Insights and Stories on Livestock

Police help round up Alberta ostriches on lam

Nov. 25, 2022 at 8:23 pm CST

Most of a flock of farmed ostriches that got free of their pen near the southern Alberta town of Taber have been rounded up, but not before grabbing their proverbial 15 minutes’ fame. Taber-Vauxhall RCMP said in a release Thursday afternoon that they began receiving reports shortly before 8 a.m. […]

U.S. livestock: CME futures slip after short, choppy trading day

Nov. 25, 2022 at 5:30 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. avian flu outbreak of 2022 wipes out record number of birds

Nov. 24, 2022 at 5:31 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, lean hogs ease

Nov. 23, 2022 at 6:18 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

Bird flu pressure bears down on B.C. farms

Nov. 23, 2022 at 12:02 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, lean hogs ease

Nov. 22, 2022 at 7:08 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange eased on Tuesday on softer holiday demand, after climbing to three-week highs a day prior due to tighter-than-expected cattle supplies, traders said. “With a short week, you won’t have to have as aggressive a cash trade to fill […]

By Christopher Walljasper

A guide to better cattle handling

Nov. 22, 2022 at 5:13 pm CST

Moving cattle can be a stressful situation for both human and animal, but Lee Sinclair with Merck Animal Health says it doesn’t need to be. At Ag in Motion earlier this summer, Sinclair offered a workshop on cattle handling techniques and discussed some of the common mistakes people make when […]

Klassen: Stronger deferred live cattle futures support feeder market

Nov. 22, 2022 at 10:51 am CST

Compared to last week, western Canadian calf markets traded $5 lower to as much as $3 higher. Quality groups of heifers weighing 550-700 lbs. were notably $2-$3 higher and this was largely due to lower supplies of steers. Weather conditions improved in southern Alberta, which was supportive; however, buyers were […]

By Jerry Klassen

Ontario seeking new rules on scope of vet services

Nov. 22, 2022 at 8:18 am CST

Updated Nov. 23 — Ontario’s government is considering new legislation to more clearly spell out who can provide what kinds of animal care in the province’s veterinary sector. The provincial ag ministry on Monday launched a round of public consultation on the Veterinarians Act, which governs licensing of veterinarians and […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle top three-week high on supply worries

Nov. 21, 2022 at 6:02 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures exceeded a three-week high at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Monday on worries about tightening U.S. supplies, while feeder cattle futures set a two-month high. Traders focused on a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture report, issued after the market closed on Friday, that […]

By Tom Polansek