In response to feedback from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and independent studies by Informa Economics, CME Group Friday announced what it calls enhancements to the live cattle futures market….
Western View: Visit Parkfield
…has 18 residents, not counting horses and cattle, but it grows to thousands during special events. But my favorite time to visit is on a Thursday or Friday when the…
McDonald’s Announces New Antibiotics Policy
…jugs of low-fat white milk and fat-free chocolate milk only from cows not treated with rBST, an artificial growth hormone sometimes used in cattle. McDonald’s realizes that there’s no significant…
Livestock Review
Pacific Region Livestock Review United States Cattle on Feed Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more…
Managed Grazing Helps Forests, Experts Say
…decline.” Justin Oldfield, vice president of government relations for the California Cattlemen’s Association, said forests used to be managed more efficiently and effectively 50 years ago, but regulatory constraints or…
Agri View: Food Production
…cattle and rice farms, nitrous oxide from fertilized fields, and carbon dioxide from the cutting of rain forests to grow crops or raise livestock. Farming is the thirstiest user of…
Farming Game Reflects Real-life
…Game® The game’s objective is to raise money by harvesting crops and selling livestock, including hay, fruit, grain, and cattle. This is done by moving around the board using one…
Office of Farm to Fork Builds Bridges
…the diverse microclimates of the state and witness everything from tomatoes to roaming cattle to almond orchards. Yet despite this bounty, many Californians remain food insecure, with hunger and proper…
Ag Labor and Border Security Require Balanced Approach
…families.” In addition to Duvall, the video features Arizona Farm Bureau President Kevin Rogers, Arizona pecan grower Nan Walden, Arizona vegetable grower John Boelts and Arizona cattle rancher Dan Bell….
Western View: Kings Forest
…They’ve stopped dams from being built, kicked the cattle out of the forests, and prevented new mining. I hope we can find a balance between the two positions. Some lands…
Funding for Urban Ag Conservation
…The district also plans to use the additional staff hours to develop conservation plans for expanded fruit and vegetable, hay, corn, and cattle grazing operations on land leased from the…
National I Love Horses Day
…history may only be a portion of the reasons to love them. Not just a means of transportation, horses cleared fields, fought wars, moved cattle and were companions on long…
Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Deal Goes to A Vote
…cattle producers, sheep and goat producers, along with beef, pork, and poultry packers and processors. Global Affairs Canada also notes significant opportunities in agricultural machinery and livestock management technologies. Global…
National Hot Dog Day
…dogs came in a natural casing, which in case you didn’t know were made from the small intestines of sheep. Intestines were regularly used for making all kinds of sausages,…