Jul 03
In celebration with America 250, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will be hosting the Great American Farmers Market on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., during National Farmers Market Week. The market will run this summer from August 3rd to August 8th, and musical performers, farmers, …
Jul 03
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Jul 03
Foot rot is a common disease affecting cattle. It creates swelling and lameness in one or more feet. The condition can lead to severe lameness, decreased weight gain, and reduced overall production. If treatment is not initiated in a timely manner, deeper structures of the foot may become affected, leading to chronic disease and …
Jul 02
Oklahoma State Veterinarian Dr. Rod Hall has written this open letter on the latest on what is going on with New World Screwworm: I wanted to give you all an update on the New World Screwworm situation. The good news is that no new cases north of the cases in the southern Mexican states of …
Jul 02
Revenue total of $16.92B for the last 12 months, a increase of $38.57M, or 0.2%, over the last year.– Year over year monthly comparisons show an overall increase of $47.1M or 3.3%.– Increase in revenue of 15.1% over last month. – Three tax sources increased over the last month. – Total Income Tax of $593.9M up …
Jul 02
The past two weeks have each featured a federally inspected cattle harvest total of 560,000 head, a 52,000 head per week step back from the same period a year ago. Focusing on just fed steers and heifers, the weekly average for the two-week period was 462,000 head harvested, 36,500 head fewer than a year …
Jul 02
Article Courtesy of Courtesy Blogger at Animal Ag Alliance. All posts are the author’s opinion and do not necessarily represent the view of the Animal Ag Alliance. To me, there are three quintessential things about the summer season— warm evenings, time spent outdoors, and the classic sizzle of meat on a grill. The month of …
