Pig producers met with the National Health and Food Quality Service (SENASA) at a training session to discuss disease control in the city of Toay last week.

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THE Blackall Livestock Auction Association Ltd conducted its inaugural Grand Slam Cattle Sale on Thursday May 16.

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$28,000 for Ayrshire heifer

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IT is mostly business-as-usual for agriculture in the State Government's 2013-14 Budget.

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MUTTON exports have surged ahead for the first four months of the year, up 80 per cent year-on-year. The big increase has been attributed to the persistent dry conditions and the build-up of the national sheep flock, which has resulted in an increase in eastern states sheep slaughter.

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Both these ladies know sweet FA about abattoir proceedures and both are out for their own self glory rather than any benifits to the Australian cattle industry. Alison should have her arse kicked for allowing the situation to happen in the first place then blaming every man and his dog except her own well paid position which should have dealt with these matters years ago.

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CHARTERS Towers combined agents yarded a total of 542 cattle at the weekly store and prime sale held on May 22.

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IT’S not your average bacon and egg roll – and it doesn’t come with your average price tag.

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SCIENTISTS and pasture experts from Australia and overseas will meet in Canberra this Wednesday and Thursday for a national symposium on the evolving role of perennial grasses in pasture production systems on Australian farms.

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Australian and New Zealand primary industry ministers will consider increased regulations and enforcement measures over battery hen production, following a push by ACT Greens minister Shane Rattenbury.

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Meat and Livestock Australia reports Australian beef shipments for the first four months of 2013 totalled 308,755 tonnes swt , up 10 per cent on the previous year and 8000 tonnes swt ahead of the previous January to April record, set back in 2007.

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TECHNOLOGY could allow producers to buy young bulls with more confidence, according to a US expert.

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Total national cattle throughput reported by MLA’s NLRS eased 7%, with showers across the country assisting in reductions recorded at most saleyards. Consignments across Queensland increased 7% compared to last week with increased numbers flowing through Roma store sale. NSW yarded fewer cattle, back 20% week-on-week, as CTLX and Wagga reported 12% and 35% less numbers. Larger yardings at Ballarat, Camperdown and Wodonga assisted in throughput lifting 6% in Victoria, while SA’s throughput increased 8%. Muchea’s throughput lifted 42% with pastoral cattle still in good supply.

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THE Queensland government has taken swift action to save starving cattle in the state’s drought stricken communities, as State Parliament passed an emergency grazing amendment to the Nature Conservation Act 1992 last night.

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VICTORIA is standing alone in its push for an electronic tagging system for sheep.

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THOUSANDS of head of cattle on Western Queensland stock routes are facing water shortages as they look to head south from current locations around Longreach, Barcaldine and Aramac.

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CATTLE producers impacted by the recent Bovine Johne's Disease (BJD) outbreak in Queensland can apply for financial support from the end of this month.

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US BILLIONAIRE Warren Buffett is not waiting around to see how Archer Daniels Midland's (ADM) ambitious takeover plans for GrainCorp will work out - he has quit his ADM shareholding for about $US207 million.

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WIDESPREAD dry conditions have bolstered Australian lamb exports to a record high of $271 million for the first quarter of 2013.

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National lamb supply as reported by MLA’s NLRS increased 22% so far this week, with all states yarding larger numbers. Supply in NSW lifted 20%, while throughput in Victoria improved 28%. Consignments in SA and WA were higher this week, up 13% and 21%, respectively.

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QUEENSLAND Liberal MP Warren Entsch is seeking to export 150,000 head of Australian cattle into Papua New Guinea (PNG) using a share of AusAID funding, to help resolve the current emergency cattle feed crisis.

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SHEEP and cattle producers now have until August to voice their opinion on the draft of the Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines.

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SOUTH Australia's livestock producers have received a good report card for the first nine months of the new Australian Animal Welfare Standards & Guidelines Land Transport of Livestock.

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LEUCAENA has out-performed grass, oats and lotfeeding as a cattle finishing system in a two-year producer demonstration site (PDS) in South-East Queensland.

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Japan and Australia are approaching a deal as early as next month to lower the tariff on imports of frozen beef from Australia, according to a report by the Japan Times.

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AFTER reading Colin Bettles’ article 'Whose ABC?' it was hard not to reflect on my 20 years policing and crave the anonymity of days spent gathering evidence to present to courts of law. None of my colleagues welcomed giving evidence - it is a stressful experience - but it is a walk in the park compared to giving evidence to the court of public opinion.

