Food Politics

JULY 30, 2024

The concern about raw milk has been heightened this year by the rapid spread of bird flu among dairy cattle in the United States. Yet consumer interest in raw milk seems only to have grown — retail sales were about 35 percent higher this June compared with a year earlier, according to data from the market research firm NielsenIQ.”

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The company processes about 150 cattle per week and partnered with dozens of area cattle farmers to launch a state-branded line of grass-fed beef, Virginia Beef Co., Market share for the country’s four biggest meat-packing companies—Tyson, JBS, Cargill and Marfrig—has skyrocketed to 85 percent today from 25 percent in 1977.

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UnderstandingAg

JULY 16, 2023

Not knowing what else to do in 2015, we harvested our home farm as dry hay to market as big square bales of horse hay. Seeing the changes By 2017, we were seeing a positive response to rotationally grazing the pastures with stockers including more plant diversity, healthier plants, and better cattle performance.

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Sustainable Food Trust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Twice a month, Catherine Withers heads to market two miles away in Bedminster, to sell her wares, much as her family have done for generations. Five part-time employees turn produce into scotch eggs, sausage rolls, jars of chutney and jam and the like, to be sold direct or from the local market. Put them in a drawer?”

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Farmbrite

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

These metrics can differ depending on the size and type of your operation, but here are some key metrics every rancher should know: Cattle Gains Cattle gains is a measurement of the amount of weight gain (or loss) in cattle over time. Cattle Production Costs Production costs are the expenses associated with raising beef cattle.

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Civil Eats

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Skoglund harvested nearly a bison a week out in his pastures last year to meet consumer demand. Operating within an increasingly consolidated and globalized market, most of Montana’s commodity crops—beef, wheat, barley, safflower, lentils, and chickpeas—get exported out of state. cents, according to federal data.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 28, 2023

Payne operates a 300-acre regenerative farm in Concordia, Missouri, an hour outside of Kansas City, where he raises sheep and cattle. And so far this year, the trend is continuing, with livestock producers in Iowa already reporting hundreds of cattle deaths in the latter half of July alone.

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Modern Farmer

APRIL 24, 2024

A recent report released by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found that antibiotic sales for meat production increased by 4 percent from 2021 to 2022, with pigs and cattle accounting for the majority of sales. Cattle are often fed a corn or soy diet instead of grass, which can lead to illness.

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ATTRA

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

In this episode of Voices from the Field , NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Nina Prater and her husband, Jeremy Prater – a cattle and meat goat farmer – explore the science and history of potassium.

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Agwired

AUGUST 22, 2024

Halter technology is a powerful system that helps users precisely manage pasture to lift the performance of the animals grazing it,” says Craig Piggott, Halter Founder and CEO. cattle ranchers.” By enabling more precise pasture management, virtual fencing can play a significant role in regenerative land management.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Anthony, IN, has substantially reduced the impacts of downpours on his farm by adopting managed rotational grazing and improving his pastures. Not only does his cattle system capture carbon, but he also improves water infiltration and water holding capacity in his soils. Rotationally grazed cattle behind an electric fence.

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Food Politics

JULY 25, 2024

The concern about raw milk has been heightened this year by the rapid spread of bird flu among dairy cattle in the United States. Yet consumer interest in raw milk seems only to have grown — retail sales were about 35 percent higher this June compared with a year earlier, according to data from the market research firm NielsenIQ.

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Perennial wheat, marketed as Kernza, doesn’t have enough gluten to make bread or pasta; robot-milking systems don’t allow for pasture feeding, requiring cows to remain in barns year-round for the system to be profitable. A closer look, though, shows that most of these techno fixes have serious downsides.

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Farmbrite

JULY 10, 2023

Determining which cuts of meat you want to produce can be a difficult task, as it requires an understanding of your farm's infrastructure and resources as well as the market demand for each type of animal. Get in touch with a farmer or farmer's market that will buy your product. Determine which cuts of meat you want to produce.

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Agwired

JUNE 18, 2024

Working with beef cattle producers across the nation, CK6 Consulting has conducted $150 million in sales through price discovery in auctions, and now the team is taking that same concept directly to the consumer. “The vertically integrated beef supply food chain is not working for every cattleman and woman in America,” said Earl.

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UnderstandingAg

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The Gaucho was swinging a set of ‘boleadoras; above his head, which is the traditional tool to help them wrangle cattle. It is always very exciting to see cattle operations in different environments. We have grown apart from our roots, and most producers consider spending time with their cattle a waste of time.

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Farmbrite

JULY 18, 2024

Ruminants like cattle, sheep, and goats have certain protein needs for growth, reproduction, and milk production. Cattle Alfalfa Hay: High in protein and calcium, excellent for dairy cows and young, growing cattle. Market Demand : You might also choose to sell your surplus hay.

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The Lunatic Farmer

JANUARY 15, 2024

Kit Pharo, founder of Pharo Cattle Company , is America’s largest grass-based seedstock producer. He’s a great marketer, too. As a renowned environmentalist, his cattle farm coupled with ornithology give him unique authenticity in the ecology-farming debate. Few people in the farming industry have as quick a wit as Kit.

