…remain adequate. With more livestock to feed in 2018 and the smallest acreage on record in 2017, CattleFax predicts hay prices will increase $10-$15 per ton with additional weather-related price…
AVMA Urges Congressional Action on Veterinary Shortages
…from shortages of livestock and public health veterinarians. Increasing veterinary student debt, which reached $143,700 on average for 2016 graduates of veterinary colleges, is partly to blame for the shortages,…
USDA Launches MARS
…data and reports available through MARS followed by Cotton and Tobacco, scheduled for April 2018. Dates for Livestock, Poultry and Grain and Specialty Crops will be announced on the new…
Former AFBF Lobbyist Takes Syngenta Job
…corn, soybean and livestock production. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service. from Syngenta-U.S.: Mary Kay Thatcher to join Syngenta Federal Government Relations Farm policy expert joins Syngenta…
International Agri-Center Prepares For 51st World Ag Expo®
…concert by Craig Campbell. Attendees can look forward to a few new events this year, including a livestock seminar and demonstration on Wednesday afternoon in the Arena, a woodworking demonstration,…
American Meat Supply Largest on Record
…to Americans does not constitute any indication of pricing. The figures are based entirely on overall supplies and do not include nonfood uses of livestock meat products. Supplies also do…
Alternative Antibiotic Gives Piglets a Boost
…at the ARS Livestock Behavior Research Unit in West Lafayette, Indiana. He and his colleagues investigated L-glutamine as a natural remedy to improve intestinal health of piglets undergoing stress and…
NPPC Commends USDA for Maintaining Essential Livestock Market Programs
Two U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs critical to the continuity of livestock market operations will continue during the current federal government shutdown. The Livestock Mandatory Reporting (LMR) program, managed…
Organics Encourage Support for Livestock Rule
The organic food sector is drumming up support for the recently ditched organic livestock rule. Leading the charge, Organic Valley cooperative of Wisconsin says the group is demanding that the…
Register for Annual Tri-County Walnut Day
…UC Cooperative Extension Livestock and Range Advisor for Kern, Tulare and Kings Counties Julie Finzel on vertebrate pest management in walnut orchards. Information on using mating disruption techniques for codling…
Agri View: Migrant Labor Program Changes Dragging
…But, it is all they have to bring the help in that is vital to our fruit and vegetable crops. It is seriously important to dairy and livestock operations. A…
Latest WASDE Report from USDA
…production. The ending stocks total for 2017/18 remains at 1.008 million MT, an amount to meet sugar supply requirements of domestic consumption before the next season harvest. LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, DAIRY:…
Livestock Outlook Positive for 2018
Last year ended on a good note, with the outlook generally positive for livestock and poultry in 2018. That forecast came from James Robb, director and senior agricultural economist with…
Natural Disasters Cost the Ag Industry Over $5 Billion in 2017
…provides $2.6 billion to be used for agricultural expenses related to “crops, trees, bushes, vines, and livestock losses” caused by natural disasters. The cumulative total of agricultural losses from California…