Cattle feeding on a Chatham-Kent Farm. (Photo by Simon Crouch)Cattle feeding on a Chatham-Kent Farm. (Photo by Simon Crouch)
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U-S Cattle On Feed Numbers Up - Placements Down

There were more cattle on feed in the U-S January 1st than there were a year ago.

The USDA says the 10 point 7 million head represents a 1 per cent increase from January 1st of 2014.

Placements in U-S feedlots in December were 8 per cent below 2013 at 1 point 54 million head.

Marketings of fed cattle in December in the U-S totalled 1 point 66 million head.

That's 5 per cent below the December 2013 marketings.

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Province providing Family Service Kent $586K

The funding will be used to expand the organization's Senior Trustee Program, which provides trusted, practical financial support to seniors experiencing cognitive decline, isolation, or financial vulnerability.

Detail blue line with puck on ice hockey rink. © Can Stock Photo / fotoduki

Scoreboard, Nov. 14

Loads of local hockey action, and Canada punched a ticket to the semis of the IIHF Women's World Championship.