Why pastured poultry is good fit for grassland farm
Farmers Weekly
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Farmers Weekly At Paddock Farm in Warwickshire, 300 Hy-line and Dekalb hens follow beef cattle around the grazing rotation, producing an average of 240 eggs a day.
Letter to USDA Regarding H5N1 Outbreak in Dairy Cattle
NASDA
JUNE 6, 2024
Letter Dear Secretary Vilsack, We appreciate the ongoing efforts of your agency to respond to the outbreak of H5N1 in dairy cattle, especially the opportunity to regularly meet with you and your team to share information and concerns. We implore the agency to release guidance and financial support to dairy cattle auction barns and markets.
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Poultry, Dairy, and Livestock Market Updates
Trimble Agriculture
MAY 8, 2024
Cattle Cattle inventory is at record lows, but production is strong. At the beginning of 2024, the beef herd inventory was the lowest it’s ever been since 1951 due to a combination of high input costs, drought, and female cattle being marketed at high-than-normal rates. per cwt, a 16-percent increase from last year.
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USDA Announces $35 Million in Meat and Poultry Processing Grants
ATTRA
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
This marks the final investment in the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program (MPPEP), which has provided 74 awards totaling more than $325 million to expand processing capacity and strengthen the food supply chain. farmers, and create jobs in rural areas.
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Vilsack announces final “Product of USA” label rule
Real Agriculture
MARCH 11, 2024
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the final rule for meat, poultry, and egg products that carry a “Product of the USA” label at the National Farmers Union’s annual convention in Phoenix on Monday.
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What do we need to know about bird flu?
Food Politics
JUNE 19, 2024
101 herds of dairy cattle. The CDC says: “Mammals can be infected with H5N1 bird flu viruses when they eat infected birds, poultry, or other animals and/or if they are exposed to environments contaminated with virus. The epidemiological fear, of course, is the more cattle affected, the more the virus can mutate (sound familiar?).
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HPAI still spreading in Western livestock
Western FarmPress
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
Recent discoveries of avian flu in poultry, cattle and swine prompt USDA to step up testing, public awareness.
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Opportunities and challenges in the cattle business future
AgriLife Today
JULY 26, 2023
69th annual Beef Cattle Short Course set for Aug. 7-9 in Bryan-College Station Looking back at 40 years of advances in the beef industry and toward the next 40 years of opportunities and challenges will be the highlight of the general session during the 69th annual Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course in Bryan-College Station set for.
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Avian influenza found in cattle on U.S. dairy farms in Kansas and Texas
Real Agriculture
MARCH 26, 2024
A mysterious illness affecting older dairy cows in the southern U.S. appears to be caused by the same virus that has infected millions of domestic and wild birds over the past few years. On Monday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said milk samples from sick animals on two dairy farms in Kansas and one in. Read More
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Throw Some Shade: Protecting Livestock from Heat Stress
ATTRA
JUNE 11, 2024
Here in Arkansas where I live and raise cattle, goats, laying hens, and a few ducks, the summer temperatures can be punishing. When doing managed grazing of cattle, sheep, or goats, this can mean making sure part of each paddock includes some trees. For example, sheep and goats tolerate heat better than cattle, as a rule.
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HPAI prompts new rules for Ore. livestock shows
Western FarmPress
JULY 15, 2024
Emergency regulations apply to dairy cattle, poultry, swine.
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USDA’s guidance on meat labeling: still voluntary, alas.
Food Politics
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
The USDA announces updated guidelines for substantiating claims on meat and poultry labels in these categories. A study conducted by researchers and policy experts at George Washington University found 20% of cattle marketed as “raised without antibiotics” to have been treated with antibiotics.
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Bird Flu May Be Driven By This Overlooked Factor
Civil Eats
MAY 15, 2024
As federal officials grapple with how to contain the highly contagious strain of avian flu that has infected chickens, turkeys, and dairy cattle on farms across the U.S., poultry production. It also has spread to the cattle industry, infecting 16 herds to date. have been farmworkers in the dairy and poultry industries.
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Beef cattle conference to be held Sept. 19 in Rotan
AgriLife Today
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Replacement cattle, grazing and rangeland management among topics The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Beef Cattle Conference for Nolan and Fisher counties will be held Sept. Read More → The post Beef cattle conference to be held Sept. The post Beef cattle conference to be held Sept. 19 in Rotan.
