The American Farm Bureau Federation and National Farmers Union sent a letter today requesting that USDA bring stability to Class I milk prices. The letter, sent jointly by AFBF President Zippy Duvall and NFU President Rob Larew, asks Secretary Tom Vilsack to issue an interim final decision to return the Class I mover formula to the “higher of” the Class III or IV calculations, as it was before the 2018 farm bill.
Read MoreClick below for the market report from the latest Tiger Lake Livestock Auction.
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Read MoreA new business is coming to Cut Off later this spring — a brick and mortar store that will give locals the chance to buy fresh, homegrown meat, eggs, poultry and more for their family’s kitchens.
Southern Farms Specialty Meats has aspirations to open later this spring. The new business will be located in the old gas station in front of the Bason Boat Launch in Cut Off right off La. Highway 3235.
Read MoreWe have exciting news! Planning for the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation (LFBF) 2024 Beef Tour is officially underway and we need your help to make this event bigger and better than ever before. This week is packed with pasture walks, educational tours on University of Florida’s campus, and views of some of the best cattle in Florida. We would love to have you with us!
Read MoreJust down the street from each other, groups representing the nation's veterinarians and state agricultural directors are both raising concerns about the growing shortage of rural veterinarians who treat food animals.
Read MoreClick below for the market report from the latest Dominique’s Livestock auctions.
Read MoreClick below for the market report from the latest Tiger Lake Livestock Auction.
Read MoreClick below for the market report from the latest Red River Livestock Auction.
Read MoreFebruary is still the shortest month of the year, however, this year is Leap Year, so we gain a day.
Cattle receipts at our local sale barns are historically light this time of year, but with sharply higher prices in January this trend could continue especially for slaughter cows.
Read MoreAmerica’s families might soon see record-high beef prices at the grocery store, thanks to the lowest cattle inventory in more than 70 years. American Farm Bureau Federation economists analyzed the USDA inventory report in the latest Market Intel.
There were 87.2 million cattle and calves in the United States as of Jan. 2, 2024, 2% lower than the same time in 2023. It’s the lowest inventory since 1951. Just four years ago, there were almost 95 million cattle in the U.S.
Read MoreUSDA’s January and July Cattle Inventory reports, released toward the end of each respective month, provide the total inventory of beef cows, milk cows, bulls, replacement heifers, other steers and heifers, and the calf crop for the current year. With drought and high input costs compelling farmers to market a higher-than-normal percentage of female cattle, the most recent cattle inventory dropped to lows not seen in decades.
Read MoreIn late 2022, torrential rains hammered Louisiana’s farmers, laying waste to large swaths of cotton and soybean crops, especially in the northeast. Then, last year’s historic drought stunted growth and created a whole different set of problems.
Will Ratcliff, who farms about 3,500 acres in Tensas Parish, keenly felt both events, which came on top of historically high costs for fertilizer and fuel, driven in part by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Read MoreConner Symons, Pearl River, LA., has earned the National Junior Angus Association’s (NJAA) Silver award, according to Caitlyn Brandt, events and junior activities director of the American Angus Association® in Saint Joseph, Mo.
Symons is the 14-year-old son of Shawn and Britanee Symons and attends Pearl River High School. He is a member of the NJAA and the Louisiana Junior Angus Association.
Read MoreThe LSU AgCenter is partnering with USDA to offer the ASPIRE [Agricultural Sciences Professional Internships in Research and Extension] Program during the summer of 2024. Undergraduate students (from any college or educational institution, including LSU) are encouraged to apply for various 10- week paid summer internships. There are internships focused in animal science, horticulture, 4-H, nutrition, entomology and aquaculture.
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