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U.S. bill to repeal COOL advances

May. 20, 2015 at 4:32 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — U.S. legislation to repeal country-of-origin meat labelling (COOL) laws, which the World Trade Organization found discriminate against Mexico and Canada, passed a congressional committee on Wednesday and moved one step closer to becoming law. The House of Representatives’ agriculture committee approved the bill on a vote […]

China lifts three-year embargo on Brazil beef imports

May. 19, 2015 at 6:13 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rally as beef prices set new high

May. 19, 2015 at 5:41 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Manitoba raises caps on cattle loan guarantee plan

May. 19, 2015 at 1:53 am CDT

By Staff

Klassen: Feeder cattle spurt higher on stronger beef prices

May. 18, 2015 at 8:17 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs stumble on supply, demand woes

May. 18, 2015 at 8:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower Monday on concern that supplies might outstrip demand ahead of the U.S. Memorial Day holiday-shortened work week, traders said. Packers bought fewer cattle last week which may have compounded the seasonal supply increase, they said. Cattle numbers are […]

By Theopolis Waters

WTO panel rejects final U.S. appeal on COOL

May. 18, 2015 at 12:28 pm CDT

Canada is set to ask the World Trade Organization to allow a long list of retaliatory tariffs against U.S. agrifoods and other goods, after a WTO panel shot down Washington’s final defense of its country-of-origin labelling (COOL) law on meat. The WTO Appellate Body on Monday released its report on […]

By Dave Bedard

Prairie feed wheat relatively strong against milling wheat

May. 15, 2015 at 6:13 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– Relative strength in the feed wheat market in Western Canada compared to milling wheat is making feed channels a more attractive option for some growers with lower-end milling wheat left to sell. “Right now, feed is pretty well on par with a lot of the base milling-grade […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking stalls CME live cattle uptrend

May. 15, 2015 at 4:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended their three-day rally Friday on profit-taking and the downturn in wholesale beef prices after Thursday’s spike to a record high, traders and analysts said. June and August closed 1.275 cents per pound lower at 152.525 cents and 150.8 cents, […]

By Theopolis Waters

Guardian dogs earning their keep at Candll Ranch

May. 15, 2015 at 9:28 am CDT

Cody and Liesl Lockhart didn’t know a thing about livestock guardian dogs (LGDs) when they started ranching with Cody’s parents in southern Alberta. That all changed five years ago after moving to their own place near Debden, Sask., where they now own a flock of 1,200 sheep and custom manage […]

By Debbie Furber