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Friday, May 24, 2013
FMD NEWS: OIE Reports Another FMD Outbreak in TibetThe latest news on the Foot-and-Mouth Disease situation across the world....
CME: Cattle Slaughter Continues on Demand ConcernsUS - Live cattle futures opened slightly higher but slumped through the day, closing on the lows of the day with losses of 45 cents to $1.02 1/2. Demand concerns dominated trading today as Choice beef prices posted another record high but cash cattle...
Badgers Foiled By Cattle FeederUK – An anti-badger cattle feeder has been given approval by a tuberculosis farm advisory service....
Supply Chain Under Scrutiny After Formaldehyde ScandalBRAZIL – A mix of public and private bodies have been commissioned to formulate a milk supply chain control protocol, following revelations of formaldehyde and urea being mixed with milk....
Boxed Beef Run Continues; Feedlot Inventories Down LessUS - Continuing soaring boxed-beef prices look to continue, making for a strong summer beef market on the back of low feedlot placements, writes Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University Livestock Marketing Specialist....
Market Access Comes From Being a World Leader in TraceabilityCANADA - Cattle tracing efforts, feed bans and testing programmes have led to confidence in Canadian beef, the Canadian Cattlemen's Association (CCA) announced on Monday, the tenth anniversary since the bovine spongiform encephalopathy outbreak....
Nitrate Laws Relaxed To Ensure Winter Fodder SupplyIRELAND – Farmers faced with slow growing meadows can benefit from a relaxing of nitrates regulations, Simon Coveney, Minister for Agriculture has announced....
Bat-borne Lyssavirus Found On Queensland FarmAUSTRALIA - Queensland’s biosecurity response is likely to be the model for the whole of the country, following a lyssavirus outbreak in horses....
Future of Zoonosis Linked to Farming and EnvironmentGLOBAL – As agriculture intensifies and climate changes, so too will the risk posed to us by zoonotic diseases....
OIE Reports Another FMD Outbreak in TibetCHINA - The Chinese veterinary authorities reported another outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Tibet....
EFSA Guidance for Environmental Risk Assessment of GM AnimalsEU - New guidance from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) provides applicants and risk assessors with a clear framework to evaluate the potential adverse effects of living genetically modified (GM) animals on the environment, including those on...
AFBF Welcomes Senate Judiciary Passage of Immigration Reform BillUS - According to Bob Stallman, President of the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), the Senate Judiciary Committee has passed a balanced immigration reform bill that includes a fair and workable farm labor provision that sets the stage for Senate...
Sustainable Land Management Legislation Given Farmer ApprovalAUSTRALIA - Land managers and farmers have praised the Queensland Parliament for passing a new law that will support sustainable food production....
Canada Set to Retaliate over US COOL StanceCANADA - The Canadian Government is set to take retaliatory action against the US over its failure to meet the obligations required by the World Trade Organization over the implementation of Country of Origin Labelling. ...
Milk Output Plummets 10 per cent in MarchAUSTRALIA - Milk production across the country is down 9.6 per cent, Dairy Australia has announced. ...
Time to Resourcify: Conference Examines Food Supply OptionsNETHERLANDS - The seventh AgriVision animal nutrition conference will examine the options for feeding nine billion people in 2050; through improved productivity, new technologies and, most importantly, by addressing the ever-increasing demand for resources....
Thursday, May 23, 2013
CME: Live Texas Prices Make Futures Volatile, WednesdayUS - Live cattle futures opened under pressure and selling mounted as the day progressed. ...
In The Cattle Markets: Cattle on Feed Numbers Remain LowerUS - Figures for cattle on feed are accurately predicted by analysts, this month's report was 96.6 per cent, falling within the 95-98 per cent range, says Tim Petry, Livestock Economist at North Dakota State University. ...
Collaboration on Unique Monitoring System for CowsDENMARK - Scientists at Aarhus University are collaborating with Lyngsoe Systems on the development of a new monitoring system for cows to improve animal health, welfare, farm economy, and to reduce environmental impact....
Good and Bad News From EU Manure InvestigationsEU - Livestock producers are relived to hear that the Industrial Emissions Directive will not amend thresholds for pigs, poultry and cattle but concern remains over manure spreading measures from combustion plants. ...
Kansas Dairy Keeps ProgressingUS - A Kansas family has expanded their artisan cheese business from a table top industry to now being holders of a cheese plant license. Ron Wilson of the Kansas State University, went to find out more. ...
Scottish Dairymen Told To Precision Feed HeifersSCOTLAND – Farmers not already doing so have been advised to put precision feeding at the top of their priorities by world renowned calf and heifer expert, Jud Heinrichs of Pennsylvania State University....
Wholesale Beef Prices Reach Record High, TuesdayUS - Wholesale beef prices set a new all time record high yesterday, with the choice beef cutout valued at $210.66/cwt, $4.6/cwt (+2.2 per cent) over a week ago and $16.36/ cwt (+8.4 per cent) over year ago levels, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner....
Supplementing and Substituting For Summer Pasture PerformanceUS - Summer pasture planning is worthwhile as it can keep cows in proper body condition and prevent summer lulls in pasture performance....
Egyptian Feedlots Investigated Over Welfare ConcernsAUSTRALIA - The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has taken steps to ensure the welfare of the Australian cattle remaining in Egyptian feedlots....
News of Vaccine Will Not Stop Schmallenberg MonitoringSCOTLAND - Having access to a vaccine for the Schmallenberg virus will not mean a let up in monitoring the disease in the dairy herd, NFU Scotland has announced....
Weekly Roberts Market ReportUS - My field crops tour of the Northern US Plains started this week, writes Michael T. Roberts....
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
CME: Futures Surge June into August, TuesdayUS - Live cattle futures opened higher and closed mostly 90 cents to $1.30 higher. ...
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