Designer meat would theoretically be free of hormones, antibiotics, and the threat of mad cow disease or bird flu. Scientists can add vitamins, fatty acids and flavors to the meat, which could one day be processed into food products. Revolting? You bet, but have you ever visited a sausage factory? Currently costing around $100,000 per kilogram, a choice cut of lab meat makes Kobe beef seem like a bargain. Using pig stem cells, scientists have been growing lab meat for years, and it could...

July 30 (Bloomberg) -- Tyson Foods inc., the world's largest meat processor, reported a third-quarter profit of $111 million as chicken and beef prices rose and costs fell after job cuts and plant closings. Wholesale breast meat prices in the quarter averaged 44 percent higher than a year earlier, helping the unit to a $95 million profit after a $59 million loss a year earlier. The company absorbed a $120 million increase in corn costs, its second-biggest expense after cattle. Currently,...

Previous Previous Next Next View Gallery By Farming Life Reporter NORTHERN Ireland Agricultural Producers' Association representatives, Sean Fitzpatrick and Alex Scullin, have met with Owen Brennan, David Rutledge and Mike Tempest, of the Livestock and Meat Commission, to discuss issues in relation to beef and sheep production and markets, and also Farm Quality Assurance. Beef and sheep production issues discussed. Previous Previous Next Next View Gallery By Farming Life Reporter NORTHERN...

Following today s announcement that Asda is to raise First Milk s cheese price by 400/tonne, the NFU is calling on milk buyers and retailers to deliver an immediate and significant increase in raw milk prices to re-inject confidence into British dairy farming. NFU: Major gear shift in milk price now essential Politics Unspun. Following today s announcement that Asda is to raise First Milk s cheese price by 400/tonne, the NFU is calling on milk buyers and retailers to deliver an immediate...

Okeechobee will honor the contributions of Florida cowboys and cowgirls to the cattle industry nationwide with several events including a cattle drive to begin at 10 a. This antique stagecoach can be seen in the cattle drive at 10 a. Local ranch families will have old-time camps set up representing the historic campsites of those who went on cattle drives in the past. During the time before the ranch rodeo there will be storytelling, art displays and many other activities. The cattle drive...

The main interest for young cattle is from feeder and restocker buyers, with the female proportion of younger cattle targeted by feeder buyers and steers the focus of restockers, MLA said in a weekly market review. Around two-thirds of Australian beef production is exported, making export demand an important driver of prices in domestic saleyards. Seasonal conditions, including the offering for sale of some poorer quality animals, contributed to the price falls, it said. Australia is the...