…reduced across broilers, turkeys, and eggs for 2016 and reduced for broilers and eggs for 2017. Read the full USDA Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook report (with all charts). (.pdf)…
CDFA Committee/Board Vacancies
…Attention: Victoria Hornbaker. For additional information, contact: Victoria Hornbaker, Program Manager at (916) 654-0317, or e-mail (Victoria.hornbaker@cdfa.ca.gov). Livestock Identification Advisory Board-4 Vacancies CDFA’s Bureau of Livestock Identification is announcing vacancies…
USCA Opposes CME Proposed Changes to Live Cattle Futures
…a cash settlement process for live cattle futures, the same settlement process for other livestock futures operated by CME. Modifications to the physical delivery process are also being considered. USCA…
Final Rule for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program
…certified and non-certified entities, which will help streamline participation in the Agricultural Land Easement component of ACEP. The final rule also incorporates more fully the protection of grazing uses and…
Agri View: Weather Problems
…were lost? Or how much livestock? Tragedy is bad anywhere anytime. Flood, tornado or drought. And they all affect agriculture as much as they do anything or anybody else. No…
International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists
…open spaces of our world. These lands are important for livestock production, habitat for wildlife, soil and water conservation, recreation, and conservation of biological diversity. In the face of variable…
USDA Moves Forward with Flawed GIPSA Rules
…true today as it was in 2010.” NCBA calls on USDA to immediately withdraw the GIPSA rules and work with the industry to address the Administration’s concerns with livestock marketing….
NPPC Concerned About Rules On Livestock Contracts
The National Pork Producers Council expressed concern about U.S. Department of Agriculture regulations on the buying and selling of livestock and poultry. USDA sent to the White House Office of…
North Carolina Flooding Kills Thousands of Livestock
Estimates are that flooding has killed tens of thousands of livestock in North Carolina as a result of Hurricane Matthew. Governor Pat Mcrory said officials would work to clean up…
USDA WASDE Report at a Glance
…to higher world import demand. Livestock, Poultry, and Dairy: The forecast for total red meat and poultry production for 2016 is reduced from last month as slightly higher beef and…
Advisory Committee on Animal Health Seeks Nominations for Membership
…matters of public health, conservation of national resources, stability of livestock economies, livestock disease management and traceability strategies, prioritizing animal health imperatives, and other related aspects of agriculture. Terms will…
August Beef, Pork Exports Strong
…and 28 percent in value (to $85.8 million). Pork variety meat exports were 44,563 mt valued at $88.2 million – up 44 percent and 51 percent, respectively. “U.S. livestock producers…
Early-Autumn Weather Affects Coastal Crops
…and gave farmers and ranchers more than one good reason to sweat. In San Luis Obispo County, cattle rancher Joy Fitzhugh expressed concern about the health of her livestock, and…
Cargill Sales and Net Earnings Higher in 2016
…time as each farming family gifts livestock to another family in need. Cargill’s animal nutrition business is committed to sharing its knowledge of animal husbandry through farmer training and other…