2009 a year to remember for lamb - Farm Weekly

THIS year, the lamb market was buoyant, with record average prices across all categories, according to Meat and Livestock Australia . Eastern states lamb supply for the year to date at MLA’s NLRS reported physical markets was 1 per cent above last ...

Still Waters: The staff too big Part 2 of 3 - Valley Courier Online

Still Waters: The staff too big Part 2 of 3Valley Courier OnlineOf course the men brought the gift of a lamb. And of course Josiah brought both of his staffs. The boy-sized staff clanked along on the ground as he ran to ...

Men caught slaughtering sheep at illegal abattoir - Malta Independent Online

Men caught slaughtering sheep at illegal abattoirMalta Independent OnlineThe slaughtered lamb was in fact hooked and ready to be chopped. The Animal Welfare department had been monitoring the site since aggressive stray dogs were ...and more »

Chef Fehmi Khalifa: Brining key to succulent lamb - Shawnee News-Star

Sheep bone fossils discovered in the Middle East revealed that sheep were domesticated around 9,000 B.C. It is no surprise therefore that lamb is the red meat of choice in that area. In America, however, beef leads in the red protein category ...

Men caught slaughtering sheep at illegal abattoir - Malta Independent Daily

The slaughtered lamb was in fact hooked and ready to be chopped ... Apart from the remains of dead animals, a live donkey, three horses, a sheep and four goats were found. Three stray dogs were found roaming in the area. The farm, owned by a person ...

THE MIDLANDER: Wolves boss made a mistake at Manchester United but ... - Daily Mail

Mick being Mick, he thought he might as well be hung for a sheep as a lamb and whipped the whole lot out of the firing line. I don\'t agree with Mick for a whole host of reasons. First, history shows that any manager that \'cheapens\' one fixture ...

Baby J… « life in the sheep pen

... or smelled a real lamb. Baby J would help the story come alive and make it real. It went perfectly, well almost. I set up the story about the shepherds…the dark moonlit night and the sounds of the night…. can you hear the sheep? ...

Seriously Good: Recipes to satisfy the belly, mind, and soul.

Bah, Bah, Black Sheep Lamb/Barley Stew A few weeks ago I bought some lamb stew meat from my local meat producer, Tracy Monday. I bought three pounds to make lamb daube for a dinner party I was catering. Tracy now has a retail outlet in ...

Get into the Christmas spirits with boutique beverages - Regina Leader-Post

These beverages were chosen at the Aligra Wine and Spirits Store in West Edmonton Mall (Entrance 58.) Other boutique stores will have something similar. -Lamb\'s Black Sheep Spiced Rum, $27.99.The newest edition to Corby Distilleries rum is this spicy ...

THE MIDLANDER: Wolves boss made a mistake at Manchester United but ... - Daily Mail

I don\'t agree with Mick McCarthy\'s decision. But I respect his right to make it. He is the manager of Wolverhampton Wanderers and his neck is on the block if it all goes pear-shaped. But the thought that the Premier League is calling him to book is ...

Council decides not to - The Young Witness

Council decides not toThe Young WitnessIN a letter to the Young Shire Council the Young Stock Selling Centre has outlined current problems associated with the sheep and lamb saleyards at the ...

THE MIDLANDER: Wolves boss made a mistake at Manchester United but punishing ... - Daily Mail

Daily MailTHE MIDLANDER: Wolves boss made a mistake at Manchester United but punishing ...Daily MailMick being Mick, he thought he might as well be hung for a sheep as a lamb and whipped the whole lot out of the firing line. I don't agree with Mick for a ...and more »

Australia - The lamb market - Meattradenewsdaily (blog)

Australia - The lamb marketMeattradenewsdaily (blog)At the close of Tuesday's markets the eastern states sheep and lamb indicators were showing mixed trends. This has primarily been due to the elevated supply ...and more »

Get into the Christmas spirits with boutique beverages - Regina Leader-Post

There can be no better time than the holidays to enjoy something special -- a wee dram, a breathtaking vodka or a tot of rum, perhaps. Here are a few ideas if you are looking for something new or a little different. These beverages were chosen at the ...

