Cheddar blocks fell again on Thursday, closing at $1.7225 per pound – to match Cheddar barrels which were unchanged at the close.

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Feedlogic Corporation, a supplier of intelligent solutions for livestock production, has introduced the BlendTronic intelligent micro-ingredient application system which allows unprecedented control and monitoring of micros commonly used in livestock feed.

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The International Production & Processing Expo has a new website, designed to enhance the online experience of show attendees.

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THE fallout in the US from the find of genetically modified (GM) wheat in Oregon continues, with a Kansas farmer suing Monsanto, which conducted GM wheat trials in Oregon, for ‘gross negligence’ in the Civil Court.

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Grade AA standard Butter dropped half a cent following a quiet day of trading on Tuesday.

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The EPA’s failed management of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) waiver process has distorted feed costs for turkey, livestock and all poultry producers, the National Turkey Federation president Joel Brandenberger has told the House Oversight Subcommittee on Energy Policy.

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America’s hog farmers and the National Pork Producers Council hailed the Connecticut Legislature for not approving ill-advised legislation banning the use of gestation stalls for sows.

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The Executive Board of the American Veterinary Medical Association AVMA) last week approved revisions to several policies, including that on pig castration as well as a new policy that includes poultry in its transport policy.

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A radical animal rights group has put Utah Valley on notice.

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Attention Grain Belt land owners: Don't get used to those 20% year-after-year farm real estate gains you've banked since 2007.

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Salmonella is and remains an important issue in the poultry industry.

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The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has been a pain in the back for agriculture producers across the nation.

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Campaign groups in the US have sent a petition signed by 795 health professionals to President Barack Obama, urging him to pressure the Food and Drug Administration to act to reduce the overuse and misuse of antibiotics in food animal production.

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Iowa and national economists and ag market experts agree; many key indicators point towards a bursting of the ag sector profit bubble in the next two years so Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF), the state's largest grassroots farm organization, is bringing the nation's leading experts in finance, marketing, policy and economics to Ames July 22-23, to help farmers plan how to weather the evolving economic times.

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The decade-long surge in the price of corn and wheat has finally trickled down to U.S. farmland prices, lifting the value of agricultural land that grows the two grains to dangerously high levels, analysts say.

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If Lyme disease isn't reason enough to avoid ticks, here's another: the inability to enjoy a burger.

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Global agricultural production is expected to grow by 1.5 per cent a year on average over the coming decade, compared with annual growth of 2.1 per cent between 2003 and 2012, according to a new report published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).

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Figures on the incidence and ranking of Salmonella in the USA in 2012 were published recently by FoodNet .

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The U.S. Senate passed a $955 billion rewrite of agriculture law by an even larger margin than last year, sending it to the House of Representatives, where disagreements over food stamps and farm subsidies may complicate passage.

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"You guys are the best caretakers (of swine) and producers of abundant, affordable safe food," Brian Klippenstein told pork producers at a luncheon at the World Pork Expo June 5.

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During the World Pork Expo (WPX) in Des Moines, Iowa, three experts discussed a number of different sow housing systems and the challenges presented by each, placing particular focus on how to retrofit an existing house with an alternative system, writes Chris Wright for ThePigSite.

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In a 2010 settlement agreement to a lawsuit brought by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) and partners, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) agreed, among other things, to promulgate a new national Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) rule to address pollution discharges from livestock and poultry farms.

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A cow in northwest Minnesota has died from anthrax, the first case in Minnesota in five years.

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One of the best ways to keep cattle healthy and gaining pounds in hot weather is to control flies, a Purdue Extension beef specialist says.

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USDA Texas Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director, Judith A. Canales has announced that 192 counties are authorized for emergency grazing use of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres for fiscal year (FY) 2013 effective June 2, 2013.

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A Travis County judge ruled Thursday that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality overstepped its authority when it withheld water from farmers along the Brazos River last year.

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About this time last year, farmers were looking to the heavens, pleading for rain. Now, they are praying for the rain to stop.

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OAK BROOK, Ill., June 10, 2013 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- McDonald's Corporation today announced that global comparable sales increased 2.6% in May. Performance by segment was as follows:

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Groupe Grimaud's swine breeding companies — Newsham Choice Genetics and Pen Ar Lan — are combining under the Choice Genetics name, according to an announcement at the World Pork Expo (WPX) June 5.

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Industry groups this week expressed relief as the Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA) was reauthorized without major changes or amendments.

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John Bowne High School is the only New York City public school with row crops and a farm lab.

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The 2012 drought in the US and the recent aflatoxin scandal in Europe has raised awareness once again of the mycotoxin problem facing the animal feed industry.

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Napproved genetically engineered wheat has been found growing on a farm in Oregon, federal officials said Wednesday, a development that could disrupt American exports of the grain.

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You are not finished planting corn. Your fields are saturated. Rain is coming in torrents.

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In the first 4 months of 2013 US shell egg exports were 50.7 million dozen, a hike of 72% compared to the first quarter of 2012 (29.5 million), according to figures released by the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) International Egg and Poultry Review.

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Millions take to the streets world-wide to protest against Monsanto and GM.

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Corn for delivery after the Midwest harvest fell for the second straight day on speculation that Chinese demand for U.S. grain will shift to cheaper suppliers.

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Aviagen Celebrates 50th Production Management School, Welcoming Another Group of Poultry Industry Professionals

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Farmers had planted 91 percent on the U.S. corn crop in the 18 major producing states by June 2, compared to 86 percent a week ago and compared to the five-year average of 95 percent planted by this time, according to USDA’s weekly Crop Progress report.

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From the technology and tourism industries to the fruit growers of California, there is something for almost everyone in the sprawling immigration legislation that the U.S. Senate will start debating this month.

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Recent rainfall, although small, has made a big difference to one local farmer who said it should help him weather the withering drought that is crippling Rio Grande Valley crop production.

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Cheese cash trading witnessed another slump as 40 pound blocks dropped value again by almost 2 cents to $1.7275 per pound in an otherwise steady day that saw other spot prices hold.

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Improvements in crop water productivity — the amount of food produced per unit of water consumed — have the potential to improve both food security and water sustainability in many parts of the world, according to a study published online in Environmental Research Letters May 29 by scientists with the University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment (IonE) and the Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation (INRES) at the University of Bonn, Germany.

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Inspectors in the US Department of Agriculture are trying to determine how a strain of GM wheat ended up in a non-GM crop in Oregon almost a decade after Monsanto abandoned plans to sell the herbicide-resistant wheat variety.

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College students and young families generally spend their days focused on enjoying life, but it is never too early to start the estate planning process.

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Nearly 20,000 pork producers and industry representatives from 39 countries will be in Des Moines, June 5-7, for the 2013 World Pork Expo. Presented by the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) and held at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, it is the world’s largest pork-specific trade show with more than 400 commercial exhibits. Celebrating its 25th anniversary, World Pork Expo will feature 310,000 square feet of exhibits, which is an increase from 2012.

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It hasn’t been a good week for Monsanto.

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The bond market's monthlong plunge has pushed long-term interest rates on mortgages and U.S. Treasurys to their highest levels in more than a year, sparking a debate: Is this a bursting bubble, the aftereffect of clumsy Federal Reserve communication or a welcome sign the U.S. economy is, at last, on the mend.

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