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Cold Weather Makes Cattle “Greener”

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Cattle emit less methane in the winter than in summer, a recent study has discovered. And now that the results have been sent to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, scientists will use it to develop a more accurate picture of the true contribution of ruminants to global warming. Previously, the IPCC had not taken
Beef cattle, Livestock

Testing For BSE Worthwhile, Study Suggests

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Anew industry study concludes a voluntary BSEtesting program for cattle could help boost Canada’s beef exports to Asia. But it cautions that BSE-tested beef would only be a niche market and the demand for it might be limited. Testing alone may not fully restore Canada’s beef markets lost to BSE in Japan and other Asian
Beef cattle, Livestock

U.S. Cattle Herd Expansion Underway

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U.S. ranchers have begun to rebuild shrinking herds in response to record-high cattle prices, but lenders remain cautious, the head of the country’s largest cattle group said. It is the first indication that the cattle herd was going through an expansion after the financial crisis of 2008 and the ensuing global recession hurt the livestock
Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock

Cattle And Hog Groups To Lobby Electioneering Candidates

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Improved market access and better business risk management programs top livestock producers’ wish list for the May 2 federal election. The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association and the Canadian Pork Council vow to make trade and BRMs election issues as the campaign gets underway. They also say they will tell politicians that rising input costs and an
Beef cattle, Country Crossroads

It’s Spring… Somewhere Else!

The food magazines are filled with recipes for light salads and all things rhubarb right now, accompanied by stories of newly green backyard gardens and the joy of seasonal eating. Sigh! Evidently, they don’t live around here. Last time I checked, the yard was a vast stretch of mud, winter’s mess of strewn branches and
Beef cattle, Livestock

U.S. Cattle Futures Hit Record High, Hogs Sharply Higher

U.S. cattle and hog futures closed sharply higher last Friday, with the April cattle contract at the highest ever for a lead contract. As of last Friday both markets had fully recovered the losses incurred shortly after Japan’s March 11 earthquake. In cattle, higher cash sales last week in Nebraska, the No. 2 cattle state
Beef cattle, Livestock

South Korea And China Seen Opening Soon For Beef

Canada and South Korea are “very, very close” to diplomatically resolving an eight-year-old dispute over Canada’s beef exports, the Canadian agriculture minister said Mar. 23. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said talks have made progress as a decision from a World Trade Organization panel approaches. “We’re hoping we can do something diplomatically,” he said on an
Beef cattle, Cereals, Crops, Hogs, Oilseeds

Japan Disaster Unlikely To Limit Food Imports

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The disaster in Japan may not curtail its imports of agricultural commodities and could even increase them over time, a Canadian Wheat Board official said. Once Japan begins to recover from the effects of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown, Japanese consumers may become more accepting of food imports, said Neil Townsend, a CWB market
Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Beef Agency Merger Back On Track

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Aproposal to merge Canada’s national beef checkoff agency with its domestic and international marketing bodies will continue, as the checkoff agency moves to take back its marketing roles. The National Check-off Agency – the nickname for the Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency – announced March 11 it now has “clear direction”
Beef cattle, News

Ontario Gets ALUS Funding, Manitoba Doesn’t

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Ontario is getting money for Alternative Land Use Services projects while Manitoba, where the idea for the program originated, is not. An ALUS project in Ontario’s Norfolk Country recently received $1.5 million to help farmers carry out environmentally sound practices on their land. Meanwhile in Manitoba, ALUS remains stalled after its lone pilot project ended

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