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Merino's come no better than this

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THE latest Australian Lot Feeders’ Association (ALFA) and Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) feedlot survey has shown a 1 per cent rise in cattle numbers on feed over the quarter.

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CATTLE buyers have encouraged producers to mouth their cattle if they want to receive a top price.

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SHEEP exporters to Kuwait will be required to employ supply chain officers.

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Recognising that pregnant sows are increasingly being managed in group housing systems, the CRC for High Integrity Australian Pork (Pork CRC) has driven the production of a manual, ‘Feeding Pregnant Sows in Group Housing Systems’.

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The cracking pace of lamb slaughter so far in 2013 has bolstered export volumes, as total exports for the first four months of 2013 reached 63,560 tonnes swt, a 15% (8,151 tonne) increase in the corresponding period last year and up 24% on the five-year average.

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THE Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) has jumped 30 cents this week, pushing above 1000c a kilogram for the first time in four weeks.

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THE Pastoralists and Graziers Association of WA has questioned the intent of a letter from Animals Australia “addressing any misapprehension” the PGA might have about the length of time the activist group had held video footage of livestock cruelty in Egyptian abattoirs.

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GROWING up on his family’s farm near Watheroo in Western Australia, Glen Keamy never dreamed he’d one day be a guest of honour at the French Embassy on Perth Avenue in the prestigious Canberra suburb of Yarralumla.

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Brazil shipped around 35,618 tons and there was a drop in revenue of 20.86 per cent. Brazil exported $ 99 million last month.

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According to data provided by Cepea, the price of live pigs rose in most regions.

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The poultry industry has been doing phenomenal work over the past few decades producing ever increasing volumes of healthy and affordable protein, thus contributing to improvements in global consumer diets and mitigating hunger in the poorest areas of the world as well. One of the most important challenges the industry has been faced with, which will also determine its reputation, answers by the name of food safety.

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Canadian cattle on feed placements during April lifted 24% year-on-year, to 134,769 head, however, despite the increase, cattle on feed inventories (911,200 head) were 6% lower year-on-year (Steiner Consulting Group).

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33,000 visitors to farm show on day one

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Pork wholesale prices dropped by 14 per cent during the January-April period this year from a year ago. Financial losses were widespread in the industry.

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Shanghai authorities are testing mislabelled "New Zealand" mutton from a wholesaler that a government website said supplies a chain of hot pot restaurants run by American fast food firm Yum Brands.

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Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) excited investors with phenomenal growth over the last several years. This year, however, the stock has moved sideways, leading some to believe that Yum!'s growth prospects have finally hit the wall, and investors will only be rewarded with 2% dividend from here. That belief may be overwhelmingly misguided.

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The antimicrobial resistance data among zoonotic and indicator bacteria in 2011, submitted by 26 European Union Member States, were jointly analysed by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Data covered resistance in zoonotic Salmonella and Campylobacter isolates from humans, food and animals, and in indicator Escherichia coli and enterococci isolates from animals and food. Data on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in animals and food were also presented.

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At the edge of the new century the European Commission ?adopted the directive on the protection of farming animals. For pigs, group housing for gestating sows is a well-known outcome. The directive is likely to influence market prices for pigs. How much?

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The Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira has ordered all beef delivered to Finland by a Dutch company to be recalled.

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The Agricultural Market Information Company (AMI) states that on average, sows weaned 26.5 piglets per year, which is a year-on-year increase of 0.8 piglet and the highest figure in the last decade.

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Campylobacter is the most commonly reported gastrointestinal bacterial pathogen in humans in many developed countries, according to Geertrui Rasschaert of the Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO) in Melle, Belgium and co-authors there and at Ghent University.

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Ghana has a human population of 24 million and livestock production is a major feature in Ghana's agriculture and contributes largely towards meeting food needs, providing drought power, manure to maintain soil fertility and structure and cash income. The livestock sector contributes in direct products about seven per cent of agricultural GDP, according to Aviana Africa.

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INDIA has the biggest bovine herd in the world for the second year running.

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Economic relationships between Ireland and Britain are deep-rooted. 40% of total Irish exports are consumed in the British market, making it our largest trading partner. Ireland is the fifth largest market for British exports - Britain does more trade with Ireland than with Russia, China, India and Brazil combined.

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The government held its first ministerial meeting Tuesday on strengthening the agriculture and fisheries sector ahead of Japan's entry into the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations in July.

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Scientists in Kenya have launched research of a vaccine to be used against African swine fever. The study is still at an early stage where scientists at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) are identifying antigens and best-bet delivery systems to be used.

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A quota of 3,000 tonnes of poultry meat has been agreed on imports of frozen, chilled and fresh products.

