Top News & Blogs for the week ending October 12th, 2024Welcome to our Weekly Newsletter! In this space, we'll keep you up to date with the most relevant News and interesting Blogs. We'll explore a wide range of topics that have captured the attention of the online community. Attorneys General Appeal Massachusetts Pork Ban, Challenge Animal Confinemen...
When Hay Supplies Are TightWhen Mother Nature impacts hay quantity and quality, it’s time to look for other options to maintain cattle through the winter months. “Ranchers need to inventory their fall and winter feed supplies as soon as possible to develop economical feeding strategies,” says John B. Hall, professor and beef...
UGA partners with FDA to test dairy supplies for avian influenzaThe University of Georgia is partnering with the Food and Drug Administration to test U.S. dairy supplies for avian influenza. UGA is one of five institutions nationwide helping to ensure the safety of dairy products during the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (H5N1) outbreak to reduce the threa...
USDA beef production guess up on monthThe USDA has raised its 2024 beef production guess, while lowering outlooks for pork, broilers, turkey, and eggs. Beef is now seen at 27 billion pounds, up 205 million from September on faster processing and heavier dressed weights, with an average steer price of $186.18 per hundredweight, $1.07 hi...
Pork producer profitability slow to returnPig farmers are trying to climb out of an extended period of weakness in the hog market. Compeer Financial swine specialist Tyler Fitterer says the swine industry has endured multiple years of losses. “Cost of capital has gone up, the building and material costs have sky-rocketed, and the swine in...
McDonald’s Suing MN Beef Suppliers for Lack of BeefMcDonald’s has filed a lawsuit against four major U.S. beef suppliers, accusing them of artificially inflating beef prices through a scheme dating back to 2015. The companies named in the suit include JBS, Tyson Foods, Cargill, and National Meat Packing. McDonald’s claims these companies have been c...
U.S. pork exports up, beef below August year-ago levelsFueled by another outstanding performance from Mexico, August exports of U.S. pork increased year-over-year, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation. U.S. beef exports were below year-ago levels in August while lamb exports trended higher, posting the large...
Direct cash cattle trade picks up steam ThursdayChicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were higher, with boxed beef up at midday, watching direct business develop. Feeders had additional support from the weakness in corn. December live was up $1.05 at $188.27 and February was $.70 higher at $188.87. November feeders were $1.27...
USDA prepared to issue subpoenas in beef price-gouging investigationThe department is exploring the impact of food system consolidation as it looks to “more vigorously enforce” competition rules in the meat and grocery industries. The threat of subpoenas comes as the USDA deepens its investigation into whether consolidation in the meatpacking and grocery industries...
OSU Agriculture to host new Livestock & Range Field Day for cattle producersOklahoma State University Agriculture will introduce a new Livestock & Range Field Day in the Stillwater area on Thursday, Oct. 17. The event will provide information on beef production, cattle and forage management, parasite control and production economics. According to Laura Goodman, OSU associa...
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