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The August Crop Production report released recently by USDA-NASS included forecasts for hay production in selected states and the U.S. Total production of alfalfa hay in 2022 is forecast at 49.1 million tons, down 0.3 percent from 2021 levels and 13.6 percent below the ten-year average from 2011-2020. All other hay production for 2022 is forecast at 67.7 million tons, down 4.6 percent year over year and down 7.4 percent from the ten-year average.
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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.
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A 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.
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The July 2022 Price & Production Summary gives prices for cattle, poultry, hogs and dairy.
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The 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.
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Veterinarian 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.
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House 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.
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The 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.
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