…billion pounds, was 10 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.50 million head, down 11 percent from August 2013. The average live weight was up 19 pounds from…
California Crop Weather
…daily. In San Mateo County, pumpkins were harvested and the pea harvest wrapped up. Livestock Very poor range conditions and lack of water continued to plague livestock producers. Range cattle…
California Farm Service Agency Deadline for Livestock Forage Program (LFP)
…losses due to drought or fire between Oct. 1, 2011 and Dec. 31, 2014. Eligible livestock includes alpacas, beef cattle, buffalo, beefalo, dairy cattle, deer, elk, emus, equine, goats, llamas,…
United States Cattle on Feed Down 1 Percent
Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 9.8 million head on September 1, 2014. The…
Leopold Conservation Award Finalists Announced
…They manage certified organic cattle pastures on the family ranch and their leases with the U.S. Forest Service and Audubon’s Kern River Preserve. The ranch has a Southwestern willow flycatcher…
Livestock Producers Urged to Enroll in Disaster Assistance Program by Oct. 1
…who suffered grazing losses due to drought or fire between Oct. 1, 2011 and Dec. 31, 2014. Eligible livestock includes alpacas, beef cattle, buffalo, beefalo, dairy cattle, deer, elk, emus,…
CA Agrotourism: SLO’s Madonna Inn
…trail rides. Mat Tornquist is the operations manager for the Madonna Inn. He tells us the Madonna family has a long history in cattle and horses. The trail rides are…
End of the Brucellosis Milk Surveillance Program in California
…tests, and the examination of aborted fetuses and samples from aborting cattle submitted to the laboratory to detect infection and meet the national surveillance goals to maintain brucellosis free status….
Drought Lessons from a Sheep Rancher
(From UC Davis) While a severe drought continues to devastate California agriculture, one sheep rancher in Oroville has found a centuries-old solution at the bottom of his wood stove —…
Federal Indictment for CA Slaughterhouse
…million pounds of beef earlier this year. The allegations include processing USDA condemned cattle, removing the “USDA Condemned” stamp from the cattle carcasses and processing the condemned cattle, among other…
Weekly Crop Check-In
…chopped. Sudan grass and Bermuda grass were harvested. Livestock Bees continued to work sunflower, melon and squash fields. Range and pasture quality declined as the drought continued. Sheep and cattle…
Froman ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ About TTIP Talks
Michael B. Froman, U.S. Trade Representative U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman talked with cattle producers about ongoing trade negotiations, and offered a positive outlook. Froman on TTIP Froman told the…
Lower Supplies, Higher Prices for Cattle
…to the lower supplies and higher prices of cattle. For some the adjustment is to close down. Gary Crawford has the details. Beef processors pressured by low cattle numbers/high prices….
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Provides Six-Month Update on Farm Bill Implementation Progress
…and Ranchers Program. Sheep Production and Marketing Grant: On July 28, AMS announced new programs to assist the sheep industry with the production and marketing of their products in the…