Latest http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/latest RSS Feed for Latest en-us Mon, 21 May 2012 03:35:37 GMT Clanton Hereford junior activities intern http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/latest/Clanton-Hereford-junior-activities-intern-152142545.html Bailey Clanton, Bucyrus, Kan., has been selected as the 2012 American Hereford Association (AHA) junior activities intern. England hired as Hereford Association advertising coordinator http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/latest/England-hired-as-advertising-coordinator-152142415.html Jessica England, Columbia, Mo., has been selected as the new Hereford Publications Inc. advertising coordinator. Quarantines lifted at 2 Calif. dairies associated with BSE case http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/latest/Review-so-far-shows-mad-cow-case-was-atypical-152091465.html As USDA's investigation of a bovine spongiform encephalopathy case nears completion, quarantines have been lifted on two central California dairies. Kansas Wheat Day planned for May 30 http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/latest/Kansas-Wheat-Day-planned-May-30-in-Hays-152090275.html Kansas State University’s Agricultural Research Center-Hays will hold Kansas Wheat Day on May 30. NFU: Climate change adaptation key for ag success http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/latest/NFU-Climate-change-adaptation-key-for-ag-success-152090025.html National Farmers Union (NFU) submitted comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week regarding the agency’s Draft National Water 2012 Strategy: Response to Climate Change. CHS Foundation awarded $75,000 in scholarships http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/latest/CHS-Foundation-awarded-75000-in-scholarships-151949605.html The CHS Foundation awarded 75 $1,000 scholarships to college students studying agriculture. USDA’s Corbitt Wall: Demand for yearling feeders slows http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/latest/USDAs-Corbitt-Wall-Demand-for-yearling-feeders-slows-152089255.html Compared to last week, light receipts of yearling feeder cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher while spotty offerings of calves traded unevenly steady. Feeder cattle review: Receipts becoming lighter http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/latest/Feeder-cattle-review-Receipts-becoming-lighter-152088855.html Compared to last week, light receipts of yearling feeder cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher while spotty offerings of calves traded unevenly steady. CattleFax Closing Bell: Demand remains strong for calves, feeders http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/latest/CattleFax-Closing-Bell-Demand-remains-strong-for-calves-feeders-152086895.html Cattle sold for mostly $123 per hundredweight in the South. The North traded at $123 per hundredweight live, and $194-$195 per hundredweight dressed. The wholesale beef market benefited from strong weekend sales at both the retail and food service levels. Kansas Cattle on Feed down 4 percent http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/latest/Kansas-Cattle-on-Feed-down-4-percent-152085905.html The number of cattle on feed on May 1, 2012 in Kansas feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity totaled 2.08 million head, down 4 percent from both a year ago and April 1, 2012. This is the lowest May 1 inventory since 1999.