Cargill quarterly profit dives 41% on trade tensions, U.S. floods
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Global commodities trader Cargill Inc reported a 41% drop in adjusted quarterly profit on Thursday, citing supply…
China says battling swine fever is ‘complex and challenging’
BEIJING (Reuters) – Battling the spread of African swine fever in China is “very complex and challenging”, the country’s agriculture…
What The Hell Are Livestock Auctioneers Actually Saying?
We are the music to the sale.” That’s how full-time auctioneer — and the 2014 World Livestock Auctioneer champion —…
China finds second African swine fever case at WH Group plant
BEIJING (Reuters) – China found its second case of African swine fever (ASF) on Thursday at a slaughterhouse owned by…
The complicated relationship between man and cow in India
India is the world’s largest exporter of beef — ironic, in a country where the cow is considered sacred. A…
FUKUSHIMA, Japan: Cattle possibly affected by radiation exposure
Two years ago, in the months following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster, Namie town – within the 20-kilometre exclusion…
“White spots” on Fukushima cattle ignored by Japanese officials
Two years ago, Channel NewsAsia obtained footage from within Japan’s 20 km Fukushima exclusion zone featuring a farmer who defied…
States’ rights rancher Ryan Bundy to run for Nevada governor
(Reuters) – Ryan Bundy, who was at the forefront of two armed confrontations between right-wing militia activists and the U.S.…