The dairy industry in the United States is massive. It supplies dietary requirements to the vast majority of the population. This same industry also contributes approximately 1.58 percent of the country’s total greenhouse gas emissions. A commonly suggested solution to reduce greenhouse gas output has been to reduce or eliminate this industry in favor of plant production.
Read MoreThe December 2020 Price & Production Summary gives prices for cattle, poultry, hogs and dairy.
Read MoreLivestock producers faced a rollercoaster of prices and events in 2020. As the pandemic caused a major bottleneck in processing, prices responded negatively. But the silver lining of 2020 was the export side where a phenomenal story of demand played out.
Read MoreBy late fall, much of the Midwest is a pleasing landscape of dry, harvested corn fields. It makes for a bucolic rural scene on highway drives. But the corn litter that’s left over doesn’t seem useful, at least to untrained eyes.
Read MoreAverage Report For January 4-5, 2021
Read MoreThe coronavirus pandemic is propelling one new American pastime to new heights, with more people forced to hunker down at home setting up coops and raising chickens in their backyards. While the earthy hobby is a source of animal companionship and fresh eggs, it also comes at a cost, with the count of Americans sickened by salmonella linked to backyard poultry higher in 2020 than any previous year.
Read MoreDairy Grazing Apprenticeship announced that U.S. military veterans will qualify for reimbursement of tuition for classes taken through its online school, Managed Grazing Innovation Center. The purpose is to increase access to educational opportunities for veterans considering a career in dairy farming.
Read MorePlans are moving forward for the 2021 Acadia Parish Junior Livestock Show and Sale. This year’s event will take on a very different appearance compared to those in the past. Gone will be the scene of the Rice Arena barn filled with cows and sheep and hogs for three days.
Read MoreThe Trump administration is rushing to finalize a rule that would make faster line speeds at poultry plants permanent, according to a story in the Washington Post. Last year the Trump administration allowed 15 poultry plants to increase slaughter line speeds during the coronavirus pandemic, an action that makes it more difficult for workers to maintain space between one another. Critics also claim it appears to have helped spread COVID-19.
Read MoreUniversity Products, LLC officially announced the creation of a vaccine successfully used to treat bovine anaplasmosis since 2000. Developed at the Agriculture Center of Veterinary Science at Louisiana State University, and USDA-approved for experimental use, the vaccine has already been widely deployed with no side effects or adverse reactions reported.
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