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Agriculture Department Announces Bovine Viral Disease 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
Northern Ireland – Farmers keen to learn about or debate Bovine Viral Disease have the opportunity to do so at a series of public awareness sessions.
CME: Cattle on Feed Report Spurs Deferred Buying, Monday 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
August live cattle jumped 30 cents on Monday to $123.40, although winter and spring contracts lifted up to $1.10.
Weekly Cattle Summary: Record Beef Retail Highs 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
US - The average retail price of choice beef in July was record high at $5.357 per pound, up 6.3 cents from June, up 34.4 cents from July 2012, and up 5.7 cents from the old record set in March of thi...
Daily Dairy Trading: Week Opens With Cheddar Lift 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
US – Cheddar lifted yesterday as spot trading pushed Blocks up 2.5 cents to £1.6950 and Barrels up 6.25 cents to $1.7050.
MLA: Tuesday Trade Sees Prices Lift at Toowoomba 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
AUSTRALIA - Small losses were reported at yesterday's close although Toowoomba saw cattle trade dearer. Heavy cows led the increase at 15 cents higher.
LMC: Steady Trade Across Deadweight and Liveweight Markets 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
UK - Steady supplies seem to be maintaining level prices in Northern Ireland, according to the Livestock and Meat Commission.
Cargill Suspends Use of Cattle Fed Zilmax 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
US - North American beef processor, Cargill is to suspend the use of cattle that have been fed the growth promoter Zilmax.
Cut Grass Smell is Key to Healthier Dairy Products 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
WALES, UK - Dairy products could contain a higher proportion of healthy omega-3 fats all year round, thanks to a discovery reported in the Society for Applied Microbiology's Journal of Applied Microbi...
Maple Leaf to Sell Rendering Biodiesel Company 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
CANADA - Maple Leaf Foods is to sell Rothsay, its rendering and biodiesel business, to Darling International of Irving, Texas.
Badger Cull gets Underway in Gloucestershire and Somerset 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
UK - On 27 August the National Farmers Union announced that pilot badger culls have started to help bring bovine TB under control.
