TheCattleSite Latest News: Argentina
27 March 2009
OIE Confer on Animal Identification and TraceabilityARGENTINA - The OIE and its Members move forward on the global implementation of animal identification and product traceability “from the farm to the fork” at the close of the OIE International Conference on Animal Identification and Traceability...
26 March 2009
Argentina Adopts Fixed Time AI TechnologyARGENTINA - South American cattle producers have embraced fixed-time artificial insemination (FTAI) technology enabling them to adopt cost-effective, large-scale artificial breeding programs achieving 50-55 per cent pregnancy rates....
24 February 2009
Farmers Meet with Government Over StrikeARGENTINA - Argentinean farmers have agreed to meet the government to dispute the current strike and boycott....
06 February 2009
Argentina Changes FMD Vaccination ProgrammeARGENTINA - The Argentine food safety and animal health authority, Senasa, is to change it foot and mouth disease vaccination plan for 2010....
29 January 2009
Argentina Beefs up its Lotfeeding IndustryAUSTRALIA - The Argentinean government has announced an initiative to promote the growth of its feedlots and grainfed beef production for export....
19 January 2009
Drought Decimates Argentinean Cattle IndustryARGENTINA - Argentina's beef industry and wheat and corn production have been devastated by the country's most severe drought since 1961, which has also affected agriculture in neighboring Uruguay, Paraguay and southern Brazil....
15 January 2009
Argentinean Empire Sold on to RussiaARGENTINA - William Hayes, a former Devon slaughterman who built up a beef empire in Argentina, has just sold his company to a Russian firm of meat traders "for a considerable sum of money"....
05 January 2009
Cow Crime Crackdown: DNA Guides the WayARGENTINA - Cattle rustlers in Argentina may face a new threat to their illicit trade by proposals to use genetic tests to aid police investigations....
30 December 2008
12 Million Cattle Now in Feed-LotsARGENTINA - The government of Argentina is financing the building of five major feedlots, each with a capacity of 40,000 head. These yards are tailored for dairy bull calves to take them on for young steer beef....
11 December 2008
Bright Future for Argentine Beef ExportsARGENTINA - Beef exports from Argentina should be in the region of 500,000 tons for 2009, the volume however will depend, on the government policies in regard to exports....
08 December 2008
Lowering the Peso to Raise Cattle ReturnsARGENTINA - Argentina’s industrial and beef sectors are demanding the government lower the value of the Argentine peso to improve exports and overcome the economic crisis....
05 December 2008
Dairy Worker Dies in StrikeARGENTINA - One man was dead an 10 others injured, during an attack made by protesters against dairy workers protesting in Rosario on Wednesday. ...
03 December 2008
Land of Lush Patures Turns to FeedlotsBUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA - Argentina's fame as a home for happy cows wandering the lush pastures of the Pampas is being challenged as an increasing number of cattle are being crowded into feedlots for the last months of their lives before being served...
28 November 2008
Farmers Meet in ArgentinaARGENTINA - The members of the farm associations liaison committee, met with the vice president on Wednesday to analyze the situation in the farm sector. ...
07 November 2008
Argentine Cow Clones May Help Boost Milk OutputARGENTINA - Scientists in Arentina have been able to boost milk production by injecting cows with growth hormones derived from genetically modified clones....
06 October 2008
Argentina Back on StrikeARGENTINA - The farmers grain and cattle boycott of sales, began in earnest in Argentina on Friday morning, the FAA farmers association held roadside rallies, as part of the protest against the governments lack of response to their demands....
02 October 2008
Argentina May Import Beef by 2012ARGENTINA - According to a report from the Argentine Regional Consortia of Agriculture organisation, Argentina may be forced to import beef by 2012. ...
30 September 2008
Argentina Considers Road Protest and Export BanARGENTINA - The farmers who staged an epic four month ban on exports, from March to July of this year, may resume beef and grain sales boycotts, in an attempt to force President Kirchner to address their new demands. ...
19 September 2008
Argentinian Beef with Political InterventionARGENTINA - Despite of an excellent beef producing climate, Argentinian beef may soon become a thing of the past, due to the continual hampering of political intervention and harmful rules....
15 September 2008
Argentine Beef Plants Struggle With PermitsARGENTINA - The Argentine beef plants are still having problems obtaining beef export permits from the Department of Agriculture, ONCCA. ...
29 August 2008
Argentinian Ranching Heritage DwindlesARGENTINA - Analysts are alarmed that Argentinian breeding cows are being sold for slaughter in the country's largest market, fearing that the move might see Argentinian ranchers disappear one day soon....
21 July 2008
Argentinean Slaughter Down But Cow Kills HighARGENTINA - Argentinean beef production reached 1.2 million tonnes (carcase weight) between January and May this year, a 3.2 per cent fall compared with the same period in 2007 according to statistics from the Argentinean National Agricultural Trade Control...
21 April 2008
Boost for Argentine Animal Health and Food SafetyARGENTINA - The Argentine food safety authority, Senasa, is to receive US$300 million from the government and Inter-American Development Bank to strengthen its quality control processes....
04 April 2008
Cattle Return to Argentine Market After StrikeARGENTINA - Cattle entered Argentina's main livestock market after a two-week absence on Thursday, as ranchers ended a strike that had left butchers' counters bare in a country where steak is a staple, traders said. ...
18 February 2008
Soy Displaces Cattle as Main Farm Activity in ArgentinaARGENTINA - Soy beans has become the main commodity of Argentina’s rich farmland displacing other traditional industries such as cattle breeding and dairy farming, according to studies and statistics from the country’s main breeders organization the...
21 January 2008
Argentine Beef back on Menu as Economy ThrivesARGENTINA - A few years ago, an economic crisis and soaring steak prices made beef a luxury for many Argentines. But beef is back on menus again, raising fears stagnant production will not be able to keep pace with demand, Reuters research reports. ...
11 January 2008
Dairy Farmers Aggrieved in ArgentiniaARGENTINA - The latest series of Argentinian protests by agricultural associations have been led by Dairy farmers, despite the record high prices for farm products....
13 December 2007
Argentina `Sacrifices' Cows Over Price CapsARGENTINA - Argentine farmers plan to "sacrifice" some dairy cows tomorrow to protest government price controls on milk in a challenge to newly elected President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. ...
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