Tag Archives Cattle feeding
Telling the story of grass
Is the beef industry ready – and willing – to use extra forage if more producers add it to their rotation?
California drought delays cattle herd building
More feedlots, packing plants may fail
Strong demand for direct-marketed, grass-fed beef
Successful forage-finished beef entrepreneurs share marketing strategies at Ag Days
Patience pays with grass-finished beef
Retail-level profits for 30-month-old beef more than double that of 18-month-old beef
A new market opens up for Manitoba forage-finished cattle
Ottawa begins to roll out new food safety measures and rules
New rules call for more timely and detailed reporting of problems and labels to let consumers know when meat has been mechanically tenderized
Almost a year after announcing its intention to overhaul national food safety rules, the federal government has unveiled the first of many measures it plans to implement through 2014. Among the new measures going into effect on July 2 is mandatory labelling of steaks and roasts that have been mechanically tenderized — a process thatLIVESTOCK-Hog futures up on firm cash, Smithfield deal discussed
Hay short after long winter, dry summer
Demand for Canadian hay south of the border has Manitoba farmers searching farther afield in order to feed their cattle this spring
A late spring and growing demand for cattle feed has depleted hay stocks across the province, leaving many beef producers paying more and travelling farther to find what they need. “We normally buy our hay locally, just 10 or 15 miles from home. But this year we’ve had to bring it in 250 miles fromLIVESTOCK-U.S. feeder cattle jump on prospects for cheaper feed
EU may lift animal byproduct ban for pig and poultry feed
But safety measures may make its use in animal feed too expensive and retailers fear a consumer backlash
The European Union hopes to ease the cost of protein used to make pig and poultry feed by lifting a ban on byproducts imposed during the mad cow disease outbreak over a decade ago. The change would come at a time of heightened consumer concern about food safety in Europe after it was discovered that