…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…
Sommet De l’Elevage is Under Way
Sommet De l’Elevage, Largest Livestock Show in Europe The largest livestock show in Europe, the Sommet De l’Elevage is under way in Clermont-Ferrand; the heart of French agriculture. In its…
Ag Economy Barometer Shows Slight Improvement
…direction of prices for livestock and livestock products, especially beef cattle and milk, than at any time in the last year. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
HSUS Lawsuit on Regulating CAFO Emissions Dismissed
…other livestock and poultry farmers entered into agreements with EPA, settling what the agency believed were issues with air emissions associated with livestock production. However, the National Pork Producers Council…
Food and Agriculture Co-op Income Again Sets Record
…farm supply co-op, based in Saint Paul, Minn., was third, with $13.1 billion in sales. The biggest ‘gainer’ on the list from 2014 was Producers Livestock Marketing Association, based in…
Training, Educating the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…support. Priority subject matter includes: Basic livestock, forest management, and crop farming practices Innovative farm, ranch, and private, nonindustrial forest land transfer strategies Entrepreneurship and business training Financial and risk…
Livestock Sales Bill Clears Senate, Heads to White House
…for livestock producers who use 21st century technology for livestock sales. The Senate on Thursday sent the Clarification of Treatment of Electronic Sales of Livestock Act to the White House….
Pacific Region Cattle/Livestock Review
California Cattle on Feed Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in California for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 405,000 head on September 1,…
Farm Economy Slumping into Fourth Quarter 2016
…remain unchanged in February, the revision in August pointed to a decline of about 4 percent from a year ago (Chart 2). Similarly, in the livestock sector, the August report…
Clean Water Act: Report Details how Agencies Expand Authority
…grazing conditions for cattle. According to the report, the landowner ultimately decided to sell his property and discontinue farming in response to the Corps action. In a third California case,…
Organic Research and Extension Programs Funding
…transitioning organic livestock and crop producers improve their competitiveness as well as adopt organic practices. Priority areas for 2016 include research on organic practices such as crop rotation, improved technologies…
USDA Launches Cage-Free Egg Report
…Farm Broadcasting news service. From: USDA USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), through its Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News (LPGMN) Division, published a new report adding transparency to the cage-free…
Antibiotic Resistance Can Occur Naturally in Soil Bacteria
…to differentiate resistance caused by human antibiotic use from resistance that occurs naturally. Durso and her team examined native prairie soils that had little human impact and no animal grazing…