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California turkey farm quarantined after H5N8 detected

Jan. 26, 2015 at 7:18 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– A California turkey farm has been quarantined after confirmation of the first case of an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza strain in the Pacific Northwest, and in a commercial flock, the U.S. government said. The news on Saturday came just weeks after China […]

Sask. eyes tougher rules on investor farm buys

Jan. 26, 2015 at 6:00 pm CST

By Rod Nickel

B.C. resident positive for H7N9 avian flu

Jan. 26, 2015 at 5:50 pm CST

By Julie Gordon

U.S. grains: Soybeans rebound from three-month low, led by soymeal

Jan. 26, 2015 at 5:42 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME hogs break five-day stretch of two-year lows

Jan. 26, 2015 at 5:36 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

Politics no barrier as Iran, Russia buy U.S. grain

Jan. 25, 2015 at 12:22 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. political tensions with Iran and Russia have proved no barrier to those countries buying American grain, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday. Iran bought 66,000 tonnes of U.S. corn last week for the first time in three years, according […]

By Christine Stebbins

U.S. ag secretary orders update of agency’s animal welfare research strategy

Jan. 25, 2015 at 12:14 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has directed agency staff to create and deliver an updated animal welfare strategy plan within 60 days, according to an internal email reviewed by Reuters. The emailed memo from Chavonda Jacobs-Young, head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service, […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

December U.S. cattle placements slowed more than anticipated

Jan. 23, 2015 at 4:59 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — The number of cattle placed in U.S. feedlots in December 2014 fell versus last year, a government report showed on Friday, but more than was expected, said analysts. They said feedyards bought fewer calves for fattening, noting that expensive feed and pricey calves wore down margins. […]

By Theopolis Waters

Deere to cut over 900 U.S. workers as ag economy weakens

Jan. 23, 2015 at 3:11 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Deere and Co., the world’s largest maker of farm equipment, will lay off more than 900 employees at plants in Iowa and Illinois in the latest round of job cuts spurred by a decline in grain prices that is hurting demand for agricultural machinery. The layoffs, […]

By Tom Polansek

McDonald’s says rough ride to continue into 2015

Jan. 23, 2015 at 3:06 pm CST

Reuters — McDonald’s Corp. warned Friday that business will be weak in the first half of 2015 and it is cutting its annual construction budget to the lowest in more than five years as it opens fewer restaurants in struggling markets. The world’s largest fast-food chain, with more than 36,000 […]

By Lisa Baertlein Yashaswini Swamynathan