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More interest in online livestock auctions, with a new player targeting processors

More interest in online livestock auctions, with a new player

Robert Fraser A NEW player has emerged in online livestock auctions, with a New South Wales producer hoping to run
Competitor watch: US beef exports starting to slow, as drought effect grows

Competitor watch: US beef exports starting to slow, as drought

Beef exports from the United States totalled just over 99,000 tonnes in November, down 14 percent from a year earlier
Kay’s Cuts: Study contradicts conventional wisdom about grainfed Vs grassfed beef carbon footprint

Kay’s Cuts: Study contradicts conventional wisdom about grainfed Vs grassfed

A monthly column written for Beef Central by US meat and livestock industry commentator, Steve Kay, publisher of US Cattle
Nebraska awarding additional grants for meat processor assistance

Nebraska awarding additional grants for meat processor assistance

Last year, with grant funding from the Independent Processor Assistance Program (IPAP), Nebraska awarded 62 livestock producers and meat processors
Blizzard conditions close U.S. meat plants

Blizzard conditions close U.S. meat plants

By Michael Hirtzer Severe winter weather is curtailing America’s meat production, with two of the biggest beef packers idling Kansas
Study sheds light on Salmonella survival in food processing

Study sheds light on Salmonella survival in food processing

In an ongoing battle against foodborne pathogens, researchers have uncovered a promising avenue for enhancing food safety through the exploration
Appeals court rules Iowa’s ‘ag-gag’ laws don’t violate free speech

Appeals court rules Iowa’s ‘ag-gag’ laws don’t violate free speech

On Monday, the Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis, Missouri reversed prior decisions on two Iowa state
Growing calf requirements with protein supplementation while winter grazing

Growing calf requirements with protein supplementation while winter grazing

By Sydney Vanderhoff, SDSU Extension Often when thinking of grazing dormant winter range, we think of spring-calving cow herds grazing
Farm Progress America, January 10, 2024

Farm Progress America, January 10, 2024

Mike Pearson takes a look at more legal troubles for the world’s four biggest meat packers. The meatpackers include Cargill,
Red meat price inflation reduces to below 1pc

Red meat price inflation reduces to below 1pc

Annual red meat price inflation has reduced to less than 1 percent according to the latest monthly Consumer Price Index
More cyclones on cards as monsoon trough develops

More cyclones on cards as monsoon trough develops

Total forecast rainfall for 8 days from Jan 10 to 17, 2024. Source: BOM THE Bureau of Meteoroly is monitoring
Stronger start to 2024 selling year at Dalby

Stronger start to 2024 selling year at Dalby

A modest 1200 head yarding kicked off the cattle selling year at Dalby this morning, with not all processors yet