Beef Cattle on a Chatham-Kent farm. (File photo by Simon Crouch) The number of cattle and calves on feed for slaughter in the U-S May 1st was up 1 per cent from a year ago.
Placements in April were up 7 per cent, marketings up 1 per cent from a year ago.
The USDA says the total inventory of cattle on feed May 1st was 10 point 8 million head.
The department's latest Cattle on Feed report has April's placements at 1 point 66 million head and April's marketings at 1 point 66 million head.
The theft of the Festival of Northern Lights donation box occurred on Monday morning
Soybeans and Wheat finished lower.
Owen Sound City Council has approved a new lease that will see a city-owned property used to support women in need of safe, stable housing.
A firefighter has been charged with failing to stop for a red light in the collision that resulted in minor injuries
Olivia and Noah continue to be go to names for families in Ontario.
As influenza activity continues to climb across Ontario, Grey Bruce Public Health is urging residents to take steps to protect themselves and those around them as the holiday season approaches.
