Feeding deer is becoming a very popular function for many landowners whether for the pleasure of seeing the deer come to a feeder, or to improve their productivity in fawn production or antler growth. Knowing that deer need supplemental protein in the late summer and winter, many of these people are beginning to feed a […]
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By John DePutter & Dave Milne, DePutter Publishing Ltd. Around this time a year ago, we predicted better times ahead for cattle producers in 2017 – especially in the wake of the painful declines through 2015 and most of 2016. And as the table here shows, cattle prices are indeed finishing up the year higher
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Previous reports have noted a growing body of evidence that would seem to suggest that American cattle producers are beginning to slow the pace of herd expansion – even if they haven’t yet actually started to cut back. All of which begs the question: When might producers fully switch from herd expansion to contraction? After
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Farm income numbers in both the U.S. and Canada appear to be providing further reason for American cattle producers to throttle back on expansion, and for those in Canada to maintain the status quo. A Statistics Canada farm income report released Nov. 24 pegged Canadian cattle and calf receipts through the first three quarters of
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When corn supplies rise, rising beef supplies usually are not far behind. And there’s little doubt there’s lots of corn and more beef is ahead. With the USDA surprising with the highest corn yield on record in its latest monthly supply-demand update on Nov. 9, it seems the die is cast for the U.S. corn
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By John DePutter & Dave Milne, DePutter Publishing Ltd. As the cattle markets of North America travel along a lower road than during 2014 and the first half of 2015, with prices and profits slowing for most operations not what they were during those high times, the marketplace is giving producers less incentive to expand
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As we get into the heart of fall, it’s time to start preparing for the upcoming winter. Hi-Pro Feeds took a few minutes to ask Dr. Morrow about how caring for horses changes during those colder months. Dr. Morrow, how does caring for a horse change in the winter? What are the extra things that
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On October 18, over 700 people gathered at Wildcat Dairy for the 8th consecutive Southwest Dairy Days. A large tent was erected near the new barn where fifty-seven exhibitors set up tables for demonstrations and hand out information on their products and services. In addition to the exhibitors, dairy producers from all over attended. The event
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One basic law of supply and demand suggests that when a certain export is low priced, enough additional demand will be stimulated to help move the market back higher again. In other words, low prices have a way of curing low prices. It’s an old axiom that North American beef producers are now seeing in
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As regular readers will know, the previous blog discussed the supply and demand factors of the beef market, and how that can help us determine where a bottom might be for cattle markets. The conclusion was that although supplies were heavy, demand was holding up and cash cattle and live cattle futures could be coming
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