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August 2011 Articles

Shipping Day on Riser's Family Farms
LSU AgCenter beef specialist offers tips to prevent cattle theft
Use of Pharmaceuticals in Food-Producing Animals
• FEEDLOT PLACEMENTS REMAIN LARGE
Art, science combine in reducing sweet potato diseases
Langston Places at State 4-H Ambassador Talk
Proper landscape watering is important
Exchange Rates Favoring U.S. Beef Exports
Growth-Promoting Implants and Our Food Supply
Is Beef From Naturally-Managed Cattle Better Than Beef From Conventionally-Manag
Improving Grazing Management
Updates and New Recommendations for Equine Deworming
Timing management practices?
Statement by Bob Stallman, President, American Farm Bureau Federation, Regarding
Management Determines the Selling Price of Feeder Calves
Retail Staple Food Prices Rise in First Quarter
LSU AgCenter agents help prisoners prepare for reentry
DROUGHT AID AVAILABLE FOR LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS
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Cutting Corners: Easy Strawberry Pie
Fun Facts
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FEEDLOT UPDATE:
Foreign Oil Imports:
New food safety law shifts focus to prevention
Home sales, Japan, mills featured at forestry forum
Equine--The Golden Years
Louisiana Young Ag Producers Program participants selected
'Louisiana Honey Plants' publication released by LSU AgCenter
AFBF Applauds House Passage of Veterinary Health Bill
AFBF Intervenes in Pesticide Lawsuit
Budget cuts force LSU AgCenter to phase out 3 research stations
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Learn all about blueberries on new website
Fun Facts
Commissioner Strain and LDAF celebrate Ag Day 2011
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Strain: It's A Great Day in Louisiana Agriculture and Forestry
Beekeepers can remove, manage honeybee swarms
New vitamin D dietary rates announced
New USDA Standards to Reduce Foodborne Pathogens in Poultry
Farmers Prevail in Court Decision on EPA Livestock Rules
Louisiana agriculture up 20 percent in 2010 to $9.9 billion
Statement by Bob Stallman, President, American Farm Bureau Federation, Regarding
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Cutting Corners: Quick and Easy Banana Pudding
News Brief:
VERY STRONG CALF AND YEARLING PRICES
Don't Let Tetany Be a Problem For You This Year
10 Traits of Top Managers
Louisiana Junior Cattlemen of the Year Award
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack's Statement on Record Forecast for U.S. Farm Expor
Crawfish season off to sluggish start
LSU AgCenter experts help crawfish farmers increase their yields
Non-native grass threatens La. forests
News Brief:
Knowing your rights can protect your 'heir property'
Physical activity has no age limit
EPA GHG Regulations Brings 'Double Economic Jolt' to Ag
Over-regulation Continues to Hurt the Banking Industry
News Brief:
Strain Mississippi River resolution approved by NASDA
LAFA distributes $11.2 million for poultry grower aid
87 Percent of Young Farmers, Ranchers Express More Optimism
Earth-Kind roses are low-maintenance options
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Cutting Corners: Hot Chicken Salad

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FEEDLOT PLACEMENTS REMAIN LARGE

FEEDLOT PLACEMENTS REMAIN LARGE USDA-NASS reported that the number of cattle on-feed as of April 1, 2011 was 5 percent above a year ago. Placement of cattle into feedlots during March was bolstered by drought in the Southern Plains and feeders bidding aggressively for cattle to replace cattle closed-out at profitable levels. Southern Plains placements continued to be supported by feeder cattle imported from Mexico, which from January through mid-April were the largest since 2001. Indications are the Mexican feeder cattle went directly to U.S. feedlots due to the lack of pasture in both countries.
The surprise in the report was the large year-on-year surge in heavyweight (over 800 pounds) cattle placed into feedlots during March. Importantly, those cattle will reach market weight this summer quarter and were 105,000 head (22%) above 2010’s. Reflecting those heavyweight placements, at the LMIC, summer quarter slaughter forecasts were raised and price forecasts lowered slightly. Still, fed cattle prices this summer are expected to average fully 18% above a year ago supported by strong demand (domestic and foreign) for both beef and byproducts.
A shortage of available Canadian slaughter steers and heifers persisted in March, so U.S. packers filled the void with domestic cattle. U.S. fed cattle marketings remained aggressive in March, increasing 4.5 percent compared to a year earlier.
The recent Cattle on Feed reported a quarterly breakdown of the number of steers versus heifers in commercial feedlots. As of April 1, steers on-feed were over 440,000 head (nearly 7 percent) above a year ago while heifers were up much more modestly (2 percent). It’s still too early to draw implications from those data about breeding herd stabilization this year. The market has begun sending cow-calf operations clear price signals in an attempt to begin the beef cowherd expansion process. Of course, pasture and range conditions this summer will be a key variable, especially in the Southern Plains.
Source: Livestock Marketing Information Center (www.lmic.info) and UofA

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