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24 September 2021
NFU lobbies for stronger antitrust action with Fairness for Farmers campaignThe National Farmers Union, the second-largest farm group representing nearly 200,000 farming families in the US, has launched a campaign to expose the negative effects of consolidation and monopolies in the agriculture industry on family farms and rural...
23 September 2021
Southwest US drought, worst in a century, linked by NOAA to climate changeHuman-caused climate change has intensified the withering drought gripping the Southwestern United States, the region's most severe on record, with precipitation at the lowest 20-month level documented since 1895, a US government report said on 21 September....
21 September 2021
9th Circuit vacates factory farms permit for IdahoA federal appeals court on Thursday tossed a water permit the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted Idaho for factory farms, also known as concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), citing deficiencies in its environmental monitoring requirements....
JBS plans to reopen Nebraska beef plant damaged in fireJBS USA on 13 September halted production at a Nebraska beef plant that slaughters about 5% of US cattle due to a fire, but said the company expects to resume operations....
20 September 2021
New initiative, Sustainable Dairy PA, sparks promise for more climate-friendly dairy supply chainThe Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY), Land O'Lakes, Inc., and the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay have partnered to implement on-farm best management practices to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help improve water quality in the Chesapeake Bay watershed....
Chute-side vaccine cooler a useful tool for cattle producersA few simple steps can help cattle producers become more effective in battling respiratory disease in their herd, get full value of any vaccine they purchase and possibly increase their operational profit in the process....
17 September 2021
NCBA releases counter response to article published in The GuardianThe following statement from NCBA, a contractor to the US Beef Checkoff, was released in response to an article published this week in The Guardian:...
What’s the latest US FDA regulations on whole milk foods?According to current FDA regulations, whole milk dairy products cannot be labeled as “healthy” on the food label – but there’s a reason why....
16 September 2021
US dairy associations push for additional White House action on ports crisisThe National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) joined several other organizations urging the Biden administration to take additional steps to alleviate the ongoing ports crisis in a letter sent today to the White...
NCBA pressures Congress to protect family-owned businessesAs Co-Chair of the Tax Aggie Coalition, NCBA spearheaded a letter to House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committee leadership urging them to consider the implications that changes to federal tax policy will have on family-owned agricultural businesses....
14 September 2021
OSU research has potential to save cattle industry millionsOklahoma State University molecular biologists recently received a grant worth nearly $500,000 from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture for research that has the potential of saving the cattle industry millions of dollars. ...
13 September 2021
Tricks and tips for cattle processing dayCattle processing day takes a great deal of planning for ranchers. These tips and tricks we offer can improve the accuracy of records, increase efficiency, and enhance the safety and experience for team members and cattle alike....
UGA researcher uses 'cotton cake' as protein supplement in dairy cattle dietsJohn Bernard, a professor and dairy scientist at the University of Georgia Tifton campus, has found “cotton cake” to be an effective protein supplement for dairy cattle....
Researchers identify critical animal and food industry issues to inform and effect changeBy 2050, the animal and food industry will need to be able to feed a world with a projected population increase of 2.1 billion. ...
10 September 2021
US greenlights $700 million in grants for COVID-19-affected farm and food workersUSDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that $700 million in competitive grand funding will be available to help farmers and meat plant workers with pandemic-related health and safety costs....
Carbon sequestration a positive aspect of beef cattle grazing grasslandsBeef cattle grazing on grass pastures might not be the first thing people think of when discussing the subject of combatting greenhouse gas emissions, but it is an agricultural practice providing significant dividends to the effort....
09 September 2021
Tyson Foods rejects blame for rising meat price conclusions drawn by White HouseTyson Foods categorically rejects the conclusions drawn earlier today by the Secretary of Agriculture and the Director of the National Economic Council in a White House press briefing, according to a September 8, 2021 Tyson press release....
Biden Administration blames meat processors for soaring US meat prices; Tyson rejects notionThe Biden administration plans to take a tougher stance toward meatpacking companies it says are causing sticker shock at grocery stores. However, Tyson responded quickly to reject the conclusions drawn by the White House and the Secretary of Agriculture....
08 September 2021
US beef exports post record value for July 2021New data from the USDA and US Meat Exporters Federation (USMEF) shows that US beef exports set another new value record for July 2021. ...
Power outages slash US Gulf Coast grain exports even as river reopensGrain exports from US Gulf Coast terminals in southern Louisiana remained severely limited on 7 September, even after the US Coast Guard reopened the lower Mississippi River to shipping traffic over the weekend....
USDA seeks consumer input on labeling of cell-cultured meat and poultryThe USDA and FSIS are seeking public comments and information on how meat and poultry derived from cell culture should be labelled....
Small cattle farm grows up with help from UGAWhat Joseph Egloff began as a “little hobby” in 2011 is now a full-time cattle ranch with a meat packing plant that serves customers from Florida to North Carolina....
07 September 2021
US court decision could empower consumer non-profits against deceptive advertisingThe District of Columbia Court of Appeals has found that consumer non-profit groups have standing to go after corporations engaged in deceptive advertising after ruling in favor of the Animal Legal Defense Fund in its case against Hormel Foods....
American farmers face critical supply chain issues, says AFBF The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) has sent a letter to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack outlining potential solutions to the on-going supply chain issues facing US farmers. ...
06 September 2021
USMEF Product Showcase brings US and Latin American red meat buyers togetherMore than 130 red meat buyers from 21 countries across Central and South America and the Caribbean gathered in San Jose, Costa Rica, for the 10th anniversary edition of the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF) Latin American Product Showcase....
Tyson Foods and unions cut deal over COVID-19 vaccine mandateTyson Foods Inc said on 3 September that labor unions have agreed to support its requirement for US employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by November....
Fall armyworm marching from US South to Midwest, damaging pastures, soybeans, lawnsThe fall armyworm outbreak of 2021 is going to be one to remember. It's not just hitting the south this year, but fall armyworms are marching north into the Midwestern states like Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Iowa....
US farm income expected to hit an eight-year high on strong crop and livestock pricesUS farmers' net income is projected to jump 19.5% this year to an eight-year high of $113 billion, the US Department of Agriculture says....
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