Insights and Stories on Livestock

Saskatchewan ranchers backed for runoff control

Jul. 13, 2021 at 5:21 pm CDT

Cow-calf producers in Saskatchewan may be able to get cost-shared funds from the federal/provincial Farm Stewardship Program to build ponds, ditches, dikes or berms to collect or manage runoff. The province and federal government on Tuesday announced such work now qualifies as a beneficial management practice (BMP) covered under the […]

Klassen: Feeder market consolidates

Jul. 13, 2021 at 2:08 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rise as pork production estimates cut

Jul. 12, 2021 at 8:00 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Anthrax kills southeastern Saskatchewan sheep

Jul. 9, 2021 at 7:48 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle ease as cash market diverges

Jul. 9, 2021 at 5:40 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

Saputo to buy British cheesemaker Wensleydale

Jul. 9, 2021 at 3:42 am CDT

One of the world’s largest dairy processors is set to expand its reach further into the U.K. with a deal for the maker of Yorkshire Wensleydale cheese. Montreal-based Saputo announced Monday it has an all-cash deal in place to buy Wensleydale Dairy Products Ltd. for 23 million pounds (about C$39.7 […]

By Dave Bedard

Tips for managing cattle through a drought

Jul. 8, 2021 at 8:21 pm CDT

It’s a given that farmers and ranchers will face drought cycles over their lifetimes, and as the Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC) notes, managing forage and water through those cycles is challenging. Drought reaches beyond the southern Prairies, too — as Saskatchewan Agriculture recently noted, even producers in northern growing […]

By Canadian Cattlemen staff

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle ease as beef demand cools

Jul. 8, 2021 at 5:02 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures dropped for a second day, following U.S. boxed beef prices lower as seasonal demand cools. “You’re still seeing boxed beef pull back, which is normal, seasonally,” said Matthew Wiegand, Risk Management Consultant at FuturesOne. “We’re past the Fourth of July […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures, boxed beef prices drop

Jul. 7, 2021 at 5:47 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures approached a four-week low on Wednesday as U.S. beef prices declined. The drop in futures extended a four per cent setback from a contract high that most-active August live cattle reached last month. Prices for beef shipped to wholesale buyers […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle futures jump as grain costs tumble

Jul. 6, 2021 at 7:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures climbed on Tuesday as a steep slide in grain prices made animal feed costs look cheaper, traders said. Traders are keeping a close eye on the grain markets after supply fears drove prices to eight-year highs during the spring. Corn […]

By Tom Polansek