…use of the phrases “GMO” and “genetically modified organism” on livestock or poultry labeling. The new law gives USDA two years to create and finalize rules implementing the law. From…
Marketings of Fed Cattle
USDA livestock analyst Shayle Shagam explains why the latest numbers for fed cattle marketings may not reflect the actual pace of marketing during July. Marketings of Cattle…
Canada Records Records Beef Herd Increase
Canada beef producers increased the nation’s overall beef herd by one percent in the last year, the first increase since 2012. Statistics Canada released livestock estimated as of July first,…
Federal Review of Cattle Markets to Last Months
…Group implemented new rules aimed at enhancing livestock market trading. The new measures include reduced trading hours and adding livestock contracts to the CME Globex Messaging Efficiency Program, which caps…
Lower Farm Product Prices Could Help Keep Lid on Food Prices
What could those projected huge farm crops and lower prices for crops and livestock mean for retail food prices? Gary Crawford has the story. Lower Farm Product Prices Could Help…
The Western View: Hay Technology
…farms and ranches in New Mexico, and they needed a way to connect with each other and with livestock owners. Castillo has a background in web development and began working…
Cultivating the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…75 new farmers who established 68 new farms. A University of the Virgin Islands project trained 304 crop and small livestock farmers with less than 10 years of experience, increasing…
Rural Mainstreet Economy Weakens
…and livestock prices are off by 16 percent. These weak agriculture commodity prices are pushing the overall Rural Mainstreet economy lower,” said Ernie Goss, Jack A. MacAllister Chair in Regional…
Got wild pigs?
…livestock. Leptospirosis, tuberculosis and brucellosis are among more than 30 diseases that wild pigs can spread to humans and livestock. The feral pig species can damage forage and crops and…
Economic Analysis of the 2016 California Drought for Agriculture
…side of the San Joaquin Basin which relies heavily on water imports. No significant drought related impacts are expected for livestock and dairies this year as this sector is more…
Ranchers, Loggers Express Concerns About Forest Plans
…current on-the-ground conditions.” Neil McDougald, a University of California natural resources farm advisor emeritus, said he believes livestock grazing and forest thinning have an important role in maintaining forest health…
Agri View: Needle in a Hay Stack
…mid-1800s, hay that was harvested for livestock was simply piled into stacks or moved into the barn for use during the winter. Moving the crop involved pitching it onto a…
Dairy Industry Leaders Pledge Cooperation
…president of the U.S. Dairy Export Council. Signing for Mexico were Salvador Álvarez Morán, president of the Mexico Livestock Association (CNOG) and Juan Carlos Pardo, president of the National Chamber…
Brazil Could Clear U.S. GMO Corn Imports This Fall
Brazil’s agriculture ministry is seeking the approval of U.S. GMO corn imports as the country’s livestock, and poultry producers struggle with tight supplies and rising domestic prices. Pro Farmer’s First…