Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers the industry preparing for heatwave impacts on workers, community and livestock, the growth…
USDA Releases Updated Trade Projections for 2022-23
…For 2022, the export estimate of a record $196.0 billion represents an increase of $5.0 billion from May’s projection, mainly due to increases in livestock, poultry, and dairy exports. USDA…
Fall Propane Supply Outlook
…a lot of irrigating around the country that runs on propane, we heat almost every livestock building, if you’re not on a natural gas main, we’re heating it with propane….
Application Period Open for Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative
…GLCI will help to bolster partnerships and outreach with historically underserved communities and expand conservation assistance for livestock producers. “Privately owned grazing lands cover nearly 30 percent of the national…
Inflation Hitting Farm Families
…exhilarated by the thought of spending a week-and-a-half away from home with their livestock, with their projects, now are struggling because that cost away from home is going to impact…
Higher Beef Prices Could Follow Shrinking U.S. Cattle Herd
…the lower prices benefit livestock producers, U.S. government data showed on July 1 that producers had already lowered the nation’s cattle herd by approximately two percent compared to last year….
Organic Livestock Standards Proposal Praised by Industry Groups
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released a proposal for updating organic livestock standards. A Request for Comment has been published in the Federal Register for the Organic Livestock…
Comment Period Extended for Poultry Contracting Proposal
…to protect American poultry growers from abuses and enhance competitiveness in U.S. livestock and poultry markets. Information is included in the webinar to instruct anyone who wishes to comment but…
Emergency Relief Program Deadline Extended Indefinitely
…livestock and farm infrastructure from coast to coast, making it critically important to provide assistance quickly and reduce the paperwork burden on these farmers and ranchers recovering from disaster,” FSA…
House Agriculture Subcommittee Hearing on Hemp
…has shown hemp to have promising nutritional benefits to livestock and pet animals. Studies are still ongoing to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of hemp as a feed ingredient. Colorado…
Heat Wave Takes a Toll on UK Corn
…UK and Europe is playing havoc with crops and livestock. USDA meteorologist Eric Luebehusen says the heatwave has been severe. “The big corn province there is called Castilla y León….
Beagle Brigade Act Seeks to Bolster Pest and Disease Protection
The Beagle Brigade Act of 2022 has been introduced in an effort to enhance protections against foreign plant pests and diseases. More than 50 agricultural, veterinary, and livestock organizations have…
Over Three Million Acres Accepted in Grassland CRP Signup
…and landowners to protect grasslands and improve biodiversity while also continuing grazing and haying practices. Enrolled grasslands help to improve resiliency to drought and wildfire while sequestering carbon in vegetation…
Ethanol Industry Hopeful for E15 Win
…livestock competition bills to permanently allow summertime E15 sales that received a Biden waiver just for this summer. Now, Renewable Fuels Association chief Geoff Cooper says it’s up to the…