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More auctioneers needed for thriving livestock markets

Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly Livestock auctioneers are in demand, with markets wanting committed, professional people. This is through a course in Livestock Market […] The post More auctioneers needed for thriving livestock markets appeared first on Farmers Weekly

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The risks of dog faeces to livestock and how to prevent them

Farmers Weekly

See also: Guide to understanding a […] The post The risks of dog faeces to livestock and how to prevent them appeared first on Farmers Weekly The costly case happened in 2021 and was written up by colleagues in the Journal of Veterinary Parasitology in 2022 (see “Farm hit with cyst condemnations”).

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A question of sentience — a vet’s view

Real Agriculture

As a livestock producer, if there’s one thing that someone says that is sure to start a real conversation, it’s calling livestock sentient beings. Read More As a livestock producer, if there’s one thing that someone says that is sure to start a real conversation, it’s calling livestock sentient beings.

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Beef Market Update: Exceptional demand is the beef story of 2024

Real Agriculture

In this last episode of the Beef Market Update for 2024, Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange reflects on the past Read More 2024 will go down as a year of market demand that was stronger than could have ever been anticipated. This exceptional demand helped to drive the smaller supply of beef to reach record prices.

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Beef Market Update: The economics driving heavier carcass weights

Real Agriculture

it looks like the trades are going to come in steady to one higher and the north is pretty steady with last week, says Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange in this. In the southern U.S., Read More Steady to higher seems to be the common theme in the majority of cattle markets throughout North America. In the southern U.S.,

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Ruminating with RealAg, Ep 13: Grazing for the land, livestock, pocketbook, and people

Real Agriculture

Words such as planned, rotational, management intensive and adaptive multi-paddock have all been used to describe grazing methods that mimic the movement of wildlife that would have grazed the Prairies many years ago. Some of these are also words that Kelly Sidoryk uses to describe her family’s grazing strategies.

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Beef Market Update: A fascinating time for price, policy and trade

Real Agriculture

Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange highlights that this is the first time she has reported prices at this level on the Beef Market Update. Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange highlights that this is the first time she has reported prices at this level on the Beef Market Update. In the southern U.S.,

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