San Angelo national sheep auction report - Denver Post

Faith, SD: 53 lbs 112.00; 85-90 lbs 108.00-116.50; 109 lbs 103.00. Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2: San Angelo: no test. Billings: Bred mixed age 170-200 lbs 45.00-48.50 cwt. Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to ...

Swift Australia to buy Tatiara Meat Co - Adelaide Now

Its Australian business, headquartered at Dinmore in Queensland, operates nine processing facilities and five feedlots on the east coast, with a daily capacity of 8555 cattle and 24,500 sheep, pigs and calves. The sale, subject to approval by the ...

Alliance ponders South America trade (Marlborough Express)

Alliance Group chairman Owen Poole says the meat processor is to consider opportunities to sell meat to South America and also source meat from that market to onsell into northern hemisphere countries.

Organic living full of rich rewards (The Border Mail)

There’s Arnold the rooster, the dogs named Jack and Sam and Sally the cat.

the knitty professors: Tenley Cowl

Cascade 220, or Brown Sheep Lamb\'s Pride Worsted. Tenley is inspired by Tenley Albright, the first female American figure skater to win a gold medal in the Olympic Games. Though never a professional skater, she entered and won the 1956 ...

Product Mommy: Snuggle Wool

I have to say after reading what it entails to get a Sheep and Lamb skin over this Merino wool, I am not sure why any parent would use lambskin products when a better, and much softer alternative is out there. ...

The Journey-In: Lion or Lamb - personality vs Individuality

Osho tells an old Zen story about a lion who was brought up by sheep and grew up thinking he was a sheep. One day an older lion took him to a pond and showed him his own reflection. We are that lion, made to believe that we are sheep. ...

Yarn of the Month: Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride! | Cloverhill Yarn Blog

We have just received a huge shipment of Brown Sheep\'s classic yarn, Lamb\'s Pride in both worsted and bulky weights. The nicely stocked display inspired.

Laos and Portugal in Basque Country (New York Times)

VARIETY IS THE SPICE Basque dining at Noriega’s in Bakersfield, Calif. Bakersfield, Calif. — AT 10 minutes before noon on a Sunday it’s a cattle call at the hotel-restaurant Noriega’s here, with dozens of people crowded around the bar, drinking beer and greeting familiar faces.

Lamb prices surge on supply fears (Stock & Land)

Saleyard lamb prices jumped by more than 10 per cent this week, according to Meat and Livestock Australia, which reports that continued strong overseas and local demand and fears of lower finished lamb supplies over coming months are driving prices.

Laos and Portugal in Basque Country (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Bakersfield, Calif. -- AT 10 minutes before noon on a Sunday it\'s a cattle call at the hotel-restaurant Noriega\'s here, with dozens of people crowded around the bar, drinking beer and greeting familiar faces. Red-faced cowboys mix with doughy city dwellers and families passing around babies, all surrounded by paintings of Basque men playing cards or handball.

Talking turkey cams - Times Online

There’s a chance you won’t just be carving a turkey at Christmas dinner this year - you’ll be slicing into an old friend. For a Norfolk company now gives you the chance to choose your turkey, watch it strut its stuff in the open field on a ...

San Angelo national sheep auction report - Denver Post

Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date totaled 30,000 compared with 24,000 last week and 30,000 last year.

KSO offers ‘Messiah’ - Daily Mining Gazette

It is one of the most popular compositions in the history of the world, especially the \'Hallelujah\' chorus.\" The performance will include numbers such as \"Worthy is the Lamb,\" \"Every Valley Shall Be Exalted,\" \"All We Like Sheep\" and \"The Glory of the ...

Sheep growers not complaining (AG Weekly)

TWIN FALLS, Idaho - All in all 2008 was a decent year for Idaho sheep producers said American Sheep Industry Association Secretary/Treasurer Margaret Soulen Hinson.

