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Burger demand spurs need for butcher cows, bulls

By Dwayne Klassen March 5, 2012

Cattle movement in the province continued to remain at a brisk pace during the week ended Feb. 17, although values for the heavier-weight animals continued to weaken. The quality of the animals being marketed was described as being in the average to above-average category, with premiums still being offered for the top-quality grass cattle. The

Hogs, Livestock, News

Stall-free pork coming to McDonald’s menu

By Shannon VanRaes March 5, 2012

Amove by fast-food giant McDonald’s to have its U.S. pork suppliers phase out sow gestation stalls has drawn praise from animal rights groups, but questions remain about the impact it will have on Canadian producers. “This is huge. That a major corporation has made this move is really very significant,” said Winnipeg Humane Society CEO

Beef cattle, Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

When cost is no object, things can get weird

By Daniel Winters February 15, 2012

What happens when cost of production is removed from the equation in beef ranching? The results can end up being bizarre, said Bart Lardner, a research scientist at the Western Beef Development Centre in Lanigan, Sask., who recently visited beef operations in Finland. In that Scandinavian country, which lies north of 60 degrees latitude, European

Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets, News

Cattle business in 2012 will see higher prices, consolidation

By Sheri Monk February 15, 2012

The good news: higher cattle prices. The bad news: fewer producers to take advantage of them. Speaking to the annual Tiffin Conference at Lethbridge College last month, veteran cattle-market analyst Anne Dunford reviewed some of the record cattle prices in 2011 and predicted even higher for 2012. But she pointed out that those prices are

Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets, News

Texas cattle herd — still big, much, much smaller

February 15, 2012

The Texas beef cow herd is at its lowest level since 1960 after record drought forced ranchers to export more than 150,000 head of cattle to greener pastures in 2011, three times more the 45,000 in 2010, says a Texas AgriLife Extension Service economist. Texas, the U.S.’s largest beef-cow-producing state, saw a decline in 2011,

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

Livestock, News

N.B. orders alleged deer farms shut down

February 15, 2012

Staff / New Brunswick is ordering people at over a dozen locations in the province to either slaughter or ship out captive white-tailed deer they’re alleged to be keeping on their premises. The only option available for individuals keeping such deer is to harvest the animals for personal use or to ship them to another

Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets, News

Analysts say bull run in U.S. cattle may continue

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

Texas rancher Jim Selman is on the verge of going out of the cattle business, a victim of one of the worst droughts since the dust bowl in the 1930s. The 300-cow herd on his 3,000-acre ranch in Gonzales county has dwindled to a mere seven animals, as the verdant pastures turned into dried-up brush

Beef cattle, Livestock, News, Other livestock

Livestock briefs Feb. 2

February 15, 2012

No E. coli risk with wheat DDGS Alberta Beef Producers reports that scientists from Alberta Agriculture, AAFC Lethbridge and private industry are studying the impact of wheat distillers grains on the shedding of E. coli 0157:H7. This research addresses concerns that feeding wheat dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) to feedlot cattle may increase the

Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets, News

Canadian cattle herd to shrink despite strong prices and trade wins

By Rod Nickel February 15, 2012

Canada’s cattle herd should keep shrinking for several years, making it tough for the No. 3 beef exporter to fully capitalize on new overseas opportunities, according to the head of the country’s new beef industry group. The Canadian herd fell to an 18-year low of 13.87 million head midway through last year, even as Chicago

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle futures climb on post-Thanksgiving trade

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California researchers create nitrogen-fixing wheat

Tag Archives Zoology

Burger demand spurs need for butcher cows, bulls

Stall-free pork coming to McDonald’s menu

When cost is no object, things can get weird

Cattle business in 2012 will see higher prices, consolidation

Texas cattle herd — still big, much, much smaller

USDA report shows even fewer cattle than expected

N.B. orders alleged deer farms shut down

Analysts say bull run in U.S. cattle may continue

Livestock briefs Feb. 2

Canadian cattle herd to shrink despite strong prices and trade wins

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