January feeder cattle futures settled at 338.375 cents a pound, up 2.875 cents. March contracts […] Read more

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Livestock, News

Canadian cattle groups look to renew national organization

By Diana Martin 4 days ago

Reading Time: 4 minutes Canadian Cattle Association review and potential reset were the focus of a two-day meeting of nine provincial beef associations.

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Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hog futures sink, cattle mixed

By Geralyn Wichers 4 days ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago hog futures fell on Tuesday while cattle futures ended the day mixed. Most-active February live cattle contracts closed at 226.950 cents a pound, up 0.275 cents. April live cattle settled up 0.200 cents at 226.900 cents per pound. Most-traded January feeder cattle futures settled down 0.150 cents at 335.500 cents per pound. March contracts […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market stabilizes on fed market recovery

By Jerry Klassen 4 days ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes For the week ending December 6, Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged compared to seven days earlier. Many cattle feeders on both sides of the border believe that the fed cattle market will trade back up to historical highs in the second quarter of 2026. This positive sentiment along with year-end buying resulted […] Read more

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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle mostly lower Monday

By Phil Franz-Warkentin 5 days ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were mostly lower Monday, seeing a modest correction to start the week after rising in early December. The February live cattle contract lost 0.475 cents per pound at 226.675 cents. Feeder cattle were down 2.875 cents in the March contract at 330.425 cents per pound. An estimated 600,000 […] Read more

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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle extend gains on improving cash prices, packer demand

By Reuters December 5, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures set a three-week high and feeder cattle hit their highest level in five weeks on Friday as cash prices rose and demand improved from meatpackers, brokers said. The markets advanced for the fourth consecutive session as prices recovered from a steep slide that began in October after […] Read more

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