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Flower power, with help from some feathered friends

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Reading Time: 2 minutes After five years as owner-operator of flower farm Shifting Blooms, Raney’s long-time love of chickens is…

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How to take charge of animal health on your farm

Reading Time: 2 minutes Balancing animal health with farm profitability can be challenging.  Adopting a proactive approach to animal care…

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U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures fall

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago cattle and hog futures fell for the second day running ahead of Friday’s cattle on feed report. Most-active December live cattle closed at 232.675 cents a pound, down 2.475 cents. October contracts settled at 231.100 cents a pound, down 2.350 cents. Most-traded October feeder cattle futures closed at 349.125 cents per pound, a loss […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: Cattle and hog futures slide

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago cattle and hog futures slid on Tuesday as economic data showed signs of slowing U.S. household spending. Most-active December live cattle closed at 235.150 cents a pound, down 1.125 cents. October contracts settled at 233.450 cents per pound, down 1.150 cents. Most-traded October feeder cattle futures settled at 354.300 cents a pound, down 0.200 […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market eyes deferred live cattle futures

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Reading Time: 2 minutes For the week ending September 13, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were relatively unchanged compared to seven days earlier. The April 2026 live cattle futures ended the week at $233, down $10 from the contract highs. Nearby feedlot margins remain favorable; however, profitability in the deferred positions has evaporated given the weakness in the deferred […] Read more
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Features, Poultry/Eggs

Flower power, with help from some feathered friends

Summer Series: The pros and cons of chickens on a flower farm

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Reading Time: 3 minutes After five years as owner-operator of flower farm Shifting Blooms, Raney’s long-time love of chickens is paying off more than she initially thought. The mix of Ameraucana, Easter Egger, Swedish flower hens, Copper Marans, silkies, an Orpington and a Polish chicken create a rainbow of eggs for her farm stand. But her chickens give so […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall on expectations of US agriculture secretary announcement

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures fell on investor expectations that U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins might announce a re-opening of the border with Mexico for cattle imports in a speech in Oklahoma on Friday. The U.S. is currently closed to cattle imports from Mexico because of an infestation south of the […] Read more

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