TheBeefSite Newsletter - 15 August 2012
Welcome to this week's newsletterEditorial: Adverse Weather Takes it Toll Globally ![]()
We have 5 new features this week: Drought and the Cattle Industry The beef industry has already experienced a number of difficult years characterised by falling cow numbers and declining per capita beef supplies. There was hope in the first-half of this year that this downward production phase was coming to an end, but the drought of 2012 has erased those hopes, writes Chris Hurt, Purdue University. So, where is the cattle industry today, and what do we know about the impacts of this year's drought? Wean Calves Early to Avoid Pasture Damage Cow-calf producers should consider weaning calves now to help reduce the demand on pastures and get cows in better condition prior to winter, according to Denise Schwab, beef specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. Successful Forage Seeding Methods Successful establishment of new pastures or hayfields begins with thoughtful selection of the forage species to be planted, writes Bruce Anderson, Extension Forage Specialist with the University of Iowa. Iowa Cattle Market Situation and Outlook With two reports released recently by the USDA observing cattle inventories, Lee Schulz from the University of Iowa looks at them in more detail. Early Weaning, DDGS Feed Could Cut Costs for Cattle Producers If the drought forces producers to feed a larger portion of distillers dried grains with solubles, cattle can maintain gains and improve meat quality if the animals are weaned early, a Purdue University scientist has shown. ![]()
» GB Animal Feed Statistical Notice - June 2012 » USDA WASDE - August 2012 » Feed Outlook: Supply Prospects Plummet as Drought Continues - August 2012
Copasure Offers Long Term Copper Benefits US - Cows that had been pushed to the limit on a Californian ranch are now in excellent health after a rescue strategy incorporating Copasure boluses.
» Feed Additive Market to Reach Value of $17.5 Billion » FAO Food Price Index up Six Per Cent » American Drought Causes Beef Production Imbalance » US Grains Council: Global Analysis of Grain Supply
» MEPs Lodge 7000 Changes to EU Subsidy Reform » Identify Persistently Infected Animals to Control BVD
» Badger Trust to Appeal Cull Decision » Schmallenberg Back in the Spotlight » Plea to Stop Declining Livestock Numbers » Livestock 2012: Farm Safety Demonstrations » Feed Crops Could Ease Winter Forage Shortages » Welsh Call for Checks to Bovine TB Cattle Controls » Feed Price Increases Put Pressure on Producers ![]()
» Purdue Holds Regional Meetings on Drought » Drought Improves Grasslands in Long-Term » USDA Offers More Drought Assistance » CME: Corn Yields of 127.3 Bushels Per Acre Expected » Forage Nitrates Hot Topic at Missouri Beef Tour » July Hottest Month on Record, El Nino Around Corner? » Hay Choices for Cattle Producers » Suspected Anthrax Outbreak Hits Colorado Ranch » Technology Enhances Beef Tenderness, Colour » CME: Pork, Beef Prices Down Despite Drought » Drought Leaves Producers High and Dry » New Opportunities for Small Processors » Drop in Earnings for Cargill » Beef Checkoff Comes Under Fire » Beef Production Raised, Liquidation Continues » Results Encouraging for US Meat Export Values » Cattle Outlook: Pastures Deteriorate » USDA Sharply Reduces Corn, Soybean Forecast » CME: USDA Reports Made Big Revisions » US Growers to Produce 13 Per Cent Less Corn » Corn and Soybean Forecasts, What's Next? » USDA Purchases $170 Million Meat » Packer Outlines Fed Cattle Marketing Options » New Structure Brings Focus, Flexibility to Checkoff » CME: Government Purchases Meat to Stabilise Market » Soybeans Could Provide Cow Nutrition in Drought » Obama Promotes Farm Bill on Trip to Iowa » Time to Reseed Pastures » Indonesia Considers FMD Zone-Free Imports » Weekly Roberts Market Report ![]()
» Competitive Beef Market Grows in South Korea
» Selecting for Parasite Resistance - A New Tool » Earlier Rains Help AACo » Beef Processor Warns over Carbon Tax » Advancing Australia's Access to the EU » Weekly Australian Cattle Summary » Beef Exports to South Asia Decline in July » Crash Test Cows Hopes to Reduce Injuries » A$1 Million Cattle Theft - Reward Offered » Aussie Farmers' Push for Drought Aid
» Namibia Beef Exports Fall
» Mexico Boosts Livestock Productivity
» New Zealand Cattle Numbers Increase
» Welfare Groups Question Transport as 400 Cattle Die
» Ag Sector Shows Stronger Production Growth
» Agricultural Sector Grows by One Per Cent
» Suckler Cow Welfare Scheme Must be Maintained
» Ventilation Reduces Environmental Impact of Housing ![]() That's all for this week! Ed. |
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