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California cage ban might be contagious

By Bob Burgdorfer November 13, 2008

Farm groups have criticized a new California law that bans keeping chickens, calves, and pigs in cages, arguing it will increase production costs, while animal welfare proponents said they hope to get similar laws adopted in other states. California voters passed Proposition 2 on Nov. 4, which bans the confinement of egg-laying chickens, veal calves

Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Argentine cow clones may help boost milk output

November 13, 2008

Argentine scientists have found a way to make cows produce more milk by injecting them with a bovine growth hormone produced by cloned and genetically modified dairy cows. Synthetic bovine somatotropin, which is also called rbST, is already injected into cows to boost milk production, but Argentine researchers say their method is cheaper and produces

Beef cattle, Hogs, News

Cargill sees U. S. meat exports slowing

By Bob Burgdorfer November 6, 2008

“I would say it is slower than normal and it slowed quicker than it had in the past.” The growing global economic crisis is putting the brakes on exports of U. S. beef and pork and it may be early next year before conditions improve, a Cargill meat official told Reuters. “Globally, people’s confidence is

News, Oilseeds

USDA data snafu lends support, raises questions

By Sam Nelson November 6, 2008

“Having a wet planting season does create some difficulties in forecasting a lot of this information.” – Shawn McCambridge, Prudential Bache Commodities The U. S. government’s unprecedented correction of crop data on Oct. 28 gave some relief to grain markets battered by financial turmoil, but it may also have bruised the credibility of the U.

Cereals, News

Big EU harvest cheers brewers, not drinkers

By Michael Hogan November 6, 2008

“ This price reduction provides a certain amount of relief on brewers’ costs… but a beer retail price cut is not to be expected.” – German beverage industry analyst Reiner Klinz Europe’s big barley crop has caused a sharp fall in prices for brewing malt, but while breweries may benefit, beer drinkers will have little

Cereals, Crops, News

Iraq’s farm sector crumbling as drought bites

By Ahmed Rasheed, Missy Ryan November 6, 2008

A severe drought will force Iraq to import 40 per cent more wheat in 2008-09, its agriculture minister said, even as the country struggles to revive a sector crippled by decades of neglect and decay. “In 2007, average rainfall was just 40 per cent of the normal level in Iraq, falling more than half and

News

UN food lines will grow

By Megan Rowling November 6, 2008

The UN food agency expects to feed around a third more hungry people next year, as the global financial crisis adds to the pressure of high food prices on poor nations, a top official said Oct. 15. Sheila Sisulu, deputy executive director at the UN World Food Program (WFP), said an increase of around 30

Opinion

Machinery makers find shelter in global storm

By James B. Kelleher October 30, 2008

In a world where heavy equipment sales are stalling due to the housing slump and credit crisis, the farm market is a rarity: a place where demand is still outstripping supply and many customers are still paying with cash. The question is: How long can the agricultural market shelter the equipment companies from the financial

News

Breeding seen key in greener farming revolution

By Nigel Hunt October 23, 2008

Crops must be bred to resist insects and drought rather than relying heavily on pesticides and irrigation, Britain’s chief scientist said Oct. 6. This will become increasingly important in order to counter the effects of climate change, John Beddington told Reuters. “I think the role of genomics is enormous whether it is the GM (genetically

Beef cattle, News

Mexico bans six U. S. meat plants

October 23, 2008

Mexico said Oct. 13 it had banned imports from six U. S. meat-processing plants, just weeks after U. S. Department of Agriculture officials shut down exports from some Mexican meat producers. Mexican sanitary officials from the Agriculture Ministry conducted inspections in the United States and at the end of last week said six plants were

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Soybeans mixed on doubts over Chinese demand

Tyson Foods to close U.S. beef plant as cattle supplies dwindle

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures dip as Brazilian beef tariffs lifted

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