Aug 31
A recent U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) program brought together “heavy hitters” from some of the Philippines’ largest flour milling companies for a trade policy focused mission to Oregon, Montana and Washington, DC. The team members’ companies account for more than half of total flour milling capacity in the Philippines, purchasing more than 1.3 million metric …
Aug 31
Authors James L. Mitchell and Ryan Loy write in Southern Ag Today: With cattle prices at historical highs, few investments carry more weight for a cow-calf operation than the decision to add replacement females. A producer has several options including buying heifers or mature cows that are either bred or open, buying cow/calf pairs, or …
Aug 31
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Aug 30
The New World Screwworm made it’s return to the southern part of the United States in early June of this year. If you had asked animal health officials as cases mounted in June, how many cases we might have across the southwest by Labor Day- most guesses would have been a hundred or more. But …
Aug 28
A new effort aimed at easing regulatory hurdles for independent livestock producers is taking shape after President Donald Trump took to social media to announce directives to draft legal documents granting farmers and ranchers the right to process their own food. In a post published to his social platform, Trump addressed longstanding producer frustrations regarding …
Aug 28
NCBA strongly supports increasing competition in the cattle markets and creating more opportunities for small and regional beef processors. We also support eliminating unnecessary regulations that make it harder for those businesses to compete. However, weakening federal meat inspection and food safety standards, as President Trump has suggested, is not the answer. For generations, cattle …
Aug 28
Trace mineral management can have a significant impact on beef cattle production, influencing herd reproduction, immunity, calf development and overall efficiency, according to Dr. Jerry Rusch, beef cattle veterinarian and technical service veterinarian with Axiota Health. Rusch spoke about the importance of trace minerals during a recent webinar hosted by ANCW. Rusch explained that while …
Aug 28
As Mexican live cattle begin crossing into the United States through Douglas, Arizona, after months of enhanced New World screwworm prevention measures, USDA is outlining the animal health protocol cattle must complete before entering the country. The details were provided by USDA Acting Chief Veterinary Officer Alan Huddleston and Rod Bain of the U.S. Department …
