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Study gives more reasons for passing on red meat

(Reuters) People who eat a lot of red meat are more likely to die at any given time than those who go light on the burgers and hotdogs, according to a U.S. study that followed more than 100,000 people over several decades. The more servings of both processed and unprocessed red meat people reported eating
Beef cattle, Livestock, Opinion

The $5 million advantage of local processing

(Excerpts from the latest Manitoba Cattle Enhancement Council newsletter) Alberta cattle fetch more at auction than Manitoba cattle. A lot more. “One of the main reasons why Manitoba’s prices are lower is because they are the furthest distance away from any federally inspected slaughter plants,” said Canfax market analyst Brian Perillat. The simple fact is
Beef cattle, News, Opinion, Other livestock

Giving meat a bad name

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Laws are like sausages — it is best not to see them being made.” This quote has been widely but wrongly attributed to Otto Von Bismarck, the “Iron Chancellor” of Germany in the 19th century, which proves that misinformation was spreading long before the Internet. However, the Internet is certainly a much more efficient way
Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Tyson Foods: High gasoline prices threaten beef demand

washington / reuters / U.S. consumers may try to save money by eating less meat if they continue to feel the pinch of high gasoline prices, the chief executive of Tyson Foods said Feb. 24. “People want meat… but it’s getting pretty expensive,” CEO Donnie Smith told reporters at an agricultural conference in Washington, D.C.
Beef cattle, Livestock, News

After a bright 2011, U.S. beef exports might wane

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Foreign markets can display acute price sensitivity that could constrain demand 2011 was a banner year for U.S meat exporters, with beef, pork and poultry exports all hitting record levels on the back of dietary adjustments and increased affluence in overseas markets. But beef shipments petered out notably towards the end of the year just
Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Livestock briefs, March 8, 2012

Canadian beef and hog herds finally on the rise reuters / Canada’s herds of cattle and hogs rose at Jan. 1, turning around a long-term downsizing trend on the strength of high prices. Cattle ranchers benefited from prices rising throughout 2011, while hog prices reached a seven-year high in the second half of the year,
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Happy hogs and right smart marketing

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For over 20 years Jackie served as the main field hand on the big dairy farm of my youth. He possessed a hired man’s respect for talk; he talked only when talked to and then, most times, in a collection of southern Illinois’ phrases that carried more code than context. For example, once my father
Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Livestock briefs, March 8, 2012

Forage specialist advises Texas cattlemen to hold off A Texas AgriLife Extension Service forage specialist is advising state beef producers not to get too enthusiastic about recent rainfalls, which followed many months of record drought. “After the drought, remain destocked,” Dr. Larry Redmon says in an AgriLife release. “Just because you see green in the
Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets, News

Cattle tumble after setting record high

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U.S. live cattle futures fell sharply March 2 in a profit-taking setback ahead of the weekend, after posting an all-time high late this week, amid worries that demand for high-priced beef may soon begin to wane, traders said. The plunge came as cash cattle in the southern U.S. Plains traded at a record-high $130 per hundredweight, up

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