Overbrook Livestock Prices and St Joseph Cattle Market Report
Livestock prices from Overbrook and St Joseph quotes show feeder steer and heifer ranges across weight brackets, with slaughter cows and bulls steady to slightly lower. Notable notes include bred cows and calves with varied prices, weaker calf markets under 700 lbs, and a December 1 bred cow special at St Joseph yards.
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Biotech Crops Grow Global with Billions in Value
AP reports biotech crops total about 44 billion across five leading nations with the United States leading at nearly 28 billion. Argentina Canada Brazil China and the United States dominate the figures for soybeans corn canola and cotton. Monsanto, maker of Roundup Ready seeds, highlighted as a key industry player. Researchers expect rapid expansion into Asia Latin America and parts of Africa as more crops enter the pipeline.
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China
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Brazil
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Latin America
Africa
Kansas State expert key to cattle ID rollout
Dale Blasi of Kansas State University explains the individual cattle identification program at the Kansas Livestock Association convention. He urges producers to prepare for the system, warns of practical hurdles like dead batteries and weather, and notes private industry and the Kansas Animal Health Department are issuing premise numbers. Blasi advocates rugged gear and honest dialogue with producers to turn ID into better management.
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Kansas State University
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Waning interest in low carb diets hits food firms
The low carb craze cools as dieters abandon strict Atkins plans and firms scale back. MGP Ingredients cuts 2005 earnings guidance after weaker demand for carb removing proteins. American Italian Pasta reports losses on reduced carb pasta. ACNielsen notes slowing low carb product sales though uplift remains.
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Pickman
Tim Webster
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