…these higher prices. Livestock producers in particular are paying higher prices for feed while their own prices are not that much above last year if they are at all,” he…
Brewer’s Yeast to Cut Methane
…typically discarded once it’s no longer needed. Sometimes, though, the leftover yeast is mixed into livestock feed as a source of protein and vitamins. Now, there may be even more…
Cattle, Water Industry Reps Gives Insights During First WOTUS Roundtable
…at a roundtable organized by the Kansas Livestock Association. “Very important to our members are clarity with jurisdictional rules. We supported the navigable waters protection rule in particular because they gave some…
West Nile Virus Still a Threat to Horses Despite Drought
…two is hanging high-powered livestock fans. Third, get rid of as much standing water as possible and clean the horses’ water sources once a week. The last is to minimize…
Week in Review: Future of Imidacloprid Use & Billion-Pound Pistachio Crop Potential
…reports are coming in from growers across the state. Governor Gavin Newsom’s May Revise includes additional incentive funding in the state budget to help address livestock methane emissions. President of…
USDA Works to Improve Market Conditions for Poultry Farmers
…and tournaments. The announcement of the proposed rule is the first in a suite of actions the Biden Administration is undertaking to improve market fairness for poultry, livestock, and hog…
May Revise Adds Support for Methane Emission Reduction Incentives
Governor Gavin Newsom’s May Revision of California’s budget includes additional incentive funding to help address livestock methane emissions. CEO of Western United Dairies, Anja Raudabaugh said the funding will help…
Mixed Reactions to Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act
…the legislation as being redundant and costly. “We are disappointed in the Committee’s vote to approve this bill despite opposition from the Meat Institute and the nation’s largest livestock producer…
Combating African Swine Fever
…this out of our nation. It would have a significant impact on U.S. livestock producers, their communities, and the economy if it were found here, because if there is an…
Agriculture Greenhouse Gas Emissions Falling
…decrease among livestock as well, a 21% reduction in pork, 26% in milk, and 11% reduction of emissions per unit of beef production. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land of…
Livestock Producers Impacted by Drought or Wildfire Receive Payments
…the 2021 Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP). Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Zach Ducheneaux told AgNet Media’s Randall Weiseman that the new Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) was developed as…
A-PLUS Act to Further Increase Meat Processing Capacity
The introduction of the A-PLUS Act is being largely supported by various industry organizations. The bipartisan Amplifying Processing of Livestock in the United States Act, known simply as the A-PLUS…
Industry Groups Encourage USDA Takeover of Gene Editing Regulations
…point out the necessity in updating the regulatory approach to gene editing in livestock. “The FDA’s current regulatory approach – an approach that producers, other stakeholders, and Congress have repeatedly…
Origin of Livestock Rule for Organic Dairy Finalized by USDA
…of Livestock final rule provides clear and uniform standards about how and when livestock may be transitioned to organic dairy production, and how transitioned animals are managed within the organic…