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The Shrimp on Your Table Has a Dark History

Civil Eats

Some Lawmakers Want to Clean Up the Market Diving—and Dying—for Red Gold: The Human Cost of Honduran Lobster Avian Flu Spreads to Cattle. A highly pathogenic strain of the avian flu, known as H5N1, has spread to 16 cattle herds across six states. since late 2021—has spread to cattle, according to the Center for Disease Control.

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Strengthening Local Processing Act – Critical Reasons for Support in the Farm Bill

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Building an array of financing options can enable different processors to provide more diverse services for producers as well. It would do so by creating incentives for states to create their own Meat and Poultry Inspection programs, or if they already do – incentivize them to join the Cooperative Interstate Shipping program.

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How to Write a Business Plan For Your Farm

Farmbrite

Farm Business Plan Ideas Whether you are planning to raise cattle, sheep, pigs, or oysters, or grow corn, vegetables, or flowers, having a business plan can help you keep you organized and remind you where to go next. Is it beef cattle, dairy cows, pigs, sheep, goats, poultry, etc? Where will you keep track of your finances?

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FAPRI outlook shows downward shifts in farm income, commodity prices

Todays Farmer Magazine

Still, there’s no question farm finances are much tighter than they were just two years ago.” Hog, poultry and milk prices all declined in 2023 as demand weakened. Projected hog prices are similar in 2024 as in 2023, while small declines are expected for poultry and milk prices. •

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GRASS FARMING KNOW-HOW

The Lunatic Farmer

We’ll have Abram Bowerman, a young 24-year-old farmer in the Midwest who is bootstrapping a sheep operation, self-financed, and fully employed. Steve Kenyon, farm business guru, who doesn’t really own land or cattle but successfully leaped into full-time farming more than a decade ago on rented land with custom-grazing agreements.

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Animal Ag News 11/25

Agwired

USPOULTRY will host its annual Poultry Market Intelligence Forum at the 2025 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) in Atlanta, Ga. The program will feature economic industry experts offering their insights on the current state of the global poultry industry and their forecasts for 2025. on Wednesday, Jan.

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Animal Ag News 3/18

Agwired

Cattle raisers impacted by wildfires in the Texas Panhandle and Western Oklahoma can apply for financial aid through the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) Disaster Relief Fund. IDFA adds Becky Rasdall to the Executive Team and expands the responsibilities of Tom Wojno and Colin Newman.

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