Bovine TB: Welsh Announcement

Blog  |  bovinetb.blogspot.com | Sep 30, 2009

Today, Rural Affairs Minister in the Welsh Assembly, Elin Jones said she had taken the decision to sign and lay the Order to give Welsh ministers the power to issue a cull and/or vaccination of badgers in Wales. The Independent has the story.

http://bovinetb.blogspot.com/2009/09/welsh-announcement.html

EHedger Livestock Commentary 9/18/09 - AgWeb

Blog  |  www.agweb.com | Sep 18, 2009

Live cattle closed lower on the day. Outside markets were mixed to negative adding pressure to cattle futures. The US dollar and equities were slightly higher, while corn was lower. As thought, today’s trade was mostly follow through selling from the new lows made yesterday in Dec and Feb.

http://www.agweb.com/Blogs/BlogPost.aspx?src=EHedgerLivestockOutlook&PID=d0f5f6b0-13f3-4c2b-a4ef-17b2ff21b9b1

Grain markets feel the pressure of ample supply

Blog  |  www.fwi.co.uk | Apr 20, 2009

Among the more recent to cross my desk are the monthly production forecasts from French analysts Strategie Grains, latest stock predictions from the US department of agriculture and new export data from EU and UK sources.

http://www.fwi.co.uk/blogs/agribusiness/2009/04/grain-markets-feel-the-pressure-of-ample-supply.html

2008 Pre-Harvest Yield Estimates

Blog  |  blog.alextiller.com | Sep 9, 2008

Pro Farmer has made their fall harvest estimates for corn and soybeans, and it’s shaping up to be a fairly decent year. Pro Farmer’s estimates assume that there won’t be any major changes in the weather (especially early frost) over the remainder of the growing season, and they

http://blog.alextiller.com/post/49455034/2008-pre-harvest-yield-estimates

E coli making people sick prompts Recall

Blog  |  www.ecoliblog.com | Jan 13, 2008

Remember the old advertising slogan: "Weekends are Made for Michelob?" But who can kick back and relax on another weekend with a nationwide beef recall due to e coli contamination? This Saturday night special from our friends at the federal...

http://www.ecoliblog.com/2008/01/articles/e-coli-recalls/e-coli-making-people-sick-prompts-recall/

PMWS and PCVAD – is it still there in Europe?

Blog  |  www.pigprogress.net | Jan 17, 2007

North America is breaking down with Post-weaning Multisystemic Wasting Syndrome (PMWS), or as they like to call it Porcine Circovirus Associated Disease (PCVAD), in its acute form. In Europe, we have mainly passed this high mortality phase in

http://www.pigprogress.net/blogs/id1702-11417/pmws_and_pcvad__is_it_still_there_in_europe.html

All About Feed - Weblog / Animal Nutrition: Future changes in the global dairy sector

Blog  |  www.allaboutfeed.net

"We have come a long way", said Erich Erber, founder of Biomin in his opening speech at the World Nutrition Forum. He continued: "But there is more to do, especially in current times where issues such as: the price of feedstuffs, the world population and consumer issues are affecting our business.

http://www.allaboutfeed.net/weblog/animal-nutrition/future-changes-in-the-global-dairy-sector-2787.html

UK Agriculture Blog

Its pretty damning stuff except that its complete nonsense. Farmers have been draining their land since Roman times, but there has been no recent increase - quite the opposite - poor profitability has prevented essential maintenance.

http://www.ukagriculture.com/blog/reply.cfml?bid=2091572A-D07A-3E25-82940ADDC1D3CF0E&d=4&m=2&y=2009

Prime cattle numbers on the up for McCartneys

Blog  |  www.fwi.co.uk | Mar 6, 2007

According to a report in the Hereford Times substantial increase in the number of prime cattle sold by auctioneers McCartneys in 2006 lifted throughput to 41,150 head - a rise of more than 7000 animals compared with the previous year.

http://www.fwi.co.uk/blogs/livestock-and-sales-blog/2007/03/prime-cattle-numbers-on-the-up-for-mccartneys.html

Farm income figures (Food for Thought)

Blog  |  www.fwi.co.uk | Feb 1, 2007

The industry’s response to DEFRA's latest farm income figures has been lukewarm and rightly so. The figures do show an increase in the Total Income from Farming and in average farm incomes. But when you look at the figures in...

http://www.fwi.co.uk/blogs/farming-news-blog/2007/02/farm-income-figures.html