Thoughts From The Middle of Nowhere

Category: Agriculture

  • Korea and Beef Imports

    <a href="http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200601/200601230002.html">Korea Will Resume U.S. Beef Imports as Planned</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Korea says Japan's decision to slap a fresh ban on imports of U.S. beef will not affect the agreement between Seoul and Washington to resume American beef imports at the end of March. Agriculture Ministry officials say Korea and Japan have different conditions. For example,…

  • Phenomenon

    The "dumb cowboy" phenomenon rears its head again.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2006/01/22/build/business/40-herd.inc">Workshops teach about herd issues</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>"Cattle producers have experienced strong prices in the last few years due to short beef supplies and strong consumer demand," says Duane Griffith, Montana State University Extension economist. "Now, when the drought may be easing, ranchers are wondering about…

  • Why Agriculture Doesn’t Pay Anymore

    <a href="http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/0120desertridge20.html">Land sells at $1 mil per acre</a><br />n<br />nYou can't afford the land to run cattle on or grow crops on. It's too valuable for other uses. This means we will eventually import all our food from overseas. Wonderful thought isn't it.<br />n<br />n<b>Our deep respect for the land and its harvest is the…

  • Here We Go Again

    Things were sure exciting yesterday. Didn't get a chance to comment yesterday so here goes.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2006/01/20/build/world/20-japanmadcow.inc">Japan halts U.S. beef imports due to fears of mad cow</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Just 5 1/2 weeks after lifting its ban on U.S. beef, Japan slammed the door shut again Friday, saying a recent shipment contained material it considered…

  • Idaho and Brucellosis

    It's official<br />n<br />n<blockquote><acronym title="United States Department of Agriculture, Bought and Paid for by The Big Meat Packers">USDA</acronym> CHANGES IDAHO=S CLASS FREE BRUCELLOSIS STATUS<br />n<br />nWASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 2006

  • Get a Clue, Burns

    <a href="http://www.cattlenetwork.com/content.asp?contentid=17018">Sen. Burns: <acronym title="United States Department of Agriculture, Bought and Paid for by The Big Meat Packers">USDA</acronym> Must Better Regulate Packers</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>U.S. Senator Conrad Burns (R-Mont.) expressed his concern today over a report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (<acronym title="United States Department of Agriculture, Bought and Paid for by The Big Meat…

  • Selling Cattle

    <a href="http://news.monstersandcritics.com/business/article_1076813.php/Oklahoma_beef_producers_selling_early">Oklahoma beef producers selling early</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Oklahoma wildfires are driving beef producers to auction animals at a younger age to avoid the economic consequences of lost pasturage.<br />n<br />nDry wheat pastures plus burned stockpiles of grass are a costly burden to producers, leading many to sell their cattle months earlier than normal, the Daily…

  • Where Will This Lead

    <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2006/01/14/build/nation/25-usda-farmers.inc">Using images from above, <acronym title="United States Department of Agriculture, Bought and Paid for by The Big Meat Packers">USDA</acronym> prosecutes farmers</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Satellites have monitored crop conditions around the world for decades, helping traders predict futures prices in commodities markets and governments anticipate crop shortages.<br />n<br />nBut those satellite images are now increasingly turning…

  • Simply Criminal

    <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2006/01/11/build/business/45-canada-meat.inc">Report: Canadian meat imports continued despite bad inspections</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Two years ago, U.S. food safety officials warned that Canadian meat and poultry inspections were lacking, yet the Agriculture Department refused to stop the flow of imports from Canada, a department investigation found.</blockquote><br />n<br />nSo, Canadian meat processors don't meet the standards as required yet…

  • Too Hot

    <a href="http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17787557%255E30417,00.html"> Record heat killing cattle</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote> RECORD temperatures are placing a severe strain on the nation's cattle industry, slashing prices in three states as the intense heat kills cattle and calves in western Queensland.</blockquote><br />n<br />nDamn, I hate to read something like this. Australia might be a competitor for market share but I…