…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;…
CDFA Committee/Board Vacancies
…operators, and one livestock marketing business. Four board member positions open on January 1, 2017. Any interested individual representing the following cattle industries: Beef Industry Cattle Feeder Dairy Market Operator…
USCA Opposes CME Proposed Changes to Live Cattle Futures
The U.S. Cattlemen’s Association says proposed changes to live cattle futures by CME Group will not address the concerns of producers across the country. CME group is considering switching to…
Applications for 2017 Borlaug Fellowships
…agency or research entity in their home country Demonstrate their intention to continue working in their home country after completing the fellowship Mohammed Benaissa (Algeria) artificially inseminating a sheep as…
USCA Commends USDA on Fair Practices Rules
The United States Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) commends the recent action by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’ Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (USDA GIPSA) in submitting The Farmer Fair Practices…
CME Considering Cash Settlement for Cattle Markets
…physical delivery process. Feeder cattle and lean hog futures are already cash-settled, leaving live cattle as the remaining physical delivery settled market. Lehman says volatility is getting worse and farmers…
USDA Moves Forward with Flawed GIPSA Rules
In a letter to the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, USDA acknowledged that the agency would continue the rulemaking process on the 2010 Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Act (GIPSA) proposed…
Edible Wild Plants
…Brambles Sheep Sorrel Miners Lettuce Wild Strawberry Bueberries and Cranberries Some of the edible wild plants include: -Wild Onion -Common Burdock -Common Milkweed -Common Dandelion -Lambsquarters -Brambles -Currants and Gooseberries…
Big Increases in Southern County Crop Report
…production value of $1.9 billion. That’s a 3.57 percent increase over 2014 which was at $1.8 billion. Cattle is ranked as the top commodity in Imperial County with a gross…
Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research Expands Board of Directors
…a pioneer in sustainable farming and food. She is an alumni-elected Board Trustee of Cornell University. Stallman Bob Stallman is a rice and cattle producer and past president of the…
Early-Autumn Weather Affects Coastal Crops
…and gave farmers and ranchers more than one good reason to sweat. In San Luis Obispo County, cattle rancher Joy Fitzhugh expressed concern about the health of her livestock, and…
Cargill Sales and Net Earnings Higher in 2016
…two cattle yards in the Texas Panhandle to Amarillo-based Friona Industries, which is already a significant supplier of fed cattle to Cargill. The sale will allow capital used today to…