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Beef Newsletter - 23rd July 2008

Wednesday 23rd July 2008

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Events / Promotions Beef Cattle Industry Showcase VIRKON S is the broad spectrum virucidal disinfectant independently proven effective against all major virus families affecting animals and man. Why not showcase your products here. Click for more information.   Welcome to this week's newsletter This Week's Feature Articles We have 3 new features this week: Some Feeding Tips For Tough Times By Janette Richards, Acting Beef Feedlot Specialist, OMAFRA. - Cattle feeding costs are high. Since feed costs can account for 80% of the variable cost of production (about 60% of the total costs), any changes to ration cost can have a huge impact on profitability. US Feed Outlook July 2008 Allen Baker, Edward Allen, and Heather Lutman, ERS USDA. This monthly report examines supply, use, prices, and trade for feed grains, including supply and demand prospects in major importing and exporting countries. Focuses on corn; also contains information on sorghum, barley, oats, and hay. US Beef and Dairy Outlook Report - July 2008 By U.S.D.A, Economic Research Service - This article is an extract from the July 2008: Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook Report. Global Beef Cattle Industry News    General     Is a Global Meat Addiction Fueling Famine?    Australia     Weekly Australian Cattle Summary     Bellyaches and Headaches for Australian Graziers     Boomerang Cattle     CSIRO Opens Rapid Response Animal Disease Centre    United States     Schuele Becomes USMEF Communications Director     Fighting Heat Stress In Lab, On Farm and Online     Amicus Filed for CRP Critical Feed Lawsuit     Truck Stoppage to Grind Livestock Sales to a Halt     Antibiotics in Animal Feed Pose an Urgent Threat     Weekly US Cattle Outlook - Beef Exports for May Up     New Grass-Based Livestock Working Group Launched     Global View Required For Beef Industry Today     Weekly Outlook - Corn and Soybean Prices - Now What?     Amendment to Block Argentine Meat Moves On     Weekly Roberts Report     Schwarzenegger Joins Fight on Downer Cattle     Friend-of-the-Court Briefs Filed by Ag Groups     CWT Accepts Herd Retirement Bids    United Kingdom     Quiet Confidence Amongst Scottish Cattle Farmers     UK Slaughter Statistics July 2008     Attack of Ministry's TB Stance     Cattle Farmers Cautious but Confident     Possible Change in Bluetongue Policy     NFU Scotland Beef Tasting and Farm Walk     Government Extends Nitrate Vulnerable Zones     QMS Wants Local People Eating Local Food     UK Gov Down Plays Seriousness of Cattle TB    Canada     Changes in Registration Requirements for Wheat     Disease Protocols for Animals and People     $7 Billion Mad Cow Scare Suit Against Canada    Ireland     IFA: Farmers Warned Against Low Grain Prices     New System to Free-Up Cattle at Marts    Argentina     Argentinenan Slaughter Down But Cow Kills High    Turkey     Report Shows Illegal Meat Production    European Union     Raising BSE Age Limit a Step Closer That's all for this week! Ed.