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Friday, April 9, 2021
Agritech GPS cattle tracking company Moovement raises US$1.5 million in funding
Moovement, a Netherlands-Australia based Agritech GPS tracking company, has raised GBP 1.1 million (~US$1.5 million; GBP 1 = US$1.37) in a new funding round from Future Food Fund, which invests in agricultural and food technologies, Silico ...
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
US lean hog futures on the rise, cattle futures lower
Lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) rose with record highs for several contract months including the benchmark June thanks to firm cash markets and increased pork demand, while CME live cattle futures closed lower, Reu ...
Friday, March 19, 2021
EU dairy, cattle herds shrinking, according to USDA
The European Union's dairy herd is shrinking - except for Ireland - due to increasing efficiency, while the same trend has happened for EU beef herd - except for Central Europe - due to unprofitability, according to US Department of Agricul ...
Friday, March 19, 2021
USDA partners with Puerto Rico Department of Agriculture to eradicate cattle ticks
The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) announced that cattle ticks resistant to multi-pesticide have been eliminated using a vaccine in a dairy and beef production farm in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico.
Thursday, March 18, 2021
Research finds Australian seaweed fed to cattle dramatically cuts their methane emissions
A study published by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and the University of California has found that feeding cattle an Australian seaweed can dramatically cut their methane emissions, Xinhua News Age ...
Monday, March 8, 2021
American Farm Bureau supports US' Cattle Market Transparency Act
The American Farm Bureau Federation is calling on lawmakers to require increased transparency in US cattle markets.
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
US Cattle Market Transparency Act of 2021 gets bipartisan support
US Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) on March 2 introduced the bipartisan Cattle Market Transparency Act of 2021, Drovers reported.
Monday, February 22, 2021
Australia's 2021 cattle number expected to increase to 25.2 million head
Australia's cattle herd is expected to increase by 2% to 25.2 million head in 2021 as it enters a rebuild phase in analysis published by Meat and Livestock Australia.
Friday, February 19, 2021
Unusual cold in Texas affecting cattle farms, chickens, and meat plants
Texas ranchers are struggling to keep their cattle alive in a freak winter storm, as the top United States cattle state has seen cows succumb to the unusual cold temperatures that have also killed chickens, disrupted meat plant operations a ...
Monday, February 8, 2021
The impact of early life nutrition and housing on growth and reproduction in dairy cattle
Contentious issues in calf rearing include milk feeding practices and single versus group housing. The current study was performed on a high producing 170 Holstein cow dairy farm, to investigate the impact of nutrition and housing on growth ...
Monday, February 8, 2021
Australian cattle herd expected to increase 2% this year
Australia's cattle herd is expected to rise 2% to 25.2 million head this year as it enters a rebuild phase following two years of decline.
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
US cattle association cautiously optimistic of Biden administration's commitment to tackle climate change
The National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) of the United States has expressed satisfaction with the Joe Biden administration's commitment to work with the agriculture industry on climate change solutions.
Monday, January 11, 2021
Vietnam to develop cattle welfare laws with Australia
Cattle welfare laws consistent with Australian expectations for the treatment of cattle exported overseas will be set out in Vietnam, with the help of Australia's livestock export industry, Farm Weekly reported.
Wednesday, December 23, 2020
US researchers study how cattle microRNA affects meat quality and human health
Scientists from the University of Nevada, Reno, are studying how cattle microRNAs and the genes they influence affect beef meat quality and human health, Nevada Today reported.
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Myanmar in discussions to resume live cattle exports to China
U Tun Lwin, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation, said Myanmar is in discussions with China's General Administration of Customs (GACC) to resume live cattle exports to China, Myanmar Times reported.

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