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Category: Ag News
Feb 08
2022 Beef Exports Set Annual Records; Strong Finish for Pork Exports
U.S. beef exports set annual records for both volume and value in 2022, according to year-end data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Pork exports finished lower year-over-year but export value was the third largest on record, trailing only the highs reached in 2020 and 2021. Pork exports continued …
Feb 08
CAB Insider: Calm Before the Storm
The January 1 cattle inventory report published last Tuesday featured the expected declines in head counts for every class of cattle except for dairy cows, up a marginal 0.3%. The beef cow herd was reported at 28.9 million head, down 3.6% and off a bit more than some analyst expectations. The deep cut to beef …
Feb 08
U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Key Staff Appointments
The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the names of individuals who will hold senior staff positions in Washington, D.C. Cathy Cochran has been appointed Director of the Office of Communications Cochran previously served as Press Secretary at USDA during the Obama-Biden Administration, and she also held roles in the public affairs office of USDA’s …
Feb 08
Southern Plains Perspective: Taking a closer look at Grain Sorghum
Have you ever thought much about milo (grain sorghum)? I know that seems like a funny thing to ask, but as I was surfing through the internet this week looking for good blog ideas, I came across several articles talking about grain sorghum. That’s not all that surprising, considering that I am researching climate change, …
Feb 08
Super Bowl LVII to be played on Oklahoma State University turfgrass
By Alisa Boswell-Gore Oklahoma State University turfgrass has scored another touchdown; this time at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. This Sunday, Super Bowl LVII will be played there on Tahoma 31 bermudagrass, a turf variety developed by OSU researchers. The NFL’s conference championships were also played on OSU turfgrass on Jan. 29 — the …
Feb 08
Allendale’s Rich Nelson Sees Minimal Change in Wheat Ending Stocks in WASDE and has Concerns about Exports
USDA on Wednesday released its February Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports. Farm Director, KC Sheperd, caught up with Allendale’s Rich Nelson and talked about the numbers in this latest WASDE report. “For the most part, USDA gave us kind of what that trade was expecting here in today’s discussion,” …
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