Cattle feeding on a Chatham-Kent Farm. (Photo by Simon Crouch)The USDA says the marketings of fed cattle in the States last month were the lowest since at least 1996.
The department puts March marketings at 1 point 63 million head - 2 per cent below March of 2014.
Placements in U-S feedlots in March totalled 1 point 81 million head.
That was slightly above the 2014 placements for the month.
The USDA's total inventory of cattle and calves on feed for slaughter was 10 point 8 million head on April 1st - slightly higher than it was a year ago.
Hospitals in southwestern Ontario are feeling the effects of underfunding, according to a new report by the CCPA.
Fortunately, no children were on board the bus, but the drivers of both vehicles were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The man was charged in March with sexual assault offences.
Both couples won in the April 11 draw.
Rondeau Harbour and Wheatley Harbour will now have the funding to make infrastructure repairs and upgrades.
The Toronto Blue Jays lost 7-6 in 10 innings to Tampa Bay. The Kitchener Rangers are OHL champions.
