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Monday Market Sentiment: Industry Leaders Predict Lower Cash Cattle Prices

05/25/2010 8:20:37 AM
A survey of cattle-industry leaders suggests the average price for cash cattle will decrease $1.38 to 95.75 this week.
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MetLife Provides Over $1.5 Billion In Agricultural Financing In 2009

05/25/2010 7:47:14 AM
MetLife, Inc. /quotes/comstock/13*!met/quotes/nls/met (MET 37.86, -0.75, -1.94%) announced today that it issued more than $1.5 billion in agricultural commitments in 2009. The company's agricultural investments unit, MetLife Agricultural Investments, provides mortgage loans on farms, ranches, timberland and agribusiness facilities throughout the United States.
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EPA Cites Feedlots In Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska For Violations

05/24/2010 3:26:14 PM
The Environmental Protection Agency has cited six beef feedlot operations in Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska for violating the federal Clean Water Act.
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AMI Guest Editorial: E-Verify Is A Path Forward On Immigration Reform

05/24/2010 3:10:46 PM
Although the meat industry’s support for comprehensive immigration reform has not changed, “we don't want the debate to evolve into an all or nothing, politically charged proposition, especially when reauthorization and improvement of one component - the online employment verification system E-Verify - could be a big step forward,” notes AMI President and CEO J. Patrick Boyle in a guest editorial in the Austin American-Statesman.
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Border Patrol Agent Dies In South Texas Accident

05/24/2010 10:14:23 AM
An official says a Border Patrol agent has died and another is in critical condition after their vehicle hit cattle and crashed in rural south Texas.
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Cattle Watch: Missouri Jury Convicts Arkansas Man Of Cattle Rustling

05/24/2010 7:29:57 AM
Jurors in southwest Missouri have convicted an Arkansas man of cattle rustling.

The jurors in McDonald County Circuit Court found 44-year-old Holder P. Crow of Garfield, Ark., guilty on Friday of 13 felony counts of stealing, livestock theft and animal abuse.
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Colorado Companies' 'Gasifier' May Use Manure's Mojo

05/24/2010 7:21:54 AM
Two Weld County companies are cashing in on a plan to turn manure into energy.

JBS Five Rivers Cattle Feeding has been exploring ways to do just that for the last five years. Through a partnership with Harsh International Inc. of Eaton, a theory is close to becoming a reality.
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NCBA: Cattlemen To Cattlemen Broadcasts Live From Washington D.C.

05/23/2010 11:47:41 AM
Want to learn more about how the policies being considered in Washington D.C. could impact your operation? Tune in as NCBA’s Cattlemen to Cattlemen goes live from our nation’s Capital on Tuesday, May 25 at 8:30 p.m. EDT on RFD-TV.

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Iowa Cattlemen’s Association Hires New CEO

05/20/2010 7:36:21 AM
The Iowa Cattlemen’s Association (ICA) has hired Duane Gangwish as new CEO. “Duane joins ICA with a broad knowledge of the cattle industry possessing a deep understanding of environmental issues,” said ICA President Kent Pruismann from Rock Valley.
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Cattle & Beef Sectors Enjoy The Moment

05/19/2010 8:44:57 AM
The first 2010 reports of pasture and range conditions from the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) indicate that pasture conditions are the best in possibly the last two decades. ... Full story.

Board Backs Hike In North Dakota Cattle Inspection Charge

05/18/2010 3:11:39 PM
North Dakota's Board of Animal Health is supporting a proposed increase in the state's cattle brand inspection fee.
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CFHOF Trivia: A Look At The History Of Cattle Feeding

05/18/2010 9:15:04 AM
A Look At The History Of Cattle Feeding
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