…red meat and poultry production for 2018 is projected to be higher than 2017 due to an increase in livestock and poultry production. Cattle placements during second half 2017 and…
Perdue Planning First Farm Policy Speech
…speak at the Couser (cow-zer) Cattle Company and host a town hall meeting with farmers. Perdue will tour the facility and speak to farmers in the morning at the facility…
NM Attorney Launches Probe of U.S. Beef Processors
New Mexico’s Attorney General is launching a probe into the business practices of some of the nation’s largest beef processors. He contends the state’s ranchers and cattle farmers are being…
Ag Lender Survey: Farm Profitability Down, Commodity Prices Top Concern
…Ninety-five percent of lenders indicated commodity prices — particularly grains, beef cattle and dairy — are a top concern. While concerns about commodity prices varied by region, overall, lenders are…
Agri View: China and Beef Exports
…percent of all the beef in the world. With a newfound family financial growth they will increase their beef consumption by at least one-third. So U.S. cattle farmers would love…
Cargill Exiting U.S. Cattle Feeding Business
Cargill has announced it will exit from its U.S. cattle feeding business. The move means that in the last year, the company has gone for the fourth-largest feeder in the…
Wetland Conservation Projects Receive Boost
…NAWCA grants conserve bird populations and wetland habitat, while supporting local economies and American traditions such as hunting, fishing, birdwatching, family farming, and cattle ranching. This year’s projects include: North…
AFBF’s President Duvall Joins in Historic White House Ag Roundtable
…Duvall of Georgia, beef cattle and poultry farmer, president, American Farm Bureau Federation Valerie Earley of Minnesota, recent graduate of the University of Minnesota’s College of Food, Agricultural and Natural…
Executive Order Creates New Agriculture Panel
…and renewable energy production in the rural landscape; and (xiii) address hurdles associated with access to resources on public lands for the rural communities that rely on cattle grazing, timber…
Historic White House Ag Roundtable Discussion Includes California Farmer
…Tom Demaline of Ohio, president of Willoway Nurseries and vice chair, AmericanHort Zippy Duvall of Georgia, beef cattle and poultry farmer, president, American Farm Bureau Federation Valerie Earley of Minnesota,…
Farm Lending Continues to Moderate
…soybeans, wheat, and cattle, are expected to drop by five percent compared to 2016. Some producers are making adjustments in the cost of their inputs when they can. The reduced…
Pacific Region Cattle on Feed Monthly Report
Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 10.9 million head on April 1, 2017….
63 Indictments in Brazil Tainted Meat Scandal
Brazil has indicted 63 people for their role in a corruption scheme within the nation’s Ministry of Agriculture. Drovers Cattle Network reports the charges allege federal auditors at meat processing…
U.S. Petition Seeks Brazilian Beef Ban
…the largest segment of American agriculture – the U.S. cattle industry, as well as protect American consumers.” The petition is backed by the Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund or R-CALF USA….