Insights and Stories on Cattle

‘Better Beef’ campaign turns out just fine for A&W

Oct. 9, 2015 at 9:50 am CDT

Two years after introducing its controversial ‘Better Beef’ program, A&W seems to have few regrets about how the shift to antibiotic- and steroid-free beef played out. “We were the first national chain in North America to do it, and the response has been tremendous,” said Trish Sahlstrom, vice-president of purchasing […]

Producer groups lobby for TPP deal in Atlanta

Sep. 29, 2015 at 2:29 am CDT

By Staff

Hit by beef ban, Indian butchers eye Jersey cows

Apr. 24, 2015 at 11:57 am CDT

By Meenakshi Sharma

Cattle parasite study points to possible way to fight malaria

Mar. 21, 2015 at 5:09 am CDT

By Kate Kelland

Cattle chew through less grain in 2014-15, so far

Feb. 5, 2015 at 6:29 pm CST

By Dave Sims

Korea says cattle found infected with foot-and-mouth

Jan. 6, 2015 at 5:25 pm CST

Seoul | Reuters –– South Korea said Tuesday that foot-and-mouth had spread to a cattle farm in the country for the first time in more than three years, a blow to authorities battling to contain an outbreak of the disease. The outbreak was discovered around half a year ago on […]

By Reuters

Klassen: Feeder market upward trend stalls

Dec. 13, 2014 at 1:45 pm CST

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were unsettled last week, trading $3 higher to $3 lower. However, feedlot operators were eyeing the U.S. market, where softer U.S. fed cattle prices caused feeder cattle prices to drop by $4 to $8. The deteriorating Canadian dollar was mildly supportive, but the uncertainty in […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. groups suing FDA over ractopamine approvals

Nov. 7, 2014 at 2:24 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– A group of environmental and public health groups sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday, seeking to set aside the agency’s approvals for feed additives containing ractopamine that are used to boost the weight of cattle and pigs. The groups, in two related lawsuits […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

Australia, China on track to sign lucrative cattle deal

Nov. 6, 2014 at 4:19 pm CST

Sydney / Reuters – Australia will export up to 1 million head of cattle a year to China, worth around A$1 billion ($856 million), to meet booming demand for red meat under a long-awaited deal set to be signed shortly, Australian officials said on Friday. Shipping live animals from Australia to China has been discussed for […]