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Animal health experts offer perspectives on future disease preparedness during NASDA Annual Meeting
NASDA
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Press Release INDIANAPOLIS – At today’s National Association of State Departments of Agriculture 2024 Annual Meeting , the Animal Agriculture Policy Committee hosted a panel focusing on recent outbreaks of H5 influenza in poultry and dairy populations and its impacts on “secure” plans for the livestock sector.
How Much Do You Really Need to Worry About Bird Flu?
Modern Farmer
JULY 5, 2024
Since 2022, there have been four cases reported in humans and, more recently, more than 100 herds of dairy cattle in the US alone. This month, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency updated its testing eligibility for cattle and said it would now cover some of the testing fees, to ensure any outbreaks are dealt with swiftly. Is beef ok?
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Letter Supporting Rural Veterinary Workforce Act
NASDA
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Removing the current tax treatment of these awards will allow more ranchers and farmers in rural America to gain better access to a wide array of veterinary services needed for their livestock and poultry. In that time, NIFA received 2,061 applications from 1,451 unique applicants.
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Bipartisan Effort Champions Research Into Livestock Consolidation
ProAg
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
On the heels of the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act, U.S. Feenstra says the legislation includes beef, dairy, pork and poultry, as well as broilers, eggs and turkeys. Feenstra says the legislation includes beef, dairy, pork and poultry, as well as broilers, eggs and turkeys.
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Animal Ag News 8/7
Agwired
AUGUST 7, 2023
poultry team. Keith Fleetwood has joined the company as a poultry account manager and feed mill specialist. In that role, he will provide support related to specialty ingredient, nutrition and premix sales for the company’s commercial poultry customers. Alltech announced two additions to its U.S.
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Animal Ag News 7/11
Agwired
JULY 11, 2024
Cattle producers discussed top issues facing the cattle industry including risk management, taxes, and business regulation. The 2024 National Safety Conference for the Poultry Industry is specifically tailored to poultry facility and corporate safety personnel, providing key insights on important industry topics and government policy.
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Animal Ag News 11/4
Agwired
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
iGENDEC is an advanced software tool designed to help cattle producers understand and improve their herd’s genetics. poultry industry provides 2,012,560 jobs, $132.7 Becky Rasdall, senior vice president of trade and workforce policy for IDFA, accepted the award at the IDF World Dairy Summit. billion in wages, $663.6
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Heaven’s Hollow Farm: A Soil for Water Case Study
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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Animal Ag News 2/5
Agwired
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
million head of cattle and calves on U.S. 1, 2024, according to the Cattle report published by the U.S. Mikell Fries, Claxton Poultry Farms, Claxton, Georgia, was elected chair of the board of directors of U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY). There were 87.2 farms as of Jan. Sponsored by the U.S.
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Animal Ag News 2/26
Agwired
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
San Antonio, Texas, will host CattleCon 2025 , the largest cattle industry event in the country, Feb. The award is given annually to recognize exemplary environmental stewardship by family farmers engaged in poultry and egg production. Thousands of cattlemen and women will gather to learn, conduct business, network and have fun.
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Animal Ag News 2/12
Agwired
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
The number of dairy replacement heifers has fallen almost 15 percent over the last six years to reach a 20-year low, according to data from the USDA’s most recent Cattle report. America’s families might soon see record-high beef prices at the grocery store, thanks to the lowest cattle inventory in more than 70 years. milk production.
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Animal Ag News 1/29
Agwired
JANUARY 29, 2024
Innovative Solutions , a division of KENT Nutrition Group, introduces HUMISYN, a synergistic blend of organic acid sources that shows great promise in helping to reduce the effects of a common disease in poultry by improving overall gut health. 2 for CattleCon24 , the largest cattle industry event in the country. 31 through Feb.
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ATTRA
JUNE 4, 2024
USDA proposed a rule , “Poultry Grower Payment Systems and Capital Improvement Systems,” to address abuses that have occurred in grower-ranking payment systems and additional capital investment requirements that poultry companies commonly ask of their contract growers.
