The latest news from the agricultural sector
2024-09-26
NPPC discusses farm bill, disease spread
The National Pork Producers Council hosted a webinar Sept. 9 to talk about policy issues facing the industry, including the ongoing efforts for a new farm bill and foreign animal disease prevention. Read more
2024-09-26
Livestock Board Moving to Digital Health Certificates
The Wyoming Livestock Board is encouraging veterinarians to use
digital health certificates as part of efforts to help contain future disease outbreaks and ensure a safe food supply. Read more
2024-09-26
Cattle Nutrition: Fall-Calving Cow Nutrition
With the fall-calving season just around the corner, it is time to start thinking about increased cow nutrition needs at calving and during lactation. A dry, pregnant cow experiences a shift in... Read more
2024-09-26
What Impact Does Pork Farming Have on the Environment?
Agricultural producers face many pressures and challenges. With a growing population that will demand more food, and a strained climate that requires attention and adjustment of practices, it is... Read more
2024-09-26
USDA Tightening Standards for Meat, Poultry Labeling Claims
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued a new guideline for ensuring the truthfulness of meat and poultry products marketed as “raised without antibiotics,” “climate friendly,” and other... Read more
2024-09-26
USMEF Statement on Colombia Fully Reopening to U.S. Beef
With the Colombian government recently lifting its ban on U.S. beef originating from states in which H5N1 was detected in dairy cows, the
Export Library for Colombia has been updated to reflect... Read more
2024-09-26
Army Veteran Churning Success with Dairy, Creamery
Bob Miller resigned his commission as an Army captain in 2009 to start a creamery on his family’s dairy farm in rural Maryland as a way to make money selling the milk they produced. Read more
2024-09-26
Agrivoltaic Opportunities: Grazing Livestock in Solar Energy Systems
Livestock are a very effective vegetative management tool for community and utility solar energy systems.
Cattle are
grazed in some
solar projects, but typically it is
sheep that are used to... Read more
2024-09-26
Heat, Animal Illness and Erosion Risks to Affect NZ Agriculture With Changing Climate
Scientists at Manaaki Whenua—Landcare Research have worked closely with researchers from NIWA, AgResearch and Plant & Food Research to model the likely risks of a warming climate across different... Read more
2024-09-26
Cattle on Feed and Record High August Fed Cattle Weights
The latest USDA Cattle on Feed report was released Friday and showed placements of cattle into feedlots during August were 1.4 percent lower than during August 2023. Marketings of fed cattle out of... Read more
2024-09-26
Crop Report for the Period of September 17 to 23, 2024
Harvest was delayed across much of the province over the past week due to rainfall. Currently, producers are 79 per cent complete. This is still ahead of the five-year average of 75 per cent and the... Read more
2024-09-26
Connecting Dots Between Climate, Food Waste, and Soil Health
Ecosystem well-being is deeply tied to our own well-being as people and communities, panelists said during a Climate Week Summit. Read more