Cattle on a Chatham-Kent area farm. (BlackburnNews.com file photo by Simon Crouch) Cattle on a Chatham-Kent area farm. (BlackburnNews.com file photo by Simon Crouch)
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U-S Cattle Placements Up - Marketings Down

The U-S cattle and calves inventory on feed on July 1st was up 2 per cent from a year ago.

The USDA reports placements on feedlots in June totalled 1 point 48 million head - up 1 per cent from a year ago.

Marketings of cattle in the U-S last month came to 1 point 75 million head, 5 per cent below June of 2014.

The USDA says those marketings were the lowest they've been for June since the current reporting series began in 1996.

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Owen Sound Library session gets cyclists ready to roll

Dust off those handlebars and pump up those tires because cycling season is officially upon us! If your trusty two-wheeler is looking a bit more "rusty" than "ready," the Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library has just the thing to get you back on the road safely.