Jason Smith finally received the news he had been waiting 10 months to hear. Judge Alan Zaunbrecher, of the 22nd Judicial District Court, ruled Smith and his family are exempt from sales taxes for beef they sell direct off their Louisiana farm. It has been a long, hard-fought battle, and one Smith said has been confusing from the very beginning.
Read MoreA Louisiana judge has denied an attempt by Washington Parish Sheriff Randy "Country" Seal to collect nearly $40,000 in back sales taxes and penalties from a rancher who sells meat from his own cows under a private label.
Read MoreClick below for the market report from the latest Red River Livestock Auction.
Read MoreClick below for the market report from the latest Kinder Livestock Auction.
Read MoreThe July 2022 Price & Production Summary gives prices for cattle, poultry, hogs and dairy.
Read MoreThe first week in August your CPL Executive committee, Mike Kovac, Dave Sanson and myself, took our annual cattle trip at no expense to CPL. Our first stop was in West Plains, Missouri to visit a producer who last year bought a load of bred heifers from Mike Kovac.
Read MoreVeterinarian Randall Raymond sees too many dead cattle that are close to the finish line.
“Those late days-on-feed mortalities are both frustrating and expensive,” says Raymond, director of research and veterinary medicine at Simplot Land and Livestock.
Indeed, the incidence of bovine congestive heart failure (BCHF) is increasing throughout the industry, especially as cattle are fed to heavier end points.
Read MoreHouse Agricultural Committee Chairman Rep. David Scott (D-GA) recently introduced the Small Family Farmer and Rancher Relief Act (H.R. 8590). The act attempts to serve small farmers and ranchers in the cattle industry and address a “growing crisis” in decreasing cattle numbers.
The measure is intended to take a “two-pillar approach” to expanding and diversifying marketing opportunities while helping ranchers to preserve their operations for future generations.
Read MoreThe dog days of summer are here, and it's important to protect your livestock from the stifling heat. LSU AgCenter correspondent Craig Gautreaux tells us what livestock owners can do to make their animals more comfortable.
Read MoreClick below for the market report from the latest Red River Livestock Auction.
Read MoreClick below for the market report from the latest Dominique’s Livestock Auctions.
Read MoreGonsoulin Land & Cattle in New Iberia, Louisiana, was one of the first ranches to jump on the grass-fed beef bandwagon in 2005.
“We wanted to sell some of our beef to family and friends, so we decided on grass-fed,” says Shannon Gonsoulin, whose family history on this ranch goes back to the 1700s. “It’s morphed into a much larger deal.”
Read MoreHow will this year’s weather conditions affect crop production? The Monthly Agricultural Yield Survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will survey U.S. farmers beginning July 30, 2022, regarding yields of the major row crops throughout the growing season across the United States.
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