Livestock News

Marc Gallant / Winnipeg Free Press archives Higher beef and pork prices are breathing new life into Manitoba's livestock industry.

Last week, Maryland's attorney general, Douglas F. Gansler, said that he would consider litigation against Omega Protein, the Reedville menhaden processor, if the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission doesn't cut Omega's harvest enough to satisfy him.

Russia should reduce its dependence on meat imports, saturate the domestic market with meat and secure a firm foothold on international markets, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday.

Omega Protein, a nutritional ingredient companty, harvests and processes menhaden, a small, bony and oily fish that contains a high level of omega-3 fatty acids.

Counties that receive the designation receive a road sign with the program's logo to help market themselves to the agriculture industry.

Temple Grandin gave a lecture May 15 at the Academy of Natural Sciences about the thought processes of people and animals at an event co-sponsored by the Academy and the Goodwin College of Professional Studies.

Evidence of salmonella has been found at Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., which is the nation's biggest egg seller and distributor.

Full research reports are available to readers at: www.BollingerReport.com/index.php?sm1=PPC&sm2=CALM . Economic fundamentals leading into 2012 have set a generally positive pace with GDP growth likely to pick up through the coming year.

Exercise Phantom Fox will include members of the national Rapid Response Team , a group of 50 personnel from all State, territory and Commonwealth governments with expertise in managing outbreaks of emergency animal diseases wherever they occur in the country.

Olds College can continue to assist the livestock industry with more research after landing a nearly $1 million grant from a federal agency.

A Montana judge halted further transfers of Yellowstone National Park bison on Wednesday, dealing a significant blow to a government-sponsored conservation effort struggling to overcome livestock industry opposition.

President Barack Obama's announcement that he supports gay marriage has boosted the hopes of gay rights groups around the world that other leaders will follow the president's example.

A U.S. government-funded study says North Koreans have unprecedented access to foreign media, giving them a more positive impression of the outside world.

A Montana judge halted further transfers of Yellowstone National Park bison on Wednesday, dealing a significant blow to a government-sponsored conservation effort struggling to overcome livestock industry opposition.

A Montana judge halted further transfers of Yellowstone National Park bison on Wednesday, dealing a significant blow to a government-sponsored conservation effort struggling to overcome livestock industry opposition.

A Montana judge halted further transfers of Yellowstone National Park bison on Wednesday, dealing a significant blow to a government-sponsored conservation effort struggling to overcome livestock industry opposition.

Dozens of boats, from man-powered paddle boats to the cruise ship Chesapeake Breeze, paraded up Cockrell's Creek to the shore at the old Morris-Fisher factory tall stack for the 42nd annual Blessing of the Fleet last Sunday.

A new culture of care is emerging around farm animal welfare that demands fresh thinking, partnerships, expectations and strategies for the livestock industry to define a successful future.

MANILA, Philippines - Local livestock producers in the country have called on President Benigno S. Aquino III to thresh out the problems affecting the livestock industry.

HOUSTON, May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Omega Protein Corporation , a nutritional ingredient company and the nation's leading vertically integrated producer of omega-3 fish oil and specialty fish meal products, today reported net income of $1.8 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, and Adjusted EBITDA of $7.0 million for the first quarter ended March ... (more)