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Veterinary know-how on the farm

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Reading Time: 2 minutes If you’re a livestock farmer, you’ve likely faced one of the most frustrating situations on the…

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Flower power, with help from some feathered friends

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

Features, Livestock
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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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Beef Cattle, Livestock

Klassen: Feeder Cattle Market Waits For Direction

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Reading Time: 2 minutes For the week ending January 31, Western Canadian feeder markets were relatively unchanged from seven days earlier. Adverse weather in southern Alberta may have tempered buying interest for lighter weight calves.  Alberta packers were buying fed cattle on a dressed basis in the range of $508-$510 per hundredweight delivered, steady to $2/cwt higher than last […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle rally, hogs rise

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle rallied on Monday. Lean hogs also rose. Most-active April live cattle futures closed at 239.525 cents a pound, up 2.725 cents. June live cattle gained 2.525 cents to settle at 234.250 cents a pound. Most-traded March feeder cattle contracts closed at 366.350 cents a pound, up 6.075 cents. April feeders gained 5.900 cents […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle fall back as inventory hits 75-year low

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures fell on Friday. Lean hog contracts also dipped. Most-traded April live cattle futures settled at 236.800 cents a pound, down 0.475 cents. February contracts gained 0.350 cents to close at 235.850 cents. Most-active March feeder cattle closed at 359.825 cents a pound, down 4.850 cents. April futures lost 4.950 […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle sink ahead of semi-annual inventory report

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle futures fell on Thursday ahead of the USDA’s semi-annual cattle inventory report. Hog futures were mixed. Most-traded April live cattle contracts settled at 237.275 cents a pound, down 1.450 cents. June live cattle closed at 233.275 cents per pound, down 1.175 cents. Most-active March feeder cattle futures closed at 365.125 cents a pound, […] Read more
Photo: Geralyn Wichers
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures gain, hogs fall back

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle futures made gains on Wednesday while hogs fell back. Most-active April live cattle closed at 238.725 cents a pound, up 1.325 cents. June contracts settled at 234.450 cents per pound, a gain of 1.200 cents. Most-traded March feeder cattle contracts gained 3.850 cents to settle at 365.850 cents per pound. April contracts closed […] Read more

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