…Coverage (PLC), and the Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP)-are forecast to increase nearly 25 percent to $13.5 billion in 2016. For producers challenged by weather, disease and falling prices,…
Less Profitability For Farmers This Year
USDA’s latest Farm Income Forecast reveals ag producers are expected to be less profitable in 2016 than the previous year. Farmers This Year…
Human Brain Evolution Not Possible Without Eating Meat
…generally tough plant foods that were available to early humans. The National Pork Producers Council says another report, published in an academic journal, found that a vegan diet uses a…
Pro Farmer Releases Crop Tour Results
…Iowa than in Illinois. Plus, stalk quality concerns could cost some producers yield. Minnesota: 175 bu. per acre. The Minnesota corn crop was a disappointment. The crop showed impacts from…
Farm, Dairy Groups Praise USDA Surplus Cheese Purchases
…valued at $20 million, should reduce some downward pressure on dairy markets as dairy producer’s revenues have dropped 35 percent over the past two years. Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall…
USDA Allowing Meat, Egg Products with “No GMO” Label
The Department of Agriculture will begin allowing meat, poultry and egg producers to use labels such as “contains no GMO” or “derived from beef fed no GMO feed.” The guidance…
USDA Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Survey Coming Soon
…producers and all sectors of the industry to make strategic business decisions and guide investments,” said Messer. NASS will mail the questionnaires to hog producers selected for the survey in…
USDA to Measure Small Grain Production
…than 2,000 producers in California to accurately measure 2016 acreage, yield, and production for small grains. The data collected from this survey will also help set small grain acreage and…
USDA to Purchase Surplus Cheese, Continue to Assist Dairy Producers
…dairy producers to calculate levels of coverage available from MPP based on price projections. On Aug. 4, USDA announced approximately $11.2 million in financial assistance to U.S. producers enrolled in…
August Dairy Market Report
…and Australia. Read the full report (.pdf) The Dairy Market Report is written and produced by the National Milk Producers Federation and sponsored by Dairy Management Inc. in Rosemont, Ill….
Canada Records Records Beef Herd Increase
Canada beef producers increased the nation’s overall beef herd by one percent in the last year, the first increase since 2012. Statistics Canada released livestock estimated as of July first,…
U.S. Beef Gaining Market Share in Japan
…which benefits from more favorable tariffs. U.S. producers, in line with other suppliers, face a 38.5 percent tariff rate on beef exports to Japan. Australian producers pay a 30.5 percent…
Treating Anaplasmosis In Cattle
Cattle producers need to confer with their veterinarians on how best to treat a potentially fatal disease, if diagnosed in their herds. Rod Bain and Dana Zook of Oklahoma State…
Chicken Consumption Study
…be strong, the survey shows that more people are eating chicken away from home, which is good news for chicken producers, food service establishments and the overall economy.” Read more….