USDA’s latest Cattle on Feed report, released May 21, shows the number of animals on feed as of May 1 is 4.7% above year-ago levels. The report provides monthly estimates of the number of cattle being fed for slaughter. For the report, USDA surveys feedlots of 1,000 head or more, as this represents 85% of all fed cattle. Cattle feeders provide data on inventory, placements, marketings and other disappearance. It is important to remember that due to COVID-19 disruptions last year, typical year-over-year comparisons need to be contextualized.
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From May 2021 through July 2021, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS), in collaboration with the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), will conduct its third national study of U.S. small enterprise swine operations.
The study will take an in-depth look at small enterprise swine operations (fewer than 1,000 pigs) and provide new information regarding animal health and management practices used on these operations, as well as the alternative marketing strategies they implement.
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An East Feliciana Parish man is behind bars accused of stealing 11 head of cattle from a livestock market in Tangipahoa Parish.
Thirty-three year old Eric D. Banford, 3768 Richmond Drive, Ethel, La., turned himself in to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office Friday morning following an investigation by the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry’s (LDAF’s) Brand Commission.
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FINALLY! CPL had its first information meeting in 14 months at Elm Park Plantation, St. Francisville on April 22, 2021 and we had 50 people in attendance. We also have scheduled a meeting in cooperation with the Louisiana Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative (LGLCI) at Jim Paul Dupont’s ranch in Ragley, LA on May 27 at 6:00, you can contact me for more information.
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A total of $270,000 was given to 54 veterinary students from around the world as scholarships through the Merck Animal Health Veterinary Student Scholarship Program. The global biopharmaceutical company Merck has partnered with the American Veterinary Medical Foundation since 2013 to provide scholarship support to hundreds of veterinary students. The selected second- and third-year students pursuing careers in companion animal or large animal medicine will each receive a $5,000 scholarship to support their educational endeavors.
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This report contains the results from the 2021 May Ag Yield, 2020 Cotton Ginnings, and Objective Yield surveys. Thanks to all who responded to these surveys and to those cotton producers who allowed objective measurements to be taken in their fields.
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