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Cow Country Reporter: August 2024
Cow Country Reporter: August 2024

August is when marketing of our good Louisiana Spring-calves starts to increase. We have also seen the price for slaughter cows decrease slightly, from the highs of early Summer. Demand for ground beef continues to stay good and with school starting up coupled with Labor Day celebration, prices may increase. Continue to reduce the age of your cow herd during these times of high slaughter cow prices, so when the market “heads south” you have a young cow herd.

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LivestockAvery Davidson
USDA Invests $22 Million in 29 Projects to Expand Conservation for Livestock Producers
USDA Invests $22 Million in 29 Projects to Expand Conservation for Livestock Producers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded $22 million for 29 selected projects in 36 states that expand access to conservation technical assistance for livestock producers and increases the use of conservation practices on grazing lands. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is funding the cooperative agreements through its Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative (GLCI), which empowers partners to increase availability of grazing land technical assistance for livestock producers, including historically underserved producers, as well as Native American tribal governments.

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Livestock, USDAAvery Davidson
Hurricane Preparation and Recovery Guides for Louisiana Producers
Hurricane Preparation and Recovery Guides for Louisiana Producers

Louisiana agriculture generates approximately $3 billion in sales each year, but in most years agricultural productivity is negatively affected by hurricane damage. Louisianans are familiar with the devastation and loss of life and property that can accompany a hurricane event as the state experiences, on average, one hurricane every three years. The total economic losses from a single hurricane can reach tens of billions of dollars, while agricultural losses can exceed one billion dollars. Louisiana is a major agricultural producer for the United States, but the structures, livestock, and crops are highly exposed to extreme wind and flooding during hurricane events.

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Corn, Cotton, Aquaculture, Forestry, Livestock, Rice, Soybeans, Sugarcane, USDAAvery Davidson
Message to Webster Parish Livestock Supporters
Message to Webster Parish Livestock Supporters

Thank you for the continued support through the years of supporting Webster Parish 4-H and the Webster Parish Livestock Programs, especially the livestock sale. We at the Webster Parish Extension office could not have the wonderful programs without the continued support of our communities. Once again thank you.

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LivestockAllie Shipley