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| First Nature Farms works with nature, not against it Edmonton Journal (subscription), Canada - 1 hour ago "Farming industrially, for profit, you're farming for your board of directors," he said, as he opened the gate leading to the cattle. "Pretty soon you lose … |
Original post by cattle producers location:canada - Google News
… of Canadian beef from cattle younger than 30 months of age, due to numerous cases of BSE-positive cattle. ‘The importation of Canadian cattle and co-mingling with US cattle and beef could be highly detrimental to US beef producers.
Original post by unknown
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US farmers aim for record corn crop, ethanol riches Canada.com, Canada - 59 minutes ago Corn prices have doubled since last fall due to explosive growth of the ethanol industry, driving up costs for cattle, dairy, hog and poultry producers. … |
Original post by cattle producers location:canada - Google News
With only grass-fed livestock, individual Americans would still get more than the recommended daily allowance (RDA) of meat and dairy protein, according to Pimentel’s report, “Livestock Production: Energy Inputs and the Environment.” …
Original post by Logan
Referring to concerns that land-price competition from soy and sugarcane can push cattle ranchers into the Amazon (previous post), Mr. Rodrigues noted that modern cattle production processes demand confining or semi-confining – not the …
Original post by henriqueoliveira
| Alberta Cattle Could Be Going To Russia 770chqr.com, Canada - 1 hour ago He says a big door has just opened, adding that cattle producers have only seen cracks of sunlight since the initial outbreak of BSE in the Canadian herd. … |
Original post by cattle producers location:canada - Google News
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Huge corn sowings chase ethanol price boom Canada.com, Canada - 21 minutes ago … cash market have doubled since last fall due to explosive growth in the ethanol industry, driving up costs for cattle, dairy, hog and poultry producers. … |
Original post by cattle producers location:canada - Google News
[Previously I had stated that my understanding was that corn used for ethanol production has little or no value even as cattle feed, after-the-fact. According to this Wikipedia piece, I may have been wrong.] …
Original post by joe-6-pack
… producers, just like it was in the old days when people bought their food at markets and could talk to the people that grew it. Now what if you could put those tags in your kids… Just kidding. technorati tags: KU, RFID, cattle, …
Original post by Jeff Risley
… R-CALF, the Sierra Club, Food and Water Watch, the National Family Farm Coalition, Family Farm Defenders, Community Farm Alliance of Kentucky, Rural Vermont, Cattle Producers of Washington, South Dakota Stockgrowers Association, …
Original post by Henwhisperer