Beef industry benefits from high cattle prices and demand
Ranchers face wind and cold at the National Western Stock Show as high cattle prices boost industry profits despite inflation. Analysts note ongoing drought, high feed costs, and water/wildlife policy concerns. U S cattle herd is at a multi decade low, keeping prices elevated while consumer demand remains strong.
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Amanda Hilbrands
Hilbrands Cattle Co
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Minn
Jane Evans Cornelius
Coyote Ridge Ranch
LaSalle
Colo
Coyote Ridge
Cornelius
Earnest
Dawn Thilmany
Thilmany
CSU
Northwest and
Rocky Mountain
U.S
USDA
Charlie Spindle
Bill King
Moriarty
N.M
Denver Post
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Why rapid COVID tests may miss early infections
Experts say tests work as before but results depend on timing. Immune memory makes people feel sick earlier, so many test within 24 to 48 hours of exposure when viral levels in the nose are still low, leading to false negatives until days later.
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Michael Mina
Mina
eMed LLC
U.S
Harvard
T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Boston
Illinois expands craft cannabis growers space to 14 000 square feet
A new December rule by the Illinois Department of Agriculture lets craft cannabis growers expand from 5 000 to 14 000 square feet if market need exists. Industry members say the change helps financing and supply, but worry it still may not enable profitable operations amid financing and federal legality hurdles. Ambrose Jackson of the 1937 Group welcomes the shift as a step toward building cultivation facilities in Illinois.
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Scott Redman
Illinois Independent Craft Growers Association
Erin Johnson
Department of Agriculture
Ambrose Jackson
Broadview
Ill
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