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The Shrimp on Your Table Has a Dark History
Civil Eats
APRIL 17, 2024
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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Alternative Protein Sources: Balancing Food Innovation, Sustainability, Nutrition, and Health
Jayson Lusk
MAY 29, 2023
He explained that most dietary protein consumed in the United States is derived from animal sources, with poultry and meat as the top sources, followed by bread products, milk, cheese, eggs, plant-based protein foods, and seafood (Pasiakos et al., percent decline in the number of cattle raised in the United States. 2015). . ”
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Animal Ag News 8/5
Agwired
AUGUST 5, 2024
Department of Agriculture has extended the 60-day comment period for their latest Packers and Stockyards proposed rule, “Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets,” by 15 days to Sept. Animal challenge studies completed by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) study found zero Trichinella positives in more than 3.2
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Animal Ag News 7/24
Agwired
JULY 24, 2023
million head of cattle and calves on U.S. farms as of July 1, 2023, according to the Cattle report published by the U.S. Duncan is a Wingate, Indiana, native who was raised on a Hereford cattle farm. Poultry & Egg Association. There were 95.9 Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
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USDA Will Implement Long-Awaited Change to Country-of-Origin Labeling Rules
Daily Yonder
MARCH 14, 2024
A long awaited rule that changes which meat and poultry goods can bear the label “Product of U.S.A.” farmers and ranchers has been in decline in recent years as big corporations merge producers in the meat, poultry, and egg markets. will give consumers better information and result in fairer compensation for U.S. The number of U.S.
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Animal Ag News 10/8
Agwired
OCTOBER 8, 2024
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) shared updated information about disaster relief programs available to cattle producers impacted by Hurricane Helene and opportunities to support disaster recovery through NCBA state affiliates. Applications for the public policy and meetings and events internships close October 11.
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Animal Ag News 1/2
Agwired
JANUARY 2, 2024
Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association announced registration for the 2024 Cattle Raisers Convention & Expo taking place March 22-24, 2024 in downtown Fort Worth opened Jan. Poultry & Egg Harold E. AgTech Insight is delighted to support the Animal AgTech Innovation Summit on March 18-19, 2024.
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2024 Agricultural Commodity Prices and Market Outlook
Trimble Agriculture
JANUARY 17, 2024
Poultry and Poultry Products After experiencing record high prices in 2022, boiler prices have started to decline. Cattle and Calves After dwindling herd numbers shrunk supply last year, beef producers saw sharp prices increases. Experts are optimistic that cattle numbers could fully recover to previous levels by 2025.
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Agwired
DECEMBER 6, 2023
“We see a big bullish story developing for cattle, the pork markets are liquidating, the herd’s getting smaller, that means there’s a supply gap and the same thing with poultry…I like the protein side of the plate for 2024.”
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Animal Ag News 9/25
Agwired
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
where over 170 attendees gathered to hear the latest ingredient, weather and market forecasts and discuss the ways this unique industry segment factors into cattle producers’ sustainability objectives. Committee members are professional specialists from different segments of the poultry and egg industry who represent a variety of disciplines.
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Agwired
OCTOBER 2, 2023
The advance, reported in a recent issue of Crop Science , will be especially welcome news for organic poultry producers whose birds require dietary formulations of the amino acid to ensure optimal growth, health and production of meat and eggs. Honorees include the Leader in Technology, Young Producer and Employee Excellence award winners.
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How Using Endangered Animals Might Actually Save Them
Modern Farmer
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
In a bid to be totally true to his terroir—a French winemaking concept that aims to impart a combination of natural factors including soil, climate and sunlight to the glass—he’s working with a herd of indigenous cattle to “produce” compost. Growth of the market—and the cattle—was slow. million cattle.
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Animal Ag News 11/13
Agwired
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
In support of these efforts, USDA has finalized the first in a series of rules under the Packers and Stockyards Act, which is aimed at helping contract poultry growers compete more effectively and better understand the terms of their agreements with major processing companies. cattle herd. American Foods Group sponsored the event.
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Agwired
AUGUST 21, 2023
The Greener Cattle Initiative (GCI), the first consortium investing in research mitigating enteric methane, awarded its initial grant to develop actionable options that reduce enteric methane emissions from cattle. Registration and housing are now open for CattleCon24 , the cattle industry’s largest event of the year.
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Animal Ag News 3/26
Agwired
MARCH 26, 2024
As of Monday, March 25, unpasteurized, clinical samples of milk from sick cattle collected from two dairy farms in Kansas and one in Texas, as well as an oropharyngeal swab from another dairy in Texas, have tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Trade Representative have reopened the Colombian market for U.S.
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