Dec 14
Fed cattle prices found a stable range in the past three weeks after making the $3/cwt. upward leap the week of Thanksgiving. Last week’s negotiated cash trade was on a smaller weekly head count and packers kept a lid on the upward price momentum. The weekly average of $155.65/cwt. was 65-cents under the prior week, …
Dec 14
Today, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) opened the application for public policy internships for the fall 2023 semester. This internship program is conducted in conjunction with the Public Lands Council (PLC) and offers interns an opportunity to support the advocacy work of NCBA and PLC in Washington, D.C. “This is a unique internship …
Dec 14
The presidents of 23 state corn grower groups, joined by the president of the National Corn Growers Association, sent a letter to President Biden today calling for him to take additional steps to address the pending decree by Mexico that would block imports of biotech corn. The letter encouraged the president to raise the issue …
Dec 14
A new survey of more than 150 equipment manufacturing companies released today by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) warns that U.S. equipment manufacturers continue to face supply chain issues and a persistent labor shortage nearly three years after the onset of the pandemic. AEM surveyed 179 equipment manufacturing executives on the causes of supply …
Dec 14
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is talking with the Animal Agriculture Alliance president and CEO, Hannah Thompson-Weeman. Hays and Thompson-Weeman talk about headwinds in animal agriculture as we advance to 2023. “One of the biggest concerns we have at the alliance coming out of this year is a recent court case in Utah …
Dec 14
The Ecosystem Services Market Consortium (ESMC), US Cotton Trust Protocol, Manulife Investment Management, and Forum for the Future announce the launch of an Eco-Harvest pilot project in Alabama, Arkansas, Texas, and Tennessee. This project will work with cotton farmers to generate high quality carbon and greenhouse gas credits on over 2,300 acres. Cotton producers targeted …
Dec 14
The Missouri Corn Growers Association and Missouri Corn Merchandising Council are continuing the longstanding tradition of awarding seven deserving students $1,000 scholarships in 2023. Applications for the Missouri Corn Scholarship Program are now available for high school seniors and college juniors pursuing a degree in agronomy or related area of agriculture. “Missouri Corn is always …
Dec 14
Associate Farm Editor, Reagan Calk, got the chance to visit with the OSU Extension Northeast Area Livestock Specialist, Earl Ward, about efficiently feeding livestock through the winter. Ward said it is important for producers to identify which supplement works best for the hay or standing forage available to them. Choosing the wrong supplement will only …
Dec 14
On today’s Cow-Calf Corner, Barry Whitworth, DVM, OSU Eastern Oklahoma Area Food/Animal Quality and Health Specialist talks about the importance of Vitamin A. According to Dr. Greg Hanzlicek, with the Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (KSVDL), Kansas had an unusually high number of stillbirth cases and weak born calves in the spring of 2019. After …
Dec 14
The Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Disaster Relief Fund (TSCRA DRF) today announced donations to 37 volunteer fire departments in wildfire disaster declared counties in Texas. The donations, totaling $182,000, support resources, equipment, and training for volunteer fire departments to ensure the departments can quickly and more efficiently suppress rangeland wildfires. “Volunteer fire departments …