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Finished steers went for 225p/kg last week, up 5p/kg on the week before with quotes bunching around 300-310p/kg and penalties of £150 per head for non quality assured cattle, according to market analysts at the Livestock and Meat Commission Northern Ireland.

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Marel Stork Poultry Processing shifts intelligence from human to machine. Further upgrading their existing breast cap filleting system AMF-BX with four updates, being the 
semi-automated loader, rest meat harvester, FlexControl and new product holders.

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beef Last time Marie Taylor went to buy some Wagyu steaks, the New World supermarket butcher said the marbled meat was too expensive to stock at $125/kg and it was all being exported. She investigates what the country’s taxpayers will get for their new $11 million investment in a PGP involving the super-expensive, and delicious, marbled grass-fed beef.

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China has overtaken Britain as the biggest market by value for New Zealand’s sheep meat industry.

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New Zealand meat exports held up on Chinese wharves by a bureaucratic blockade may have been delayed partly due to Chinese efforts at curbing counterfeit meat sales, Prime Minister John Key has suggested.

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Online Auction Modern Abattoir, Meat Processing and Packaging Facility

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Quality Meat Scotland continues to support the Scottish Government’s commitment to deliver a positive result on levy repatriation.

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Top price of the day 20,000gns went to Graham Morgan, Cider Mill, Tillington, Herefordshire with the Intermediate Male Champion, Almeley Ginola, a 24 month old black & white son by Drybarrows Cawdale

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Another 6,000 cattle have been slaughtered due to tuberculosis so far in 2013, new Defra figures have shown.

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The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has adopted a positive scientific opinion on the safety and efficacy of Biomin® BBSH 797. Part of the well- established Mycofix® product line, this microorganism is capable of biotransforming trichothecenes into harmless metabolites.

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BOCM sponsored calf show and sale

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Show champion was the first prize British Blue-cross bull calf from Andrew Ogden, of Sandyforth Farm, Cowling. The four-week-old is himself by a former Skipton British Blue champion, Towngate Fly, from West Yorkshire breeders Tim and Lisa Metcalfe, of Town Bottom Farm, Clayton, Bradford.

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North-east members of the Butchers Q Guild served up some sizzling successes, as they did battle in the regional finals of a national barbecue competition.

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FARMERS clear of cattle TB could benefit hugely from a new herd health information idea recommended by the the industry-led Risk-Based Trading Group (RBTG) in England.

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A parliamentary inquiry has revealed more robust scientific data and a standard model to measure carbon sequestration is needed to help the beef and lamb sector meet the twin challenges of sustainable food production and reducing its environmental impact.

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The forum, which replaces the current Halal Steering Group, will meet twice a year and be open for anyone involved in halal lamb or beef production

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Leading UK poultry company Moy Park has been named ‘Processor of the Year’ at the UK Pig and Poultry Marketing Awards.

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meatconnected.com, connects over 600 professionals from global meat companies through an innovative online environment. Companies such as Samworth Brothers, ABP Food Group, Carrefour Spain, Hilton Food Group, Danish Crown, Tesco, Woodhead/Morrisons, Greencore, Dutch Grill Specialities, Dunbia, Foyle Food Group, Goodmeat B.V., Jean Floc’h, Pukka Pies and many more have members on the system daily.

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Minneapolis-based Bellisio Foods, the country's third-largest producer of frozen entrées, announced Wednesday it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Overhill Farms, which also makes prepared frozen foods.

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2011 is the most recent year for statistics on the growth of the organic industry worldwide, but here's an update.

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House of Raeford will close its turkey slaughter facility in Raeford, N.C., in July.

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Back in 2009, voters in Ohio created the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board. This board, after careful study by a diverse group of livestock representatives and consumers, established standards for Ohio livestock care that are being followed by producers.

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The world's largest retailer saw its profits grow by 1% in the first quarter, narrowly missed Wall St. predictions.

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US farmers may end up achieving record-fast corn plantings this week thanks to a break in the rains which have dramatically slowed sowings – seeding an area potentially twice the size of Austria.

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Among the health benefits of beef, a well-chewed steak is good for your teeth and gums, and one nutrient even protects tooth enamel and bones.

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The rise in prices for agricultural land slowed somewhat to start the year in parts of the U.S. Farm Belt, new reports showed, signaling a boom in land values might be moderating as commodity prices cool and incomes for farmers are expected to weaken.

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Cattle Call

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A new report from Technomic Inc.’s MenuMonitor service supported the notion gleaned from several new-product introductions and tests at major quick-service chains that breakfast sandwiches continue to rise in popularity.

