Insights and Stories on Livestock

Sep. 24, 2025 at 9:41 am CDT

Glacier FarmMedia – Rotational grazing can be a winning strategy to offset feed shortages when Mother Nature doesn’t co-operate. “We went 47 days without rain at one point this summer,” said James Clark, who farms in Eastern Ontario. “I’m hearing (farmers) haven’t gotten a second cut, so where are they […]

By Diana Martin

Sep. 23, 2025 at 3:23 pm CDT

Chicago lean hog futures rallied on Tuesday ahead of the USDA’s Hogs and Pigs report, due on Thursday. “The report may show a slight increase in total hog population, but analysts are speculating over what other stats may show and mean for futures prices,” the Wall Street Journal reported. The […]

By Geralyn Wichers

Sep. 23, 2025 at 1:38 pm CDT

Animal Health Canada has announced Cassidy Klima as its new Executive Director.

By Jonah Grignon

Sep. 23, 2025 at 10:28 am CDT

For the week ending September 20, Western Canadian feeder markets traded steady to $5/cwt lower compared to seven days earlier. There were pockets where quality calf packages traded $10-$15/cwt below prices from the prior week. The October feeder cattle futures have been trading at $15/cwt premium to the deferred March […]

By Jerry Klassen

Sep. 22, 2025 at 3:49 pm CDT

Canadian pork industry members are headed to Japan on a trade mission this week as Canada supplants the U.S. as Japan’s top pork supplier.

By Geralyn Wichers