Encourage soya-based foods (The New Straits Times)

THE office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said some 24 million people worldwide have fled their homes because of environmental factors and warns that the numbers could grow ten-fold by the middle of the century.

Launceston Place (My Village Stokenewington)

I\'m not a fan of many of the food shows on TV. This is largely because not many of them are really about food - Come Dine With Me, although wildly popular, is really just a reality TV concept where the eating is secondary to gimmicks, The Hairy Bakers is a show made purely because someone at the BBC likes the title, and Ready Steady Cook has Antony Worrall Thompson in it.

'Numbers' a big worry for processors - Stock and Land

'Numbers' a big worry for processorsStock and LandIt said sheep and lamb numbers were at their lowest levels since 1905. But low market throughput has benefited producers because processors and restockers ...
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The Amateur Scientist: Gasless Sheep

Build up too much gas inside the sheep's guts, and they'll explode. Lest you think that's just a shortcut to lamb chops, remember that the gas inside will still be released into the atmosphere. That's called physics. I think. ...
[original post by AmateurScientist]
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On Food, Drink and Meat: This Little Piggy Goes Home

His business card offers just "JT's Custom Slaughtering" and his cell phone number, along with clip art of a cow, pig, sheep, and lamb. But then, he doesn't really need a card. Just about everyone in California north of San Francisco ...
[original post by Jamie Waldron]
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Luck runs out for world's oldest sheep - Australian Broadcasting Corp.

A ewe from Lake Bolac, in western Victoria, has died after officially becoming the world's oldest sheep. Lucky was included in the Guinness Book of World Records two years ago. She died yesterday, aged 23 years, six months and 28 days. Owner Delrae ...
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World's oldest sheep runs out of luck - News.com.au

LUCKY, the world's oldest sheep, has died and has been buried on the Victorian property where she was born and hand-reared more than 23 years ago. Lucky, who was abandoned by her mother and has delivered 35 offspring of her own, died on her farm at ...
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Blast's Twi-hater: New Moon — and Twilight — still suck - Blast

Blast's Twi-hater: New Moon — and Twilight — still suckBlastIf you have insomnia, watch this film. All you'll have to do is imagine sheep jumping over the New Moon and you'll be out in five seconds flat.and more »
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Just One More Row, Please!?!: I really think I have Knitting ADD

Here's the start for my Farmer's Market Cardigan which I'm using Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride. I've finished the body of the sweater and had fun with adapting the directions so I could knit both the left and right fronts at the same time. ...
[original post by Estella]
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NZ lamb numbers 'recovering' (BigPond News)

Meat and Wool NZ's economic service say that Lamb numbers are showing some signs of recovery.
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Big sleep for Lucky sheep (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

The world's oldest sheep has died in western Victoria.
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NZ lamb numbers 'recovering' (BigPond News)

Meat and Wool NZ's economic service say that Lamb numbers are showing some signs of recovery.
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Big sleep for Lucky sheep (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

The world's oldest sheep has died in western Victoria.
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Just One More Row, Please!?!: I really think I have Knitting ADD

Here's the start for my Farmer's Market Cardigan which I'm using Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride. I've finished the body of the sweater and had fun with adapting the directions so I could knit both the left and right fronts at the same time. ...
[original post by Estella]
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Behold! The lamb of Alberta. - Canada - Macleans.ca

The Alberta Lamb Producers have launched a campaign to make their sheep a mainstay on the province's dinner plates—and they're trying to convert cattlemen to shepherds. The ALP campaign kicked off last month at the Alberta Sheep ...
[original post by Katie Engelhart]
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Stetson House in Hanover to host holiday events - Abington Mariner

This is the 27th year that the Stetson House has been welcoming Christmas to Hanover, and the theme this year is “Christmas with Animals.” A variety of animals will be featured in the historic rooms: reindeer, birds, lamb, sheep, dogs, cats, mice ...
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Idaho October Red Meat Production Down 15 Percent from Last Year - AG Weekly

