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

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

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Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle, hogs drop

By Geralyn Wichers 10 hours ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle and hog futures fell on Wednesday. Most-active February live cattle futures lost 2.100 cents to settle at 234.525 cents per pound. April live cattle closed at 235.175 cents a pound, down 2.200 cents. Most-traded March feeder cattle closed at 355.500 cents a pound, down 3.525 cents. April contracts lost 3.450 cents to settle […] Read more

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Livestock

Swine Innovation Porc funds vaccine, barn cooling research

By Alexis Kienlen 14 hours ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute Vaccine development for Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea and Porcine Delta Coronavirus are among new research projects Canadian pork groups will fund over the next few years, Swine Innovation Porc announced Tuesday.

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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Brazil surpassing U.S. as top beef producer, easing global supply squeeze

By Ana Mano, Peter Hobson, Reuters 17 hours ago

Reading Time: 4 minutes Brazil surpassed the U.S. as the world’s top beef producer last year, according to market estimates, after the South American country beat output forecasts by hundreds of thousands of tons, easing a global supply squeeze and helping limit a surge in meat prices.

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Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle rise, lean hogs mixed

By Geralyn Wichers 1 day ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago lean hog futures ended Tuesday mixed while cattle made gains. Most-active February lean hog contracts closed down 0.475 cents at 85.675 cents a pound. April futures gained 0.075 cents to settle at 91.575 cents per pound. The USDA reported pork carcass cutout value at $91.25 per cwt on Tuesday afternoon, down $2.59. Most-traded February […] Read more

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Livestock

Brocklebank named Canadian Cattle Association CEO

By Alexis Kienlen 1 day ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes Andrea Brocklebank will become the Canadian Cattle Association’s chief executive officer in March the association said on Tuesday.

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Lentils, Livestock, Markets, News, Peas, Pulses

Pulse Weekly: Lentils, peas facing challenges

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm 2 days ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute Lentils and peas will be among those pulse crops facing challenges not only in January, but also for the rest of the 2025/26 marketing year and possibly beyond that, said Marlene Boersch of Mercantile Consulting Venture Inc. in Winnipeg.

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Livestock

Bird flu update: Dog dies in Alberta

By Adam Peleshaty 2 days ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) reported 52 bird flu-infected sites as of Dec. 30, 2025. Of those, 23 were in British Columbia.

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Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market poised to strengthen

By Jerry Klassen 2 days ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes There were no feeder cattle sales in Western Canada for the week ending January 3. However, there were some sales in the U.S. and the Canadian markets will follow suit once activity returns to normal. For example, at the Ozarks Regional Stockyards in West Plains, Missouri, weaned and vaccinated steers and heifers over 750 pounds […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs touch October high on fund buying

By Reuters, Tom Polansek 2 days ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures reached their highest level since October on Monday amid annual adjustments by funds in commodity markets, brokers said. Fund buying at the start of the year also supported grain and soy futures at the Chicago Board of Trade. CME February lean hog futures LHG26 closed […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures surge as second screwworm case announced

By Reuters 5 days ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rallied on Friday as two new screwworm cases were announced in Mexico in two days, keeping the focus on tight cattle supplies. CME February live cattle LCG26 settled 4.400 cents higher at 236.000 cents per pound, having hit the highest peak since October 24, and March […] Read more

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