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27 May 2022
Thermo Fisher Scientific announces agenda for 2-day virtual Animal Health Dx Summit 2022Join Thermo Fisher Scientific, the global leader in animal molecular diagnostic testing, on Wednesday, June 1, for the kick off of their 2-day virtual Animal Health Dx Summit....
Weekly global protein digest: bearish Cold Storage, China's pork exports down sharply Analyst Jim Wyckoff shares an update on the US futures market, USDA reports and global protein news....
25 May 2022
Research: Fatty acid and oxidation in beef affected by ageing, cooking methodsA low-fat meat and a short cooking time are the best combination to guarantee the nutritional quality....
23 May 2022
The importance of observation in cattle handlingUnderstanding cow behaviour and changing how you act around them can save you time, reduce stress, and make your farm a safer place to work. It can be a huge source of frustration when cows don’t easily move when and where you want them to....
20 May 2022
Weekly global protein digest: US expands processing capacity, China's pork exports dip lowerAnalyst Jim Wyckoff shares an update on the US futures market, USDA reports and global protein news...
18 May 2022
Monitor 10 mastitis control points for best milk qualityMastitis is the most common and costly disease affecting dairy cows, ranking within the top two reasons for early removal of cows within US dairy herds. This disease affects cow welfare and causes significant economic losses through decreased milk yield,...
13 May 2022
Weekly global protein digest: $560 million in US livestock aid, US dairy retail reportAnalyst Jim Wyckoff shares an update on global protein news....
12 May 2022
RangeView™ Pledge from Bayer Range & Pasture promises 5 years of control of invasive brushPasture and rangeland managers have long been fighting a frustrating battle against damaging, invasive brush. ...
11 May 2022
UK Ambassador: We’re “determined to strengthen relationship” with US agricultureThe international beef market is expanding and interconnecting at a rapid rate. Because of high tariffs via the European Union, trade between the U.S and a pre-Brexit United Kingdom was limited. Now, however, those channels have opened, presenting new...
09 May 2022
Selecting dairy replacements based on heat stressWith heat stress increasingly becoming a part of life in places not historically hot, there is a need to determine which cows are best suited to deal with the warmer temperatures, said Daigle, Ph.D., an animal welfare specialist in the Texas A&M Department...
06 May 2022
US meatpacker CEOs deny market manipulation behind beef price surgeChief executives of four big meatpacking companies denied conspiring to manipulate beef supplies or prices as they defended themselves in congressional testimony, and under oath, last week against charges of profiteering....
Weekly global protein digest: US dairy update, 1st human avian influenza caseAnalyst Jim Wyckoff shares an update on global protein news....
04 May 2022
Genetic finding could help beat fatal African cattle infectionA section of DNA found to protect native African cattle against East Coast fever could safeguard breeds introduced to the region....
02 May 2022
US Senate Ag Committee reviews two controversial cattle market proposalsBill S 4030, the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act of 2022, and S 3870 the Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act of 2022....
01 May 2022
Weekly global protein digest: Exports, HPAI, Food InflationAnalyst Jim Wyckoff shares an update on global protein news....
27 April 2022
Leading food-integrity researchers question influential data around red meatAn international team of experts, including Professor Chris Elliott of the Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS) at Queen’s University Belfast, has called on the influential Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries and Risk Factors Study (GBD) to publish...
25 April 2022
Regenerative dairy: Finding what worksRegenerative dairy can help rebalance Earth’s ecosystems, while producing high quality nutrition, and making farming and food businesses more resilient. Recently, a group of experts introduced a new project ‘Regen Dairy’, outlining the challenges...
22 April 2022
Weekly global protein digest: US meatpacker CEOs to testify before Congress, HPAI outbreaks continue, Analyst Jim Wyckoff shares an update on global protein news...
20 April 2022
Bacterial battle: How protective cultures can protect us from food-borne pathogens in cheeseThis is one of the first studies helping give cheese producers more tools to keep their products safe...
18 April 2022
Learning from E. coli: study to facilitate traceability during foodborne investigationsScientists with the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) aim to enhance the capacity of regulatory agencies to trace Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157:H7 back to its source during a foodborne outbreak investigation by studying how the DNA of a specific...
15 April 2022
Weekly global protein digest: China’s meat imports plunged in MarchAnalyst Jim Wyckoff shares highlights from the global protein market....
13 April 2022
Plan herd micronutrition to avoid deficiencies at turnoutDairy and beef farmers are being advised to check the trace element and vitamin status of both cows and youngstock ahead of spring turnout and consider supplementation options to minimise the risk of deficiencies which can impact on health, growth and...
11 April 2022
Leading academic recalls 2001 FMD epidemic presenting to Irish Gov animal health event“It’s important that we remind ourselves of the devastating impact that disease outbreaks such as foot and mouth can have on animals and on people. We must always be on a state of alert to protect our livestock and agri-food industry.”...
08 April 2022
Weekly global protein digest: China’s strict Covid lockdowns risking serious ag, food shortages, US meatpacking study underwayAnalyst Jim Wyckoff shares highlights from the global protein market....
05 April 2022
Wageningen: Bovaer® is first EU additive to reduce methane emissions from dairy cowsMethane inhibitor Bovaer® from DSM significantly reduces methane emissions from dairy cows in the Netherlands, varying from 27% to 40% less emissions per cow, depending on the cow's ration and how much methane inhibitor is added to the feed. ...
04 April 2022
CattleFax at NCBA: US weather outlook for 2022 tentatively signals continuation of La Niña, droughtsAnyone with a smartphone has access to weather forecasts. But short-term predictions are one thing; anticipating global weather patterns is another....
01 April 2022
Weekly global protein digest: HPAI threatens exports, OOL final rule for organic dairyAnalyst Jim Wyckoff shares highlights from the global protein market....
28 March 2022
GRSB's new Beef Carbon Footprint Guideline to support consistency global emissions reportingThe Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB) Scientific Advisory Council launched the Beef Carbon Footprint Guideline to allow for sector-wide consistency in the calculation of the carbon footprint of beef cattle....
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