TheCattleSite Latest News: United States
15 October 2021
What are the next steps in the US ag trade agenda? American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall gives his take on the Biden Administration's approach to international trade and what it means for the US farm sector....
14 October 2021
US WASDE report predicts higher beef output and lower dairy production in final quarterThe World Ag Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) forecast for 2021 has beef production rising as slaughter numbers slow...
13 October 2021
ARS confirms that cattle are not susceptible to COVID-19Researchers with the USDA Agricultural Research Service have determined that cattle cannot replicate the SARS-CoV-2 virus or transmit it to humans. ...
App May Help Save Milk Money and EnvironmentA new technology from USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) may become a key tool for dairy farmers to reduce their expenses and help limit pollution....
11 October 2021
How to safely graze frosted sorghumsThe first light frosts are only weeks away in the US Midwest. However, planning for these events should be considered by producers grazing plants in the sorghum family. ...
10 October 2021
US Ag Innovation Challenge announces 10 semi-finalistsThe American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) and Farm Credit have revealed the 10 semi-finalist teams that are advancing in the 2022 Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge....
08 October 2021
US Congress Democrats target palm oil, beef trade in deforestation billDemocrats in the US Congress are set to unveil legislation to reduce illegal deforestation globally by restricting the trade of certain agricultural commodities, such as palm oil and cattle, produced with those methods....
US invests over $146 million in sustainable ag researchUSDA Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced an investment of more than $146 million in sustainable agriculture research projects that will make the American farm and food system more resilient to climate challenges....
07 October 2021
USMEF: August beef exports top $1 billion; pork exports remain on record paceU.S. beef exports soared to another new value record in August, topping the $1 billion mark for the first time, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). ...
06 October 2021
USDA makes moves to expand meat industry capacitySecretary Tom Vilsack has earmarked $100 million from the American Rescue Plan to establish loan guarantees to create more competition in the meat supply chain....
04 October 2021
FACA welcomes new USDA Climate-Smart Agriculture initiativeThe Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance (FACA) is encouraged by USDA’s announcement inviting proposals to advance voluntary climate-smart farming and forestry practices....
How cattle farmers can use environmental commoditiesOn June 21, 2021, the United States Senate passed a bill affecting small farmers and ranchers, named the Growing Climate Solutions Act (GCSA). The purpose of this 34-page bill is to offer assistance to these small farmers when it comes to offsetting carbon...
01 October 2021
US trade chief Katharine Tai to unveil Biden's China trade strategy on 4 OctoberUS Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai will unveil the Biden administration's long-awaited strategy for the troubled US-China trade relationship in a speech on Monday at a Washington think tank, her office said....
US unveils new climate partnership initiative for ag sector The USDA has announced a $3 billion investment in agriculture, animal health and human nutrition as part of a new climate partnership initiative that will tackle the urgent challenges the face US farming. ...
30 September 2021
Lawsuit against the “Big 4” US meat packers moves forwardThe US National Farmers Union has issued a statement welcoming a class action lawsuit against JBS SA, Tyson Foods, National Beef and Cargill Inc, the four largest meat packing companies in the US. ...
29 September 2021
8th Circuit court in US skpetical of Tyson’s bid to keep COVID-19 claims in federal courtJudges on a the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals panel appeared leery of Tyson Foods Inc’s claim that it was acting under the federal government’s direction when it kept an Iowa processing plant open during the early weeks of the COVID-19 crisis....
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....
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