Beef Market Update: Slow moving trade and record retail prices
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by RealAgriculture Market Team, Livestock – RealAgriculture
2d ago
Trade was slow to get moving this week in the U.S. In this Beef Market Update, Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange tells RealAgriculture’s Shaun Haney that this could be due to packers possibly dragging their feet on the choice cut out, which has lost some of its momentum. There is still a strong... Read More ..read more
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Senate amendment to C-282 sends supply management bill on probable path to nowhere
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by Kelvin Heppner
4d ago
The private member’s bill that aimed to prohibit any concessions to Canada’s supply managed dairy, poultry, and egg markets in future trade talks has been derailed by an amendment passed at the Senate’s foreign affairs and international trade committee. Bloc MP Luc Theriault’s Bill C-282 is technically still alive, but the odds of it becoming... Read More ..read more
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Seaweed has a role to play in reducing methane production in cattle
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by Amber Bell, Livestock – RealAgriculture
4d ago
Kelp has been used by ranchers in coastal areas for decades as a feed additive. This nutrient-dense sea vegetable is a great source of micronutrients and some farmers who feed it also make anecdotal claims, such as reduced incidence of pink eye and healthier cattle. Reports coming out of Australia showing a reduction in methane... Read More ..read more
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C-282 is tearing relationships in the agriculture industry apart
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by Shaun Haney
4d ago
In life, there are several topics traditionally avoided in conversation when gathering with friends, such as politics, religion, and money. Some ideas are best left parked in your head instead of being debated in the open as they can fray long-time friendships or even family. For the bond of Canadian agriculture going forward, the idea... Read More ..read more
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Pork industry focused on African swine fever prevention, TFW issues, and trade with the U.S.
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by RealAgriculture News Team, Livestock – RealAgriculture
4d ago
Trade in Canada’s agriculture sectors depend not only on having reliable products to take to market, and the capacity to get them there, but also on industry advocacy and the ability to lobby the government for the needs of each sector. Stephen Heckbert, executive director of the Canadian Pork Council (CPC), says that their organization’s... Read More ..read more
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Despite positive consumption trend, uncertainty weighs heavily on global pork market
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by RealAgriculture Market Team, Livestock – RealAgriculture
5d ago
As the calendar moves toward 2025, global pork producers, despite improving profitability, continue to face challenges from trade, disease and demand uncertainties. In its recent report on global pork markets, Rabobank says these questions as well as the potential impacts of political instability and La Niña further complicate a market that is currently experiencing a... Read More ..read more
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U.S. confirms first case of H5N1 avian influenza in pigs
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by RealAgriculture News Team
1w ago
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed its first detection of H5N1 avian influenza in pigs. The virus that has devastated poultry flocks over the past several years and been found in dairy herds across the U.S. was identified in five pigs on a backyard farm in central Oregon that has a mix of poultry... Read More ..read more
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Supply managed sectors set the record straight on Bill C-282 and what it means for Canada
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by Guest Author
1w ago
This editorial was submitted on behalf of the Dairy Farmers of Canada, Egg Farmers of Canada,  Chicken Farmers of Canada, Farmers of Canada, and Canadian Hatching Egg Producers. RealAgriculture has reached out to supply managed sectors several times for interviews regarding Bill C-282 but has not been granted an interview. Canada is an attractive trading... Read More ..read more
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Technology and innovation helps meet dairy veterinary needs
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by Bernard Tobin, Livestock – RealAgriculture
1w ago
Dairy veterinarians can’t be everywhere, but with help from technology and innovative vet services, it’s getting easier for dairy producers to access the herd health and management services they require on a daily basis. When it comes to cow pregnancy checks, for example, many producers still require a visit from the vet to scan cows... Read More ..read more
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Ruminating with RealAg, Ep 12: The value of out-wintering and the nutrition behind it
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by Amber Bell, Livestock – RealAgriculture
1w ago
With many cattle producers trying to cut costs, increase the productivity of their land, and have a tiny bit of a personal life, the idea of “out-wintering” has become a little more attractive in comparison to chilly daily feedings of corralled animals. While ranchers have looked at options such as bale grazing, swath grazing, or... Read More ..read more
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