The 2020 elections brought some changes to the House of Representatives, some positive and some challenging for cattle producers. Democrats have maintained control in the House of Representatives, but their margin has dwindled, said Tanner Beymer, director of government affairs and market regulatory policy for National Cattlemen’s Beef Association.
Read MoreMembers of the American Farm Bureau Federation gathered virtually Thursday to assess the changes the organization would pursue in its lengthy policy book.
Read MoreOn January 15, USDA announced additional assistance through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. This new assistance will include expanded eligibility for certain commodities and producers established in the recently passed relief package, as well as updated payments for producers who were eligible under previous iterations of the program.
Read MoreThe Livestock Brand Commission will meet at 10 a.m. on Jan. 15, 2021. This meeting will be available via video conference and teleconference.
Read MoreU.S. beef exports posted one of the best months on record in November, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation. November was also a strong month for pork exports, which already surpassed the full-year volume and value records set in 2019.
Read MoreThe year 2020 is behind us and we look forward to 2021. When I think of the old adage, “hind sight is 20/20 vision” it has a different “feel” now. This January may be the month to pause, take a deep breath and reflect on just what happened in our own operation and how can we improve in the year 2021.
Read MoreThe 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.
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