…beyond that critical underlying function that mobilizes the state if there were an emerging animal disease of a major scale,” said David Daley, a cattle rancher and associate dean of…
American Lamb Board Appointments Announced
…The lamb R&P program operates as the American Lamb Board. The program’s goal is to develop and expand the markets for sheep and sheep products. Under the program, producers, seedstock…
Wasp and Scale Insects Help Control Giant Reed
…vegetation. Giant reed grows between three and seven inches a day and reaches heights of 30 feet along the Rio Grande, according to Goolsby. The weed worsens cattle fever tick…
Federal Court to Decide Fate of R-CALF Suit
…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
…Cattail Sheep Sorrel Garlic Mustard Edible Burdock Gooseberries Wild Rose Hips on Bush American Elderberry Lemonade Wild Strawberry Chickweed American Elderberry Common Milkweed Bueberries and Cranberries Lambsquarters Wild Rose Wild…
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…