In terms of cattle, the recent discussions of smaller-framed cattle were to get us to think and, from those thought processes, ask some good questions. Too often I hear producers talking about those small-frame, low-growth cattle' or those high EPD, gutless, hard-doing, carcass cattle. We have made tremendous improvements in our cattle during the past 25 years when we have stayed focused on our breeding objectives, used EPDs properly and honestly evaluated our own cattle for their...

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According to a newspaper report, the cows, which have a chance mutation, were bred from a single female discovered by researchers when they screened milk from millions of cattle in New Zealand. The milk from the cow has the added advantage of containing high amounts of omega-three oils, which are claimed to be good for the heart and to potentially boost brain power. Increasing focus on healthy lifestyles mean that full-fat milk only makes up about a quarter of sales with the rest being...

Cheese producers have generally offered ten per cent more cash to dairy farmers than they could earn from sending their milk to be dried. Liquid milk produced by Scottish farmers may soon be used to produce the powder, which is used in a host of everyday items. Drought in Australia, biofuel production in the US, a growing world population and a rise in prices paid by UK supermarkets to farmers are affecting the price of goods in the shops. Mark Gossage, chief executive of trade group the...

Malcolm sells purebred Angus cattle as seed stock to other ranchers, so "we're talking several thousand cows that could potentially be involved here. He said his cattle haven't commingled with park bison; the closest they've come to his herd was when officials shot seven bison on the highway in front of his driveway in 1988. Malcolm said he has supplied cattle to that ranch, where seven cows tested positive for brucellosis last week. He said he doesn't often bring new cattle -- another...