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Obama Export Plan Nudges Farm Trade Agenda Forward

By Roberta Rampton February 11, 2010

U. S. farm exporters are relieved that trade has finally made it on to President Barack Obama’s agenda, although his new goal to double U. S. exports in five years might be a little too optimistic. After a year when farm expor ters wondered aloud whether the administration even had a trade policy, Obama linked

Cereals, Crops

Distillers Grain Set To Ride Ethanol Coattails

By Michael Hirtzer November 12, 2009

Demand for distill-ers grain, a byproduct of distilling corn into ethanol, will continue to grow domestically and abroad as livestock producers turn to the feed as a cheaper alternative to corn, analysts said. And with the ethanol industry gearing up for a better year in 2010 after the financial crisis of 2008 triggered by corn

Hogs, Livestock

Pig DNA Mapped: May Help With Breeding, Vaccines

November 12, 2009

An international team of researchers said Nov. 2 it had mapped the DNA of a domestic pig, work they say that could help lead to better breeding techniques as well as improve vaccines against diseases such as swine flu. They plan to look for genes useful in pork production and immunity in pigs, which are

Cereals, Crops, News

U. S. Farmers Seen Cutting Back On Wheat Planting

By Mark Weinraub October 29, 2009

Many U. S. farmers are likely to abandon plans to plant winter wheat this year due to wet weather delaying seeding, relatively low prices and abundant supplies around the globe, analysts and agronomists said. Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures have risen 21 per cent during the past month, hitting a four-month high on Thursday,

Hogs, Livestock, News

Probiotics Useful But No Substitute For Antibiotics

By Ron Friesen October 1, 2009

“We need to use antibiotics effectively.” – JAMES PETTIGREW The TV ad showing a person’s tummy doing a belly dance after eating yogurt may be coming to a hog barn near you. That particular yogurt contains probiotics – beneficial bacteria aimed at improving digestion and general wellbeing. Probiotics are big these days as North Americans

News

Slow U. S. Planting Could Tighten Corn Stocks Forecast

June 4, 2009

Planting delays in key areas of the U. S. corn belt this spring could lead to tight supplies of corn during the next year, forcing prices higher and further threatening profit margins at ethanol plants and livestock companies. The slow pace of corn planting east of the Mississippi River, including major production states such as

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Genetic Blueprint For Cattle Created

By Julie Steenhuysen May 7, 2009

Scientists have created the first genetic blueprint of domestic cattle, saying the map may lead to tastier beef, better milk and even new insights about human health. The Hereford cow’s is the first mapped livestock animal sequence, and the researchers think it will help explain how cattle evolved, why they ended up with a four-chambered

News, Oilseeds

Soy Estimate Surprises Analysts

April 9, 2009

The number of acres farmers will plant with corn and soybeans this spring was far from settled by a government report on March 31, with prices, weather and input costs over the next month set to play a big role. The surprisingly low U. S. Agriculture Department soybean plantings estimate sent soy prices soaring and

Cereals, Opinion

You Can’t Beat The Pool

February 26, 2009

JOHN MORRISS EDITORIAL DIRECTOR One of the more peculiar accusations levelled at the Canadian Wheat Board is that it is “secretive.” Compared to what? No other of the world’s major grain-marketing organizations provides so much detail such as that in the annual report released this month. Contrast the CWB’s multi-page statements of revenue and expenses

Cereals, News, Oilseeds

CBOT’s New Limits On Non-Grain Players Approved

By Christine Stebbins February 26, 2009

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) on Feb. 13 received U. S. government approval to limit cash grain delivery instruments held by non-grain firms – its latest move to cool criticism about the performance its grain contracts. CBOT’s regulator, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), approved an amended Feb. 9 request to reduce the large

Daily Network News

Huge crops in South America says analyst

U.S. livestock: ‘Cattle on feed’ report supports prices

U.S. grains: Wheat trades near contract lows under ample global supply

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