The latest news from the agricultural sector
2024-11-08
TELUS reports operational and financial results for third quarter 2024
TELUS Corporation today released its unaudited results for the third quarter of 2024. Consolidated operating revenues and other income increased by 1.8 per cent over the same period a year ago to $5.1... Read more
2024-11-08
JCB tractors earn highest price at auction
Two JCB 8330s sold after 182 and 166 bids, respectively Read more
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2024-11-08
New Saskatchewan agriculture minister
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe announced his new cabinet. Read more
2024-11-08
Live Auction Again Will Be Part Of Opening Night At KLA Convention
A live benefit auction November 20 during the KLA Convention & Expo in Manhattan will feature bull sale credits, livestock equipment, original artwork and more. Proceeds from items sold will support... Read more
2024-11-08
UNL Commits $5 Million to Better Measure Environmental Impact of Cattle
“We’re asking beef producers to make changes without the science to know it is beneficial, and not being able to accurately measure whether their change worked,” said Galen Erickson, professor of... Read more
2024-11-08
CDC Expands Avian Flu Testing for Farm Workers, Notes 7% Infection Rate in Those Exposed to Infected Cows
An eagerly anticipated serology study in farm workers exposed to H5N1-infected dairy cattle shows that 7% had antibodies suggesting prior infection, findings that today triggered enhanced testing,... Read more
2024-11-08
Feeder Cattle Futures Prices
Feeder cattle futures prices rallied in September and October to offset much of the decline that occurred in August. The January 2025 contract dropped roughly $25 per CWT from mid-July to mid-August.... Read more
2024-11-08
Low Inventory Leads to Uncertainty in Cattle Markets
A pair of recent market reports
paint a picture of cattle on feed supplies remaining steady even as cash cattle prices moved higher. Bernt Nelson, an economist for the American Farm Bureau... Read more
2024-11-08
USDA to Begin Bulk Testing Milk Supplies Where Bird Flu in Cows Was Detected
The USDA will begin bulk testing milk supplies in states where dairy cattle tested positive for H5N1 bird flu. Indiana is not one of them. Read more
2024-11-08
Urban Cow Program in Sioux City Starts Dec. 12
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will host a new
Urban Cow program series beginning Dec. 12 at the ISU Extension and Outreach Woodbury County office in Sioux City. Read more
2024-11-07
USDA and Iowa Award $2.9 Million to Projects that Strengthen Food Supply Chain Infrastructure
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has partnered with Iowa to award $2.9 million for 24 projects through the Resilient Food Systems... Read more
2024-11-07
USDA Settles a Packers and Stockyards Case against Hottle Livestock
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Lynn R. Hottle, doing business as Hottle Livestock of Rome, Pa., on Oct. 22, 2024, for alleged violations of the... Read more