Beef 01/18/13 – Cattle Cargilled, Hogs firm 01/18/13 – Live Cattle slump on Cargill 01/18/13 – Beef production down 01/18/13 – Livestock profit hopes 01/18/13 – 50K Head SD Feedyard Planned 01/18/13 – Ag traders sweat US drought 01/18/13 – Dairy Cow Abuse Video Released 01/18/13 – Government farm loans debated 01/18/13 – Horse in…

Should We Sit Down with HSUS in Common Cause Posted on January 15, 2013 by Chuck Many eyebrows were raised during Sec. of Agriculture Tom Vilsack’s speech at the AFBF convention yesterday. It was really a stand out moment in an otherwise pretty good speech and I wonder what you think about it. The photo…

Horsemeat in Tesco burgers prompts apology in UK papers Officials said the meat came from two processing plants in the Irish Republic and one in England Why are the British revolted by the idea of horsemeat? Chef cooks horsemeat live on TVWatch Poultry firms ‘must act’ on food bug Tesco has placed full-page adverts in…

European ingredient suppliers investigated after horse meat incident ABP Food Group has vowed to step up DNA testing after UK and Irish beef burger meat from subsidiaries Dalepak Hambleton and Silvercrest Foods was found to contain horse meat. http://www.foodproductiondaily.com/Quality-Safety/European-ingredient-suppliers-investigated-after-horse-meat-incident

Insecticide ‘unacceptable’ danger to bees, report finds Campaigners say the conclusion by the European Food Safety Authority is a ‘death knell’ for neonicotinoid pesticides Environmental campaigners say the conclusion, by Europe’s leading food safety authority, sounds the “death knell” for the insect nerve agent neonicotinoid. Photograph: Alamy The world’s most widely used insecticide has for…

Editorial: Where’s the beef? We should know Whatever your feelings about eating horse meat, the discovery that some supermarket burgers have been found to contain horse DNA raises a serious question: why did the British food safety authorities fail to spot the problem? It is only thanks to the Irish that we know that 37…

Farmers who do not use Monsanto seeds are faced with lawsuits when neighboring farms seeds contaminate their fields. (photo: St. Louis Post) Monsanto vs. The People By Charlotte Silver, Al Jazeera English 16 January 13 Many farmers have decided to forego growing corn and soybeans due to the "inevitable contamination that will result". ast week…

Beef 01/16/13 – Cattle wrangle, Hogs flat 01/16/13 – Beef Off Bad Food List 01/16/13 – Drought: Livestock Tax Relief 01/16/13 – Ground Beef Products Recalled 01/16/13 – Ranch Drought Management 01/16/13 – Sustainable agriculture 01/16/13 – USCA: Delay Ferret Plan 01/16/13 – AFBF Wants Farm Bill Options 01/16/13 – NFU in D.C. 01/16/13 –…

"Our corporate farming laws need to be repealed," Rodman, a former executive with agribusiness giant Cargill Inc., said during an orientation session for freshman legislators. "Basically, our state is an under-utilized asset." Kan. lawmakers asked to repeal corporate farm laws By JOHN HANNA, AP Political Writer Updated 1:39 pm, Tuesday, January 15, 2013 Kansas Republican…

Beef 01/15/13 – Cattle quiet, Hogs flat 01/15/13 – Cattle feeding losses $50-Hd 01/15/13 – Ranchers Worry About Feed 01/15/13 – Beef price to climb 4% in ’13 01/15/13 – Canada Cattle likes JBS deal 01/15/13 – Could You Go Vegan For 2-Wks? 01/15/13 – Vilsack, USDA Sec, to continue 01/15/13 – SD Wants Livestock…