Last week the feeder run was just to light to make any kind of accurate analysis. This week was the opposite. We saw more feeders moving this week and it was a good week to market some stock. Auctions were 3 to 15 higher this week. There were also some hefty discounts as well. These […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a series of announcements this week. Take a look at the highlights below to get a quick recap, and click the links to take a deeper dive. Harvest update The USDA Crop Progress report released Oct. 24 finds corn and soybean harvest progress remains much faster than five-year averages. […]
Foodborne illness afflicts about 48 million people annually in the United States, resulting in 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths. Increased knowledge of food safety could reduce these numbers. “Food safety is an important part of food security,” said Yaohua Feng, an assistant professor of food science and Extension at Purdue University. “Low-income consumers have unique […]
Katharine Paravicini explains the touches she’s employed to make her Wiltshire cottage fresh and cosy. When interior designer Katharine Paravicini and her husband bought this 18th-century brick-and-flint cottage in Wiltshire, it needed love and care, so she started by painting the walls of this cosy sitting room in Farrow & Ball’s Pointing, creating a bright […]
With a new prime minister having got his feet under the table with relatively little fuss, life seems to be returning to what passes for normal in the 2020s. But where does that leave those who are thinking of moving house? Soaring mortgage rates played a key part in the downfall of Liz Truss. As […]
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln will officially mark construction of the Feedlot Innovation Center at the Eastern Nebraska Research, Extension and Education Center near Mead during a groundbreaking ceremony at 11 a.m. Nov. 4. In concurrence with the groundbreaking, Greater Omaha Packing Co., a supplier of premium beef, has announced a $700,000 pledged gift to the […]
Rail companies and labor unions have reached stalemate over paid sick leave, raising the prospects of a worker strike in coming months. With harvest just over halfway complete, the threat of a rail strike could not come at a worse time. Railroads transport 1.5 million carloads of grain each year according to the Association of […]
Pakistan is looking for 300,000t of urea which will be supplied through November and into December. Click to check the original article.
Max Armstrong offers insight on the monthly consumer insights report from Purdue University noting little difference between responses from men and women. And these groups rank the following as key factors when buying food: taste, nutrition, affordability, availability, environmental impact and social responsibility. Max looks at the demographic differences between men and women in the […]
Prices hit a season high $52,000 at last weeks Anderson on-property Poll Merino ram sale at Kojonup when this ram sold to the Aloeburn Poll Merino stud, Boree Creek, New South Wales. With the ram were Nutrien Livestock Breeding representative Mitchell Crosby (left), Aloeburn principals Andrew, Jodie and Tom Green, Anderson principal Lynley Anderson, Nutrien […]
Pockford House is a beautiful Surrey farm that’s a ‘rare and unspoilt’ property full of fun, from paddocks to party barn, as Penny Churchill finds out. A report from Strutt & Parker reveals that the average price of arable land sold during the first nine months of 2022 increased by 4% to £9,800 an acre, […]
Helping serve the hungry crowd with one steak from each of the entrants, which included Stanbroke, Rangers Valley, Stockyard, JBS, Mort and Co, The Grove Premium Australian Wagyu, Nap Co, and NH Foods, was MLA executive chef Sam Burke along with Toowoomba Turf Club head chef Olaf Pfeiffer. Click to check the original article.