Beef cattle on a Chatham-Kent farm. (File photo by Simon Crouch) The number of cattle on feed for the slaughter market in the U-S on March 1st was up 1 per cent from a year ago.
The USDA says the total inventory was 10 point 8 million head.
Placements during February totalled 1 point 71 million head - 10 per cent more than a year ago.
February cattle marketings in the U-S in February, at 1 point 59 million head, were 5 per cent above 2015.
Chatham-Kent police reported a 44-year-old man driving a pickup truck was killed in the crash at Jeanettes Creek Road and Coutts Line around 6 p.m. Tuesday.
A man charged with arson with disregard for human life following a fire at 99 McNaughton Avenue West in Chatham in January is out on bail for a second time.
Paisley Fraleigh was a part of Team Ontario's winning team at the 2026 U18 Women’s Tackle National Championship in Regina.
Pretty in Pink at the Rink is the fifth one this year, and is in partnership with the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance.
According to Chatham-Kent police, the victim was walking around King Street East in Chatham when she was approached by a woman she didn't know and struck in the face.
The Toronto Blue Jays lost 7-2 to the Houston Astros on Tuesday while the Detroit Tigers won their fourth straight, 8-0 over Seattle.
