Insights and Stories on Beef Cattle

U.S. livestock: Futures end week on sour note

Jun. 7, 2019 at 4:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle and hog futures fell on Friday, pressured by fears that Mexico, a key importer of both U.S. beef and pork, will retaliate against President Donald Trump’s plans to roll out tariffs on imports from Mexico next week. The trade worries come as […]

Feed weekly outlook: Barley bids rise on weather woes, tight old-crop supplies

Jun. 6, 2019 at 6:43 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. livestock: Corn rally drags on feeder cattle futures

Jun. 6, 2019 at 4:29 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle rally on corn futures slump

Jun. 5, 2019 at 5:31 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Hogs dip from two-week high, await trade news

Mar. 6, 2019 at 5:38 pm CST

By Karl Plume

Coop federee buys into Ontario feed sector

Aug. 27, 2018 at 10:15 pm CDT

Fresh off its recent investment in the Prairie livestock feed business, Quebec ag co-operative giant La Coop federee is headed down a similar path in southwestern Ontario. The co-operative announced Monday it will pay an undisclosed sum for a 50 per cent stake in W-S Feed and Supply, based at […]

By GFM Staff

Pasture water quality for cows

Apr. 27, 2018 at 2:09 pm CDT

Most of my articles about slough water have dealt with water in the sprayer and what it might do to herbicide results. But bad pasture water that killed 200 cows in southern Saskatchewan last summer has sharpened the focus on water for stock. Spring is nigh, so cowboys should be […]

By Les Henry

Wendy’s to reduce antibiotic use in beef supply

Dec. 18, 2017 at 4:41 am CST

Chicago | Reuters — Hamburger chain Wendy’s Co. laid out plans on Friday to trim the use of antibiotics that are important to human medicine from its beef supply, the latest step by a food company to fight concerns about resistance to the drugs in people. Starting in 2018, the […]

By Tom Polansek

Newfoundland seeks beef cattle breeder

Aug. 11, 2017 at 9:26 am CDT

The Newfoundland and Labrador government’s plan to build up cattle breeding within the province is advancing a step as the province seeks a farmer to mind a small Hereford herd. The province on Tuesday put out a call for proposals from farmers to take on a five-year contract handling a […]

By Staff