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Global economic security lifts commodity markets
CME Market Round-up – Bruce Blythe recaps trading in Chicago grain and livestock markets for the week ending Oct. 28, including news out of Europe that triggered a broad commodities rally that sent corn to five-week highs.
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Here's the beef
Meat-science professor Ty Lawrence, director of West Texas A&M's Beef Carcass Research Center, takes us into the cooler to see the results of feeding a beta agonist to Holstein steers.
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Renewed interest in export market lifts corn
Vance Publishing Business Editor Bruce Blythe recaps the week in CME grain and livestock markets, including a continued climb in corn futures and the outlook for shrinking cattle feedlot inventories.
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Ag Policy Update: Ag committees and the Farm Bill
Jody Campiche continues policy conversation with the programs that could be impacted by changes to the Farm Bill.
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Real farmers, real food
Every day is Food Day to America's farmers and ranchers, says Miss America 2011 Teresa Scanlan. The high-profile agriculture advocate is joining the Animal Agriculture Alliance to announce the launch of http://www.realfarmersrealfood.com with a call to action for Americans to celebrate the hard work of our nation's food producers. Visit the new website to learn more about American agriculture today.
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Dairy farming documentary
A family of farmers showcase the art of dairy farming and the caring for the cows they raise. They demonstrate how technology has positively changed the ways milk is produced.
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Live from 2011 World Dairy Expo - Kemin
Matt Christofferson, Product Manager -- Kemin Agrifoods North America, discusses the benefits of using Kemin rumen protected amino acids that will be manufactured at the Des Moines, Iowa, manufacturing facility starting in Fall 2011.
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Live from 2011 World Dairy Expo - Animart Inc.
Dr. Rich Ernsberger, veterinarian, Animart, explains how the Legend System works by establishing a baseline activity grid for each cow through the use of an antenna, receiver, pedometers and software and the features of each component.
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Grain market bounces back with renewed export demand
The grain market staged a recovery after a steep selloff last month. December corn futures increased by a little more than 2 percent on the week and on track for that market’s first weekly gain in the past six weeks.
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Live from CME: Corn, wheat and soybean futures have a down week
We’re about to close out a down week and a down month in the grain room. Corn, wheat and soybean futures all declining to a large extent this reflects economic turmoil and Europe’s debt crisis rippling through markets around the globe and stirring fear of another recession.
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Food price increases to slow down
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service says food prices will continue to rise next year, but not as fast as they did this year.
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