Trimble Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Global Prices of Horticulture and Livestock Are Stabilizing U.S. Grain and Feed: Export forecast is down $2.3 Poultry: Export forecast is down $200 million to $6.5 Despite this downturn, certain commodities like corn, grain, and sorghum are expected to increase in 2024 due to higher volumes. A combination of low U.S.

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Food Tank

OCTOBER 2, 2023

This includes everything consumed in the country aside from meat from livestock, poultry, certain foods containing meat and poultry, some egg products, and catfish, which are regulated by the U.S. The FDA regulates the safety and labeling of nearly 80 percent of all food available to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). “We

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Trimble Agriculture

JUNE 7, 2023

The commodities that are expected to have the largest effect on these numbers are horticulture, livestock, dairy, and poultry. Corn, wheat, livestock, poultry, and dairy contribute the most to this decline. This decrease is primarily driven by horticulture, livestock, dairy, and poultry. billion to $14.5

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Civil Eats

MARCH 4, 2024

Photo courtesy of Roots of Change) The term, a general reference to pasture management that prioritizes soil health and perennial plants by grazing livestock through rotated paddocks, encompasses a set of practices that advocates say results in healthier animals and pastures. Santana Diaz, Executive Chef, U.C. Davis Med Center.

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Agwired

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Purina Animal Nutrition, along with the Land O’Lakes Foundation, is announcing its new scholarship program designed to assist students involved in agriculture and livestock production in pursuing their passions and further their educations. Scholarship applications will be accepted August 28 through October 12. 23 at Franklin College.

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Agricultural Economics Insights

JUNE 5, 2023

Poultry and Pork Consumption Trends Figure 2 plots the steady increase in poultry consumption over the last six decades. Despite the upward consumption trend, poultry wasn’t immune to the Great Recession dip. Despite the upward consumption trend, poultry wasn’t immune to the Great Recession dip. Data Source, USDA ERS.

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Farmbrite

MARCH 4, 2025

Business Concept : Clearly state the type of crop or livestock you will raise. Is it beef cattle, dairy cows, pigs, sheep, goats, poultry, etc? Product Range: Detail the specific products you will sell: cuts of meat, dairy products, eggs, honey, flowers, vegetables, or grains. This can also be an add-on to your current business.

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The Lunatic Farmer

APRIL 23, 2021

In some cases, the Standards have devolved from the original intention of OFPA, as in the example of enclosed poultry porches substituting for outdoor access. The pasture compliance which large organic livestock producers circumvent openly and aggressively. Grain fraud.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 21, 2023

Josh Tetrick swears he’d have another job if only all poultry producers farmed thoughtfully and could keep up with the appetite of a growing global population. Tetrick says his company has no interest in squeezing out small-scale poultry farming operations that favor sustainable and humane methods. The lab at Good Meat.

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 15, 2024

Over the years, the construction industry has used salt hay for insulation, livestock farmers use it for animal bedding, and berry growers mulch with it, since it is naturally free of weed seeds. But working in a marsh is difficult, and farmers often had to wait for the water to freeze before bringing tractors out onto the ice to harvest.

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Farmbrite

JUNE 6, 2023

You can find feed that has pea protein and other grains in place of corn and soy. Mortality rates for layers in a normal poultry farm can be in the 1-5% range. Here are some different types of feed and supplements. Phosphorus. Organic vs non-organic, all vegetarian, etc. This is a number that you want to track.

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Trimble Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

However, medium and short-grain rice will likely remain the same at $24.80 Animal and Livestock Commodity Prices Cattle and Calves In 2022, dry weather reduced the amount of pasture available for grazing, forcing many ranchers to send a higher-than-average number of cattle to slaughter, driving quantity up and demand down.

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Civil Eats

MAY 15, 2024

poultry production. Casazza and other wildlife scientists have documented waterfowl using agricultural facilities—from foraging for grain in feedlots to roosting in effluent ponds—but questions remain about why the birds seek out the facilities and the potential connections to the spread of avian flu.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

AUGUST 28, 2024

The FFNSA maintains the existing carveout that ensures livestock producers will receive 50% of total EQIP funding during the life of the farm bill. This long standing setaside has led to significant portions of EQIP spending going towards infrastructure practices of questionable environmental value.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

His mom, Christy Walton—widow to Sam’s son John—has a net worth of about $11 billion, which she has used to fund restaurants, large ocean aquaculture projects, and a 40,000-acre ranch that offers a “regenerative experience” to tourists and has acted as a site for research on land and livestock management.

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CalCAN

APRIL 6, 2023

And energy- and livestock-intensive farming methods since then have continued to raise the sum of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, the goals for soil health receive more focus on grass-based livestock systems and nutrient budgeting. These two challenges, however, can be addressed by the same suite of solutions.

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Sustainable Food Trust

JULY 26, 2023

Who’s going to be brave enough to acknowledge that unless we redress the extremes of economic inequality and create a different model of society, unless we learn to love a lot of grains and vegetables, with a generous side helping of dairy, just a little bit of meat, and almost no fossil fuels, then – a bit like Dr Seuss’s sneetches – we’ll status (..)

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NASDA

JANUARY 9, 2024

Each day the crossings are closed we estimate almost 1 million bushels of grain exports are potentially lost along with export potential for many other agricultural products. We are aware of grain trains sitting at origin in at least six states that are unable to move, and we expect this number to grow.

