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Casino Food Coop posts $7.9m loss as demand outpaces supply | The Land

“As if there were not enough issues, the February floods across the Northern Rivers caused enormous interruption to the Coop business. Whilst no assets were directly impacted from the floods, access to site and employees displaced by flooded homes resulted in numerous lost production days at significant cost to the Coop”, CEO Simon Stahl said. […]

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Texas: Higher calf prices projected for 2023

Drought conditions in Texas and throughout the U.S. continue to take a toll on cattle numbers, with higher calf prices and less beef production projected for 2023, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service livestock economist. “Most of the country is in some form of drought,” said Extension Economist David Anderson, Texas A&M Department of Agricultural Economics, […]

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Buyer beware: Scams, drought, other factors affecting hay sales

Livestock owners who plan to purchase hay over the next few months need to make careful, informed decisions to protect their animals, especially when purchasing hay from out of state. Buyers should be aware that the drought has significantly impacted forage quality this year. Low hay yields resulted in many producers baling up failed crops […]

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September beef exports are lower compared to 2021

Last week USDA-ERS published the meat international trade data for September. There was a noticeable decline in September beef exports, totaling 275.78 million pounds or 5.7% lower year over year. September beef imports totaling 258.33 million pounds were 9% below year-ago levels. Declines in beef exports and imports were expected. Related: Achieving hybrid vigor through crossbreeding, composites […]

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Ag lender survey: Interest rate volatility is top concern in 2023

The top concern facing agricultural lenders going into 2023 is interest rate volatility, according to the 2022 Agricultural Lender Survey report produced jointly by the American Bankers Association and the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, more commonly known as Farmer Mac. Survey results showed nearly half of respondents (49.0%) ranked interest rate volatility among their top […]

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The great mushroom bonanza: ‘A walk down the lane has become an exotic passing parade of the edible and the damnably, deadly beautiful’

The weather we’ve had this autumn means that mushrooms have mushroomed — and award-winning Nature writer John Lewis-Stempel is delighted. Foreigners have always been rude about our weather. Gauis Tacitus (AD56–120) set the pattern, describing the climate of these isles as ‘pretty foul, with frequent rain and fog’. Wet and warm, in other words, just like […]

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