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Australian lawmaker pushes to end live sheep exports

By Colin Packham May 21, 2018

Sydney | Reuters — An Australian backbencher on Monday introduced legislation to parliament to ban the export of live sheep after the death of 2,400 animals led to widespread criticism of the A$250 million (C$241.96 million) industry. The bill threatens to expose fractures within the ruling coalition government, which last week introduced tougher oversight of […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Weather

Globalized economy seen more susceptible to weather extremes

By Megan Rowling June 13, 2016

Barcelona | Thomson Reuters Foundation — The globalization of the world’s economy this century has made it far more vulnerable to the impacts of extreme weather, including heat stress on workers, scientists said Friday. A study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Columbia University showed production losses caused by high temperatures, predicted […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

U.S. may kill poultry with heat stress to stop bird flu

By Tom Polansek September 18, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. agriculture officials seeking ways to control deadly bird flu have approved the use of a method to kill poultry by turning up the heat in their barns and shutting off ventilation systems. The Agriculture Department will consider using the method, condemned by animal rights groups as cruel, if there are […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Dairy Cattle

Tips to help cattle cope with summertime heat stress

If cows and calves aren't eating, overall performance and weight gains are down

By Peter Vitti August 13, 2015

I always feel sorry for beef cattle in an open field that cannot escape the hot summer sun. The other day I was driving a pasture with about 30 Black Angus cows and spring calves. Not a tree or waterer in sight. All the animals were crowded together, none were grazing and their calves were […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Nutrition

A Colorado low you say – only in Manitoba

Understanding heat stress in beef cattle and the 'thermal neutral zone'

By John McKinnon July 8, 2015

There is a great deal of newsprint these days about the relative merits of a “Colorado High,” a subject I will leave readers to explore on their own. In May, however, Manitoba residents were introduced to a “Colorado Low,” an intense weather system that moved up from North Dakota and Montana over the Victoria Day long […] Read more

Bayer, Corteva in ‘two-dog battle’ over U.S. soy market

CBOT weekly outlook: Focus to shift after USDA’s largely stand-pat WASDE report

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Bayer, Corteva in ‘two-dog battle’ over U.S. soy market

CBOT weekly outlook: Focus to shift after USDA’s largely stand-pat WASDE report

Prairies hit hard by drought

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Australian lawmaker pushes to end live sheep exports

Globalized economy seen more susceptible to weather extremes

U.S. may kill poultry with heat stress to stop bird flu

Tips to help cattle cope with summertime heat stress

A Colorado low you say – only in Manitoba

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