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Civil Eats

JULY 24, 2023

Those with small livestock or birds, or even cherished barn cats, worry about eagles carrying off animals. For farms with small livestock or fowl, bald eagles can pose real threats. For farms with small livestock or fowl, bald eagles—typically scavengers, like vultures—can pose real threats. In the U.S., Steensma said.

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Agwired

JANUARY 7, 2025

The 2025 International Livestock Congress will be held March 4-5, 2025, in Houston, Texas, during the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo. 10 such as Crop Production and Grain Stocks reports will be published as scheduled. Due to the National Day of Mourning for President James Earl Carter, Jr., 10 at 3 p.m.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

AUGUST 22, 2024

Another notable USDA highlight included the release of its Equity Commission’s Final Report and the announcement of one of the Packers and Stockyards Act final rule s, designed to protect the rights of livestock and poultry producers. Bang Brewery has been brewing with the grain since 2017. Bang Brewery, St.

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

They have made an enormous dent in the number of mosquitoes and biting flies that plague me and my livestock during the summer. Hay (or grain) stubble provides excellent forage for wildlife, especially songbirds and gamebird populations, which, in turn, can help farmers by devouring insect pests that plague crops.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 10, 2024

Excessive proposed cost-share payments for livestock feed management. Requires producers with confined livestock feeding operations to submit a GHG emissions reduction plan, in addition to the currently required comprehensive nutrient management plan, to be eligible to receive payments under the program.

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Civil Eats

JUNE 20, 2024

Industrialized fish, poultry, and meat processing are far removed from consumer consciousness by design—corporations spend millions lobbying lawmakers to resist transparency, and to eschew regulations that hinder maximum profit. Might this obscure wheat contain within it a door to my own heritage?”

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The Lunatic Farmer

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Blessings, joel HILLSDALE COLLEGE PARALLEL ECONOMIES—AGRICULTURE Joel Salatin This spring when Russia invaded Ukraine, fertilizer prices increased in some cases 400 percent and global grain shipments sputtered, our farm didn’t feel anything because we don’t buy fertilizer and we don’t buy foreign grain.

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NASDA

JANUARY 16, 2025

Rollins has been engaged in American agriculture since an early age, baling hay and raising livestock in Glen Rose, Texas. She continues to raise livestock today and is now passing her passion for agriculture on to her children, who are also involved in FFA and showing steers.

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Civil Eats

JUNE 12, 2024

Read More: The FDA Is Still Not Tracking How Farms Use Antibiotics Ads for Livestock Antibiotics Fly in the Face of FDA Rules. This rule from USDA is a landmark moment for poultry growers in their long struggle for basic fairness in their contracts,” Edna Rodriguez, RAFI’s executive director, said in a press release. PFAS Data Debate.

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The Equation

AUGUST 10, 2023

For example, ranchers fatten cattle on grain during the final months of their lives in large-scale feedlots, which—along with massive hog and poultry feeding operations—are major sources of methane and nitrous oxide emissions, primarily due to the way cattle digest fiber and the mismanagement of open-air manure lagoons.

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Then, in 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, leading to a global shortage of wheat , vegetable oils, and grains. affected beef prices, and a multiyear avian flu impacted commercial poultry and eggs. • Build resilience in the supply chain –such as buffer stocks for grain—that would help prepare for the next disruption or emergency.

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Trimble Agriculture

MARCH 5, 2025

Exports Livestock, poultry, and dairy exports are forecast to rise to $39.7 Grain and feed exports are expected to reach $37.7 wheat and dairy products, while Middle Eastern markets are importing more beef and poultry. billion, supported by increasing in U.S. beef and dairy products. cotton exports are also down to $4.1

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NASDA

MARCH 10, 2025

Idaho Milk Products Illinois Milk Producers Association Independent Bakers Association International Dairy Foods Association Kansas Dairy Association Kansas Livestock Association Kansas Sorghum Producers Land O’Lakes, Inc. Grains Council U.S. Livestock Genetics Export U.S. Beet Sugar Association U.S. Dry Bean Council U.S.

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Civil Eats

JULY 12, 2023

Last year, a Civil Eats investigation revealed the scope of the rider’s reach: It exempts the vast majority— 96 percent —of meat, dairy, and poultry operations that hire workers in the U.S. This circumstance leaves those workers no way to report unsafe conditions and no recourse for them or their families if they are injured or killed.

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

And after setbacks like fraudulent grain entering the market undermined trust in organic, industry leaders believe making sure the label’s standards truly reflect consumers’ expectations is critical to organic’s growth. The Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards rule represents the biggest push to make that happen.

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The Trump administration dissolved the USDA agency tasked with regulating anti-competitive practices in the livestock, poultry, meat, grain, and oilseed industries. In 2022, for example, President Joe Biden signed an executive order aimed at creating more competitive practices, especially in meat and poultry supply chains.

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Civil Eats

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Minh started raising chickens in 2016, when he and Nhu-Hai took out a federal loan to purchase a farm with eight long metal barns built for housing poultry. It was the first time in nearly eight years that the houses weren’t packed with birds owned by Tyson, a $21 billion company. Every few months, Tyson employees dropped off chicks and feed.

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