Rain across south-eastern Australia has hit lamb and cattle yardings hard, causing a 35 per cent fall in numbers in the past week and driving prices sky high. The eastern young cattle indicator is up 30 cents a kilogram carcass weight on the back of smaller yardings in places like Wagga, while lambs in Bendigo topped the 400 cents a kilo mark yesterday. Rain blamed for lamb, cattle price rise. Australian Meat Industry Council (AMIC) spokesman John Dorian says some processors are feeling...

Cells affect tamoxifen sensitivity No data for leaving small colon polyps Green tea benefits rheumatoid arthritis Obesity gene may not be easy excuse Published: April 30, 2007 at 3:32 PM By EMILY WALKER UPI Health Correspondent A variant of a common gene can make a person more likely to be obese than those without the gene, according to a recent British study. United Press International - Consumer Health Daily United Press International News. Cells affect tamoxifen sensitivity No data for...

Food and Drug Administration to ban the use of leftover pet food in hog and chicken feed for fear it could spread mad cow disease because it contains cattle parts. Meat byproducts are also common; those are the parts left over after pigs, cattle or other animals are slaughtered and the meat removed for human consumption. Now hogs are contaminated with a chemical blamed for killing dogs and cats, and new concerns have arisen that the meat could enter the human food chain. Concerns over...

But now, more than ever, farmers already growing corn are growing more of it, and dairy farmers are jumping on the band-wagon to meet their needs. The USDA announced last month that ethanol production will keep corn prices at historic levels for the foreseeable future, which will undoubtedly impact local farmers. But others, who need to feed their cattle, aren't so fortunate. And Riehle says because of the amount of corn being planted in the area - the high corn prices should be considered...

Al Belooshi, ambassador from Bahrain, urged American beef producers to consider slaughtering beef under halal conditions, which is similar to kosher beef. BUTTE -- South Korea is preparing to open its markets to all sorts of American beef, the Korean ambassador told about 2,000 people gathered here Monday for an economic development summit. Max Baucus, chief organizer of this week's summit, said he will not support passage of the trade agreement until Korea guarantees it will again buy...