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Weekly Livestock Market Summary

First off today, as we do every Monday, we get the latest on the livestock markets. We’re joined on the line by Herb Lock of Farm$ense Marketing in Edmonton.

Interview with Herb Lock (4:21 minutes) (1.99 Mb)

An extended version of this week’s market analysis with Herb Lock is also available by clicking on the link below.

Extended interview with Herb Lock (7:32 minutes) (3.45 Mb)

Herb Lock of Farm$ense Marketing in Edmonton can be reached at 780-466-3599.

And a reminder you can listen to Call of the Land on your mobile device using the new Call of the Land App. It’s available for free from iTunes and the Google Play Store.

Source: Agriculture and Rural Development


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