…to ensure markets remain fair for everyone involved.” The Boxed Beef & Fed Cattle Price Spread Investigation Report was prepared by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) in coordination with the…
Resilience 2020 Expands to Highlight Sustainability of Cattle Industry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWuHilrfmfk#action=share The Resilience 2020 campaign has been expanded to also highlight other areas of the cattle industry. Launched by the California Cattle Council and the California Cattlemen’s Association, the Resilience…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 06-18-20
…with low requirements, the participation level of California producers in USDA’s CFAP and learn more about researchers achieving microbiome control in cattle. Tune in to the show for these news…
Members Appointed to the EPA Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee
…– BlackOak Farms and Oklahoma Rural Association; Edmond, OK William (Bill) Couser – Couser Cattle Company; Nevada, IA Michael Crowder – National Association of Conservation Districts, Barker Ranch, and Benton…
More Targeted COVID-19 Relief Sought by Agricultural Industry
…protective equipment and sanitation supplies. The United States Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) also sent its own letter to lawmakers, highlighting the struggles of U.S. cattle producers. The group recommends extending the…
Livestock Grazing Holds Potential Benefits in Organic Systems
…Specialty Crop Multistate Program grant. The impact of sheep grazing on cover crops will be studied to determine the effect it may have on soil health and bacterial population dynamics….
Great American Outdoors Act Facing Significant Opposition
…National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, the American Sheep Industry Association and the Public Lands Council. Other signatories of the letter include the California Cattlemen’s Association, Association of National Grasslands, and California…
FDA Associates 2019 E. Coli Outbreaks With Cattle Operations
…to the outbreaks. The report emphasized that cattle are a persistent source of E. coli outbreaks in leafy greens, which is “especially true when cattle are adjacent to and are…
Call to Examine Market Concentration in the Meatpacking Industry
…processing. In this highly concentrated industry, meat packers have achieved sizeable profit margins,” the letter states. “Cattle ranchers, however, who for generations have supplied our nation’s beef, are squeezed and…
Resilience 2020 Campaign Highlights Resolve of California Ranchers
The California Cattle Council (CCC) is working with the California Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) to launch a project called Resilience 2020, as a means of reassuring consumers that California ranchers are…
California Beef Producers Working Through Tough Market Conditions
…while processors are working as quickly as safely possible there are still large cattle inventories in the state. “We have a large supply of cattle and they’re only capable of…
Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall Named to Economic Revival Group
…pandemic: Almost all row crop commodity futures have fallen by double-digit percentages. Milk futures have fallen by around 30% Live cattle futures are down 29% Hog futures have fallen 39%…
American Livestock Production Sets the Standard for Environmental Impact
…By comparison, a report from Imaflora and Observatório do Clima shows that cattle rearing alone was responsible for 392 million tons of GHG emissions in Brazil in 2016. About the…
Spring Cattle Work Calls for COVID-19 Precautions
…tend crops and care for livestock. Beef cattle ranching differs from more intensive agriculture production as much of the work (fixing fence, feeding, checking cattle) is generally a solitary activity….