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ConAgra Foods in Waterloo is the city's first plant facility to be named a Blue Zones Worksite.

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Macroeconomic trends are pushing the geographic center of the domestic cattle herd to the North and West, and with overcapacity in the traditional packer strongholds in the Southern Great Plains, the next year or so may see more plants shut down in that region, says Glynn Tonsor, assistant professor of agricultural economics at Kansas State University.

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Less-than-ideal yet drier weather this week allowed U.S. farmers to begin catching up their corn planting pace that had fallen to a record low when the week began, an agricultural meteorologist said on Friday.

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Federal Reserve officials are deeply engaged in debating when to begin dialing back an $85 billion-a-month bond buying program, but don't appear near consensus on when to pull the trigger.

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US farmers may end up achieving record-fast corn plantings this week thanks to a break in the rains which have dramatically slowed sowings – seeding an area potentially twice the size of Austria.

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In testimony before a House committee Thursday, JBS USA's chief human resources officer Chris Gaddis voiced his support for an immigration bill that would have an impact on labor in agriculture.

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Kroger Co. is still shopping for acquisitions, but it’s pretty picky about what it buys.

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Total U.S. red meat and poultry production in 2014 is projected to be above 2013 as higher pork and poultry production more than offsets declines in beef production, according to USDA’s latest World Supply and Demand Estimates report.

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If you are not left wing by the age od 18 you have no balls, if you are not right wing by the age of 25 you have no brains.

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Gwaltney unveiled a redesigned logo and new packaging for its line of hot dogs, bologna, lunchmeats, sausage and bacon products — the first redesign in more than 20 years, according to the company.

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The organic food industry is likely to get a checkoff in the next farm bill.

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Applegate Farms has reduced the amount of packaging in its organic bacon items by 37 percent. The 37 percent reduction in plastic is due to reduced packaging size and packaging weight.

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Smithfield Foods Inc. named the Milan, Missouri, plant in its Farmland subsidiary as the third hog plant the company will convert to slaughtering only hogs that have been fed ractopamine-free feed rations as part of its effort to serve export markets where the additive is banned.

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Smithfield Foods will weather challenging market fundamentals on a path to long-term earnings growth, a Wall Street analyst said following a presentation by company Chief Executive C. Larry Pope to investors.

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A House Energy and Power Subcommittee hearing Thursday was supposed to focus on the EPA's proposed 2014 budget, but Republicans on the committee used the occasion to also make connections between EPA and the current scandal involving the Internal Revenue Service's treatment of conservative groups.

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A voice vote in the U.S. House Agriculture Committee this week amended the House version of the farm bill to prohibit states from enacting laws that place conditions on the means of production for agricultural goods that are sold within its own borders but are produced in other states.

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President Obama fired acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller on Wednesday, two days after claiming it was an "independent" agency.

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Consumers bought beef, pork and poultry less frequently in 2012 than they did in 2007, fewer people are willing to pay a premium for branded product than they were before the Great Recession hit, and those who are willing to pay more are placing a premium on taste.

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High-speed traders are using a hidden facet of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange's CME +0.03% computer system to trade on the direction of the futures market before other investors get the same information.

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The Retailer Owned Food Distributors & Associates (ROFDA) here, a cooperative of independent food wholesalers, announced it is adopting track-and-trace technology from ReposiTrak, owned jointly by international food safety consultant Leavitt Partners and retail technology provider Park City Group, Salt Lake City.

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Tyson Foods has created an independent Farm Animal Well-Being Advisory Panel for its FarmCheck program, the company announced Thursday.

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Too many repeat violations are occurring at federally inspected pig slaughter plants, and the problem lies with inadequate enforcement, according to USDA’s Inspector General. The IG ‘s conclusion is found in a recently released audit report on USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service’s (FSIS’s) inspection and enforcement activities at the nation’s swine slaughter plants.

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The Food Safety and Inspection Service’s (FSIS) enforcement policies do not deter swine slaughter plants from becoming repeat violators of the Federal Meat Inspection Act, according to a new report by the Office of the Inspector General.

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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT), the world’s largest retailer, reported on Thursday morning $3.78 billion in profit, or $1.14 a share, in its first quarter ending in April, versus $3.74 billion in profit, or $1.09 a share in the same period last year.

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Whole Foods Markets, in celebration of Animal Welfare Week, is launching a program that will help consumers connect the flavor of meat products with the way they are raised. And Smithfield, the world’s leading producer of pork, is reportedly moving to eliminate ractopamine, a controversial chemical from up to 50% of its hogs.

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The Nefyn Show

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