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Seasonal crops rotate through expansive pastures, cattle graze the rich sea grasses and several colonies of bees hurry about their business. But unlike neighboring farms that focus on production for faraway markets or keep a single family afloat, the farm at Kiawah River is supporting 185 families who live in the surrounding homes.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JULY 14, 2023

Diversity within livestock systems, as with having chickens or small ruminants follow cattle in a pasture-based rotation, also provides multiple benefits, including pest suppression. More diversity within pasture polycultures can enhance the nutritional quality, animal health benefits (e.g.,

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UnderstandingAg

DECEMBER 18, 2024

I was very impressed by what I saw and the superior cattle due to the adaptive genetics in the region. Here is the kicker: Adaptability directly translates to fertility, which are very important traits required in any profitable cattle operation. Producers and cattle are totally dependent on these products.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 23, 2024

Photo courtesy of Farm Hounds “From our experience, most regenerative farms don’t have much of an active market for these products,” says Stephen Calsbeek, co-founder of Farm Hounds , a company that partners with regenerative farms to make single-ingredient treats for dogs. Farm Hounds jerky.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

They leave our meat and poultry processing system and supply chain brittle and slow to move with changing conditions such as climate impacts, communicable diseases, or war-related barriers, all of which our agricultural markets have faced in recent years. “ – U.S.

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Sustainable Food Trust

JANUARY 17, 2024

Anna Blumfield, Deersbrook Farm Anna Blumfield from Deersbrook Farm rears pasture-fed Sussex cattle and runs a farm shop and butchery. Phil Scott, Lake District Farmers Also speaking was Phil Scott from Lake District Farmers, a wholesale meat supplier that provides a sustainable route to market for fell farmers in Cumbria.

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ATTRA

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Jacob, a first-generation farmer, is thankful for the support of his parents and credits his involvement showing cattle in 4-H as a teenager for his career in farming and conservation. Heaven’s Hollow Farm is a commercial Black Angus cow-calf operation that also includes pastured poultry and pork.

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ATTRA

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Peggy is an organic beef pioneer in Texas. She and Darron are co-leaders of the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education’s Soil for Water Texas Working Group.

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Trimble Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The marketing of nuts did not do as well as in other years. Lack of competitive pricing in global markets is keeping the U.S. Because of this shrinking herd number, cattle and calves may experience lower quantities sold this year. Fruits and Nuts In times of inflation, people tend to switch to lower-priced goods.

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Agwired

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Foreign markets are increasingly important to the U.S. The Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB) will invest approximately $38 million into programs of beef promotion, research, consumer information, industry information, foreign marketing, and producer communications during fiscal 2024, subject to USDA approval. Two-thirds of U.S.

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Sustainable Food Trust

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Relatively few regions in the UK are well suited for arable farming, and most upland areas are ideal only for raising cattle and sheep. The permanent pastures of the uplands in this area are rich in biodiversity and an excellent habitat, in particular, for ground nesting birds. Michael Walton: cutting costs but how?

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The Lunatic Farmer

JULY 20, 2022

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. Every species is different, and he’ll address cattle, hogs, and poultry transport and movement. He’s a fantastic story teller and hilarious to boot.

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RR2CS

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Rotational Grazing, Multi-Species Cropping, Relay Cropping, and the Future of Digital Collars for Cattle. By Trina Moyles Tim Wray grew up on his family’s cattle ranch in Irricana, a small town located 50 kilometres northeast of Calgary in southern Alberta. But they were just seeing the tip of the iceberg.

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Sustainable Food Trust

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Global markets and events have a major impact on the value of ABP. Hides are a global commodity and UK hides currently must compete on a global market. And British Pasture Leather feels that collaboration to use local hides in local leather production needs to be established to successfully realise this vision.

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Agwired

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) is pleased to announce three marketing and agricultural leaders as winners of the 2023 Professional Development Awards of Excellence. Laura Svec, Corteva, understands cattle producers. The awards will be presented in conjunction with the NAMA Fall Conference, October 9-11 in St.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

That environmental focus that our generation has latched onto,” says their grandson Tom Walton, picking up the narration from his uncle in the marketing video posted by the Walton Family Foundation in 2018, “Sam and Helen taught us at an early age.” But alas, the country’s relationship with food is changing—and Walmart wants in.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Cattle grazing a warm season cover crop on Vilicus Farms (Photo Credit: Vilicus Farms) On August 16, 2022 when the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into law, it solidified an historic investment in addressing the climate crisis and reflected key priorities lifted up by the farmers and communities that NSAC’s members serve.

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Wisconsin Farmers Union

JANUARY 9, 2024

Their dream was to become pastured dairy farmers and support their growing family. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service to create the Wisconsin Local Food Purchase Assistance (WI LFPA) Program. Much was just one year old at the time and by nine years old she was milking her family’s cows.

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Farmbrite

OCTOBER 8, 2024

This not only improves the working environment for farm staff but also enhances animal quality of life and product, positively impacting consumer perception and marketability of your products. Avoid the use of manure (products) and waste from off-premise (poultry, cattle, or other livestock) unless products are certified pathogen-free.

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