Our AgNet Media friends in Clermont-Ferrand, France, just released the updated program for their upcoming Sommet De L’Elevage (Livestock Summit), which is one of, if not the biggest of its…
Pork Industry Battling Challenges From Trade to Labor Shortage
…ultimately consumers, National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) President David Herring, a pork producer from Lillington, N.C., testified before the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. “One of the…
Methane Reduction Funding Down but Not Out
…process may have become more competitive with less overall funding available, incentive opportunities remain to help dairies achieve the necessary reductions. “Livestock agriculture has received $99 million in each of…
Last Minute Push to Revive COOL in USMCA
…and Canada has previously voiced opposition to the idea. The two countries argued against the original law, saying the labeling discouraged American meatpackers from purchasing their livestock and created an…
Rural Broadband Will Boost Economy, Improve Sustainability and Animal Welfare
…welfare of animals, Hurst said. Digital connectivity is playing an increasingly important role in optimizing animal care. “From monitoring feed usage and rations to scheduling delivery of animals, livestock farmers…
A One of a Kind Collection Reaches a Major Milestone
…animal genomes and, when appropriate, it’s used to reintroduce livestock and aquatic species into living populations, Blackburn said. It’s also less expensive to store animal germplasm than to maintain live…
Global Livestock Show Worth The Trip – Sommet De L’Elevage
…best run annual livestock events, the Sommet De L’Elevage (Livestock Summit) in Clermont-Ferrand, France held the first week in October. The Sommet features cattle shows. This year they have nearly 2,000 animals participating….
USDA Farm Bill Implementation Progress Update
…on Livestock Dealer Statutory Trust: On April 26, 2019, AMS published in the Federal Register a notice soliciting input for the study on a Livestock Dealers Trust (Sec. 12103). Veteran…
Perdue Headlining Forbes AgTech Summit, Continuing Innovation Focus
…CEO, The Jackfruit Company Karen Schuett, Cofounder, CEO & Chief Technology Officer, Livestock Water Recycling Marian Singer, Cofounder & CEO, Wellntel Jason Smith, President & CEO, Smith Family Wines Victor…
Ag Groups and Others Stress Importance of USMCA Ratification
…USMCA ratification was also a significant point of discussion at a recent House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Hearing, “The State of U.S. Agricultural Products in International Markets.”…
Secretary Perdue Announces New Dairy Margin Coverage Signup Begins June 17
…in both FSA’s DMC program and the Risk Management Agency’s Livestock Gross Margin (LGM-Dairy) program. There are also no restrictions from participating in DMC in conjunction with any other RMA…
Secretary Perdue Statement on President Trump’s Biotech EO
…biotechnology front, better coordination of the Department of Agriculture, Environmental Protection Agency, and Food and Drug Administration regulations on genetic modification of crops and livestock is needed to reduce barriers…
USDA Proposes New Regulations for Animal Diagnostic Labs
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is looking to simplify the process for animal diagnostic labs to perform important livestock disease testing. The agency is proposing an update to…
Senate Committee Educated on Livestock Emissions
…to livestock and emission levels at the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry hearing on Climate Change and the Agriculture Sector. “U.S. livestock has shown astonishing progress economically…