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13 July 2018
CME: Retail Beef Prices Up This MonthUS - The Office of the Chief Economist released the latest WASDE yesterday, following usual protocol, updating crop acres to match the USDA NASS "Acreage" report but leaving yields on their respective trend lines, according to Steiner Consulting Group,...
Cattlemen Press for USDA Oversight at Public Meeting on Lab-Grown Fake MeatUS - Yesterday, Danielle Beck, director of government affairs for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), used remarks at a public meeting to advocate for US Department of Agriculture (USDA) oversight of lab-grown fake meat products....
Cheesemakers Hit by Tariff DisputeUS - Nearly 635 million kilograms of American cheese are in cold storage in the United States. That's roughly 1.8 kilos of cheese for every American, the highest amount since record-keeping began in 1917....
12 July 2018
CME: What Changes to be Made to US Livestock, Poultry ForecastsUS - Today (Thursday, 12 July), the monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report will be released, which is developed under the authority of the USDA’s Office of the Chief Economist using expertise across the agency and experts...
20% of Americans Responsible for Almost Half of US Food-related GHGsUS - On any given day, 20 per cent of Americans account for nearly half of US diet-related greenhouse gas emissions, and high levels of beef consumption are largely responsible, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Michigan and...
US Dairy Producers Fret Over TariffsUS - Nearly 1.4 billion pounds of American cheese is in cold storage in the US. That's roughly 4 pounds of cheese for every American, the highest amount since record-keeping began in 1917....
Montana Hopes for Beef Deal with Chinese Retail Giant Despite Trump's TradeUS - Montana officials are hoping that a blockbuster deal with Chinese retail giant JD.com to export local beef will be possible despite the US Government's escalating trade war with China....
11 July 2018
CME: May, June Feeder Cattle Prices Able to Sustain Longest Rising Price TrendUS - Feeder cattle prices during May and June were able to sustain the longest rising price trend for the year to date, reports Steiner Consulting Group, DLR Division, Inc....
10 July 2018
CME: Beef Export Value in May Higher Than a Year AgoUS - According to Steiner Consulting Group, DLR Division, Inc., USDA released the official May trade statistics on Friday....
May Beef Exports Shatter Value RecordUS - US beef exports set a new value record in May while also increasing significantly year-over-year in volume, according to data released by USDA and compiled by USMEF....
Climate Projections Suggest Lancaster County Corn Yields in Jeopardy by 2050US - Climate projections indicate more warming will occur in the Northeast than other sections of the United States, and that has implications for corn crops and dairy farms in the region by 2050, researchers warn....
09 July 2018
CME: US Beef Imports Higher in H1/2018 US - US beef imports were higher in the first six months of the year despite the ban on Brazilian beef that went into effect last spring. At this point there is no clear path for the resumption of those imports and it serves no purpose to speculate...
03 July 2018
CoBank quarterly economic outlook – trade war takes a toll on ag economyCoBank reports from Denver; discussing how new tariffs dampen the outlook for sectors across the agricultural economy in the US...
CME: Fed Cattle Slaughter During W26 Higher Than a Year AgoUS - Before we review some of the production data for last week, a quick note on the Canadian tariffs on 13 billion dollars of US products. The list of US products that will be subject to a Canadian retaliatory tariffs does not include any pork items,...
Livestock Groups Urge Swift Passage of ESA Amendments of 2018US - The Public Lands Council (PLC), the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), and the American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) yesterday urged swift passage of the Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2018. ...
Low-tech Food Safety Trainings Still Best for Some AudiencesUS - While current training for food safety and sanitation usually incorporates high-technology presentations, such as videos and slide shows, there is still a need for low-tech approaches, according to Penn State researchers....
29 June 2018
Land O'Lakes, California Bioenergy Partner to Advance 'Barn to Biogas'US - Land O’Lakes, Inc. and California Bioenergy LLC (CalBio) have launched a first-of-its-kind collaboration to support the financing, installation and management of on-farm methane digesters to generate renewable compressed natural gas fuel in California...
28 June 2018
CME: COF Report on High Side of Analysts' Pre-report EstimatesUS - Last Friday, USDA-NASS released the "Cattle on Feed" report providing an updated look at feedlots with a capacity greater than 1000 head. The inventory came in on the high side of analysts’ pre-report estimates, showed marketings equal to expectations,...
27 June 2018
Celebrating 50 Years with the industry’s only in-feed estrus suppressorPodcast with managing nutritionist Gary Sides, PhD, looks back on five decades with MGA®...
22 June 2018
Zoetis Cattle tips: Decrease BRD re-treatments, decrease losses.Three ways eliminating extra pulls and re-treatments helps improve your returns...
18 June 2018
CME: LMIC Projects Rise in Current Quarter Beef ProductionUS - Consumers are in a mood to spend this spring and the food industry is garnering the benefits, according to Steiner Consulting Group, DLR Division, Inc....
NCBA 'Looks Forward' to Public Meeting on Fake MeatUS - According to the FDA, a public meeting will be held with the intent to provide interested parties and the public with an opportunity to comment on emerging lab-grown protein technology. The public meeting is not a formal decision and will not prevent...
15 June 2018
Caribbean Chefs Inspired by US Beef Education, Texas Barbecue ThemesUS - Like many of his fellow chefs in the Caribbean, Rene Klop works with cuts of US beef and regularly includes traditional beef dishes on his restaurant’s menu. But as a member of the "Caribbean Barbecue Team" in Texas this week for insights into...
14 June 2018
CME: March Beef Supplies Down Compared to Year EarlierUS - Supplies of beef normally marketed in the form of hamburgers or processed meats such as sausages and deli meats have been rising since 2011, reports Steiner Consulting Group, DLR Division, Inc....
Senate Committee Vote a 'Positive Step' for 2018 Farm BillUS - Yesterday, the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee held a mark-up of the Senate version of the 2018 Farm Bill. The Committee voted to advance the bill on a 20-1 vote....
Mediterranean-style Eating with Lean, Unprocessed Red Meat Improves Heart Disease RiskUS - Adopting a Mediterranean-style eating pattern improves heart health, with or without reducing red meat intake, if the red meat consumed is lean and unprocessed, according to a Purdue University nutrition study....
ANIZOME Launches Microbiome Discovery Platform for Animal Health, NutritionUS - ANIZOME™, the first company to offer a commercial therapeutic microbiome discovery platform dedicated to animal health and nutrition, was launched last month....
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