…billion in trade retaliations by Canada. Canadian Cattlemen’s Association spokesperson John Masswohl says: “We’re watching, and if we think it discriminates against our cattle, our recommendation is going to be…
Schools partner to Share Love of Ag Education
…lies within California’s top agricultural county, Tulare County, where the most valuable communities produced are milk, cattle and calves, oranges and grapes. However, prior to attending the conference, Beck thought…
Ranchers see Better Pastures, Tough Markets
A series of storms this fall has promoted healthy grass growth on the range for grazing cattle, but improved feed conditions come as cattle prices remain in a slump and…
Bird Flu Discovered in European Union
…farm. The Netherlands is especially concerned as their 100 million hens, pigs, cows, and sheep are all packed in tightly on high intensity farms. The close proximity of farms and…
USDA WASDE Report At a Glance
…higher forecast beef production more than offsets lower pork and broiler production. Turkey production is unchanged. The increase in beef production reflects slaughter of cattle placed in late-2016 and early-2017…
Alberta Beef Producers Want TB Support
…it is not expected to be completed for several months. As the disease investigation proceeds, additional premises may need to be quarantined while cattle are tested for Bovine TB. We…
A Big Investment to Stimulate Overseas Beef Demand
With the prospect of low cattle prices and increasing beef supplies in the immediate future, the Federation of State Beef Councils announced that its investing almost $1 million to stimulate…
Canada Investigating Bovine Tuberculosis
Around 30 farms in southeastern Alberta, Canada are under quarantine as Canada attempts to track down cattle exposed to bovine tuberculosis (TB). CBC News of Canada reports the investigation stems…
Lab System Aims to Protect State’s Livestock
…beyond that critical underlying function that mobilizes the state if there were an emerging animal disease of a major scale,” said David Daley, a cattle rancher and associate dean of…
American Lamb Board Appointments Announced
…The lamb R&P program operates as the American Lamb Board. The program’s goal is to develop and expand the markets for sheep and sheep products. Under the program, producers, seedstock…
Wasp and Scale Insects Help Control Giant Reed
…vegetation. Giant reed grows between three and seven inches a day and reaches heights of 30 feet along the Rio Grande, according to Goolsby. The weed worsens cattle fever tick…
Federal Court to Decide Fate of R-CALF Suit
…challenge to the Beef Checkoff was filed this spring in a Billings, Montana federal court. The Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund of the Stockgrowers of America, or R-CALF, filed the lawsuit…
Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook
…demand for relatively low-priced meat protein. Cattle/Beef: August placement of cattle on feed was up 15 percent from the same period last year but, the cattle market continues to confound…
Kern County 2015 Crop Report
…crop value ($7,552,323,690). The top five commodities for 2015 are Grapes, Almonds, Citrus, Milk and Cattle & Calves, which make up more than $4.6 Billion (67%) of the Total Value;…