Commercial red meat production at Idaho packing plants for October 2009 totaled 19.3 million pounds, down 15 percent from October of last year, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service. October production was down 1 percent from ...
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Aussie live sheep exports falling short - Farm Weekly

COUNTRIES like Romania are increasingly being relied on to make up for Australia’s sheep live export shortfall because of continual downsizing in the nation’s flock, which has fallen to a 104-year low of 71.6 million head. LiveCorp chief ...
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South Dakota red meat production falls in October - The Associated Press

South Dakota red meat production falls in OctoberThe Associated PressOctober pork production was down from a year ago, while sheep and lamb production were unchanged. Commercial hog slaughter in South Dakota totaled 351600 ...and more »
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Eid al-Adha - PBS

Eid al-AdhaPBSThose participating in the hajj, and all other Muslim families with the financial means, slaughter a sheep, lamb, goat, camel, or cow. ...Eid-Ul- Adha Uduhia ProgrammeCoastweekall 3 news articles »
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United Kingdom - UK Studies Confirm Forage Chicory Potential - Meattradenewsdaily (blog)

United Kingdom - UK Studies Confirm Forage Chicory PotentialMeattradenewsdaily (blog)Separate ewe and lamb performance and lamb eating quality studies have confirmed the potential of forage chicory in UK sheep production, reports EBLEX, ...
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Sheep growers not complaining (AG Weekly)

TWIN FALLS, Idaho - All in all 2008 was a decent year for Idaho sheep producers said American Sheep Industry Association Secretary/Treasurer Margaret Soulen Hinson.
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Aussie live sheep exports falling short (North Queensland Register)

COUNTRIES like Romania are increasingly being relied on to make up for Australia’s sheep live export shortfall because of continual downsizing in the nation’s flock, which has fallen to a 104-year low of 71.6 million head.
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Sheep, Wovles, and Sheepdogs - Cape May County Herald

The difference, though, is that the sheepdog must not, cannot and will not ever harm the sheep. Any sheepdog who intentionally harms the lowliest little lamb will be punished and removed. The world cannot work any other way, at least not in a ...
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SD red meat production down in October - Argus Leader

October pork production was down from a year ago, while sheep and lamb production were unchanged. Commercial hog slaughter in South Dakota totaled 351,600 head, compared to 459,800 head in October 2008.
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CONCERT SCHEDULE: Nov. 13 - Nov. 19 (New Haven Register)

Send free club and concert listings at least two weeks ahead of time to Weekend, New Haven Register, 40 Sargent Drive, New Haven 06511, or fax them to (203) 865-7894. Please include venue address and phone number. All bar/club shows are ages 21 and over unless noted. Call venues for time. Continuous listings must be renewed every month. All listings must include a phone number for confirmation ...
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Calculate COP/kg to see true sheep profitability (Farmers Weekly Interactive)

For the first time, EBLEX has produced its Business Pointers statistics as "cost/kg" figures to make them as relevant as possible to producers, but are sheep farmers really managing their costs on a pence per kilo basis, and are the benefits of this approach obvious in terms of better managing costs and improving net margins?
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Calculate COP/kg to see true sheep profitability - FarmersWeekly

Calculate COP/kg to see true sheep profitabilityFarmersWeeklyMs Stubbings agrees that fixed costs are more difficult to determine in a lamb enterprise, however, these must be established as accurately as possible, ...
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Smarter techniques can lift sheep trade - Farmers Guardian

Smarter techniques can lift sheep tradeFarmers GuardianThere was some argument from farmers at the Sheep Breeders Round Table conference that there should be more promotion of lamb, including pushing ready meals ...
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UK Studies Confirm Forage Chicory Potential - Stackyard

StackyardUK Studies Confirm Forage Chicory PotentialStackyardSeparate ewe and lamb performance and lamb eating quality studies have confirmed the potential of forage chicory in UK sheep production, reports EBLEX, ...
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