…beef industry. Well, that ‘great opportunity’ becomes a one step closer to reality for cattle producers across the country, hopefully bringing an end to a 13-year drought on beef exports…
U.S., China Finalize Details to Send U.S. Beef to China
…our cattle producers, who will be regaining access to an enormous market with an ever-expanding middle class. Since he was elected, President Trump has brought momentum, optimism, and results to…
R-CALF Seeking U.S. Investigation into JBS Scandal
…owns the nation’s largest cattle feeding company, which the group contends was used by JBS, in conjunction with imported cattle and beef, to manipulate the cattle markets in 2015 and…
Adjusting NAFTA to Help Small Beef Producers
…smaller, independent beef operations. Since the implementation of NAFTA, multinational meatpacking companies have had the capacity to seek out the lowest costs of production which often means that cattle are…
Critical Agricultural Research and Extension Projects Gains Support
…on these projects is available on the NIFA website. Past AFRI CARE projects include a Kansas State University project to develop interactive online decision-guiding tools to give beef cattle producers…
Maryland Joins California in Banning Routine Antibiotics Use in Livestock
…Act prohibits administration of antimicrobial drugs to cattle, swine, and poultry that are not sick, a practice public health experts say can fuel the spread of drug-resistant bacteria. The law…
USDA Revises Angus Certification Requirements
…(Schedule GLA) say that cattle must be 51 percent black, along with other exclusionary criteria. AMS officials say the current Schedule GLA has served the industry well. “As cattle genetics…
AZ Rancher Wants Burden of Federal Regulations Lifted
…his wife, Diana, own DC Cattle Company and partner with other ranches in their local county. The agreement between the entities covers 4,800 square miles, but less than five percent…
China/U.S. Beef Import Discussions Moving Faster
…part of the final details of the hoped-for agreement, U.S. beef producers will stop the use of growth-promoting hormones in cattle specifically destined for the Chinese beef market. U.S. producers…
NCBA Joins Canadian, Mexican Partners in Presidential Letter
“Don’t Jeopardize Our Success Under NAFTA” The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association joined its cattle-industry partners in Canada and Mexico in sending a joint letter to the leaders of those two…
$7.4 Million for Research on Food Crops and Animals
…future career opportunities. A University of Missouri project is using genomic methods to identify DNA responsible for genetic adaptation for beef cattle with higher yield, quality, and resilience in the…
Livestock Industry Calls for Relief from EPA’s Overly Burdensome Regulations
…cattle producers that discourage innovation and impose rigid requirements that do not work on cattle operations and, moreover, defy common sense.” NCBA and PLC called on the agency to replace…
Canada Ag Census Shows Increase in Young and Women Farmers
…egg 4,903 Hog and pig 3,305 Sheep and goat 3,056 Prairie farmers drive gains in field crop area Total farm area decreased 0.9% from 160.2 million acres in 2011 to…
China to Resume U.S. Beef Imports
The White House announced Thursday that it has reached an agreement with China that will restore U.S. beef access to that country. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President Craig Uden issued…