“There's no other market that can absorb the beef volume and the value of what we're selling into Japan,” said Kent Bacus, NCBA director of trade and market access. “We have level the playing field."
More than 1,500 cattlemen and women attend informative and engaging sessions to improve their business skills at the 2019 Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Tradeshow.
The U.S. will see a shift away from El Niño conditions in 2019, Art Douglas said during the 2019 CattleFax Outlook Seminar, held as part of the 2019 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show.
A sale barn in South Dakota recently saw a larger than normal amount of cattle go through the auction ring and the influx is being attributed to the government shutdown.
Readers of Drovers share their thoughts on a border wall through story and Facebook comments. Here is just a sampling of what farmers and ranchers are saying.
Four-legged Woody saved the day when Joe Sheeran’s life flashed before his eyes. Pinned beneath a cow, he thought it was all over until his 8-month-old Australian Shepherd came to his rescue.
A wreck in southern Mexico involving a truck hauling cattle and a semi carrying more than 100 undocumented Central American migrants resulted in one person dying and cattle being scattered.
As the fight over President Donald Trump’s border wall continues, USDA reports are at a standstill. University of Missouri economist Scott Brown says no reports or fresh data may be bad news for the cattle markets.
Jim Chilton didn’t expect to find himself face-to-face with President Donald Trump, much less on a stage in front of more than 7,000 farmers and ranchers.
A cattlemen’s group is calling the potential reauthorization of a federal conservation fund a blank check for the government to keep buying land in rural America.
Changes to the Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rules could help ease tension in agriculture about the regulation originally enacted by the Obama Administration.
Beef exports remained on record pace in October, and talks with Japan are just beginning. Japan is the largest value destination for both U.S. beef and pork but the market is intensely competitive.
U.S. beef exports remained on a record-shattering value pace in October, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF).
Officials in Argentina say they are close to signing an agreement with the U.S. that would allow two-way trade of fresh beef for the first time in nearly two decades.
It’s time to make your plans to attend the largest cattle convention and expo. The 2019 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show is Jan. 30 to Feb. 1.
The latest monthly trade data has been tabulated – for August – and U.S. beef trade continued its impressive performance with monthly exports up 9 percent and year-to-date export totals up 14.2% year over year.
State cattlemen’s groups and national organizations representing beef producers shared their concerns with lab-grown meat labeling and safety to two government agencies.
In separate interviews with AgriTalk representatives from two major beef industry organizations discussed major trade deals that have been negotiated recently.
JBS Tolleson, Inc., a division of JBS SA, is recalling 6.5 million pounds of “various raw, non-intact beef products” due to an outbreak of salmonella, USDA-Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said Thursday.
The September record for cattle on feed was set after increasing 5.6% year-over-year and reaching more than 11.1 million head. This is the fourth month straight a monthly record has been set.
Attacks against the Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund, United Stockgrowers of America (R-CALF) and the Organization of Competitive Markets (OCM) are called “desperate” and “coordinated,” says David Muraskin.
Total beef exports were up 16.8 percent year over year in July contributing to a year to date increase of 15.0 percent for the first seven months of the year.
British consumers are warned their government may alter food safety regulations after Brexit, allowing U.S. and Canadian beef treated with hormones to enter the food supply.
Led by South Korea, Japan, Taiwan and Latin America markets, July beef exports climbed 12% in volume to 116,575 mt, valued at $722 million – up 16% from a year ago and just slightly below the May 2018 record.
Two feedlots in northeast Nebraska have reached a settlement with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) following the discovery of manure runoff issues.
Based on past history and international agreements, this atypical case should not affect beef exports or our negligible-risk status with the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).
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