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Briefs Feb. 23

March 5, 2012

La Broquerie farmer recognized Staff / La Broquerie farmer Gerry Dube has been honoured by the Manitoba Eco-Network for his efforts in sustainable agriculture. Dube was among four recipients of the annual Anne Lindsey Protecting Our Earth Awards Feb. 3. Dube was a founding member of the Organic Food Council of Manitoba as well as

Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets, News

Big exports but cattle herd expansion unclear: USDA

March 5, 2012

Washington / Reuters Recent drought and forecasts for limited rainfall could constrain the size of the U.S. cattle herd despite high retail beef prices and forecasts for near-record exports, the Agriculture Department said Feb. 15. Record-high retail beef prices “are not sufficient to provide the long-term margins and profits the wholesale and cattle-feeding sectors must

News

Washington wants healthier school meals in bid to reduce obesity in kids

By Ian Simpson February 15, 2012

School meals for millions of children will be healthier under obesity-fighting USDA standards that double the fruits and vegetables in cafeteria lunches. But french fries remain on the menu. In the first major changes to school breakfasts and lunches in more than 15 years, the new guidelines will affect nearly 32 million children who eat

Beef cattle, Dairy cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets, News

USDA report shows even fewer cattle than expected

By K.t. Arasu, Theopolis Waters February 16, 2012

The U.S. cattle herd has shrunk for the fifth straight year to a 60-year low, a government report showed Jan. 27, as a devastating drought and record high feed costs hit production, which will likely mean even higher beef prices for consumers. One of the worst droughts since the dust bowl days in the 1930s

Cereals, News, Oilseeds, Opinion

Magic-bullet solutions only last so long

By Les Mcewan February 15, 2012

We’ve all done it. Pushed our crop rotations, that is. You know that field had canola on it two years ago, but the seed you have already purchased, the fertilizer you applied last fall, or the delivery contract you already signed all make us do things that we know are not in our best agronomic

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Where’s the beef?U.S. consumption is in decline

By Meredith Davis February 15, 2012

For the past decade, cattle ranchers and meat packers watched with despair as America’s beef consumption steadily declined, ceding ground to leaner meats as well as vegetarian trends among the health conscious. Most recently, high unemployment in the world’s wealthiest nation had cash-strapped Americans avoiding restaurants where beef is a common entree and had them

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, News

Asian hunger for “noodle” wheat may bolster prices

By Naveen Thukral January 27, 2012

For the second straight year, Asia must rely on the U.S. and Canada for most of its top-quality wheat, as rains have cut the protein content in grain from traditional supplier Australia. Asian nations are among the world’s biggest buyers of the superior quality, protein-rich wheat that is used to make noodles, a staple food

Opinion

Research needed to improve crop adaptation to changing global climates

By Daryll E. Ray, Harwood D. Schaffer January 13, 2012

At the last minute — actually during an extension of time — the 17th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Conference of Parties or COP17) in Durban, South Africa late last year, came to an agreement under which the participating nations committed themselves to extend the Kyoto Protocol and work toward adopting a new

Livestock, Livestock Markets, News

Modest hog herd expansion boosts futures

By Theopolis Waters January 12, 2012

The U.S. hog supply increased at a modest rate this fall, with the litter size hitting a record high, the latest USDA quarterly report shows. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Dec. 23 quarterly hogs and pig report showed that an average of 10.02 pigs survived to maturity in the September-November period, up from 9.9 last

News

Modest hog herd expansion boosts futures

By Theopolis Waters January 5, 2012

The U.S. hog supply increased at a modest rate this fall, with the litter size hitting a record high, the latest USDA quarterly report shows. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Dec. 23 quarterly hogs and pig report showed that an average of 10.02 pigs survived to maturity in the September-November period, up from 9.9 last

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Tag Archives USDA

Briefs Feb. 23

Big exports but cattle herd expansion unclear: USDA

Washington wants healthier school meals in bid to reduce obesity in kids

USDA report shows even fewer cattle than expected

Magic-bullet solutions only last so long

Where’s the beef?U.S. consumption is in decline

Asian hunger for “noodle” wheat may bolster prices

Research needed to improve crop adaptation to changing global climates

Modest hog herd expansion boosts futures

Modest hog herd expansion boosts futures

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