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Farm Journal has announced that a #FarmONTM Benefit Concert will be presented in partnership with the National FFA Foundation on Thursday, August 26, at Frahm Farmland in Colby, KS.
JBS USA said it paid an $11 million ransom to cyber attackers that shut down operations in the U.S. and Australia last week. All plants were fully operational by June 3.
The EPA and Department of the Army announced a plan on Wednesday to initiate a new rulemaking process to restore the protections that were in place prior to the 2015 WOTUS implementation.
USDA will begin work on three proposed rules to support enforcement of the Packers and Stockyards Act, a 100-year-old law designed to protect producers from unfair, and anti-competitive practices in meat markets.
As drought conditions in the West are continuing to expand, hotter temperatures aren’t helping things. Heat that started building over the weekend is not good news for areas already dealing with that drought.
Less than two weeks after JBS was hit with a cyberattack impacting operations in Australia and North America, Congress is now calling on JBS to provide documents and communications related to the May 30 attack.
A federal judge announced Friday a decision to halt payments in a USDA loan forgiveness program designed to help farmers of color. USDA has until Friday to respond to the court’s temporary restraining order.
Cargill’s CEO says the company is in the middle of a major shakeup as it says consumers will continue to demand more plant-based protein products.
The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows nearly 10% of the contiguous U.S. is now under an “exceptional drought,” which is the highest the rate has been since 2011.
A big concern for dairy farmers is preventing foot and mouth disease (FMD) on farms. Thanks to new technology, there’s now a real-time test that could get farmers answers quickly.
Talks between Argentine policymakers and meat industry officials are on track to reach a deal on re-opening exports, officials said, days ahead of the expiration of the government’s month-long suspension of shipments.
“I like to say you’re going to have to have a permit to do normal farming decisions,” he told Chip Flory, host of AgriTalk.
Calls from Congress to address issues within the cattle markets continue. The Senate Ag Committee announcing a June 23 hearing to examine markets, transparency and prices from cattle producers to consumers.
Pasture lease rates in a 14-county area of the Flint Hills of Kansas were reported 2% to 3% higher in 2021 compared to 2019, according to the Kansas Department of Agriculture.
After six-year-old Louie Leseberg fell 70 feet into a dark well, his father jumped in to save him. What happened next, and the dramatic rescue that ensued, left even those who witnessed the rescue unable to explain.
T.J. Atkin, a cattle rancher in Arizona and Utah, says the drought is worse than he’s ever seen, as area ranchers cull or relocate cows from reservoirs running dry.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded Sand County Foundation a grant to empower farmers with real-time data about their conservation practices.
Trotter will be inducted into the Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame this August.
Small-grain hay and silage can make excellent forage. That is good news for producers because forage supplies will tighten if the drought conditions persist.
Vytelle announces the release of the Top 150 Proven Bulls, a list compiled using data collected by Vytelle SENSE systems and Vytelle INSIGHT analytics services, formerly known as GrowSafe Systems.
The fed cattle market has been an arduous grind for this year as prices have failed to reflect historic highs in cutout values.
Gabel will be inducted into the Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame this August.
Senate hearing addressed a range of issues, including the need for robust price discovery and differing industry views on how to achieve it, greater market transparency and oversight, and expanded processing capacity.
Higher humidity and warmer temperatures are prime conditions for both horn fly and stable fly populations to explode over the next several weeks.
Good records are essential with VFD feeds as well as any medications to ensure proper withdrawal periods are observed. All VFD feed records must be kept, and available for inspection for two years.
Are we headed toward significant inflation in the meat case for a longer period of time? That depends on how well demand holds.
Beef imports were up 1.5% year-over-year in April but are down 7% for the January-to-April period compared to last year. Year-to-date beef imports are down 4% compared to the same period in 2019.
Packers were forced to push the market higher in their quest to find higher-grading cattle last week. High=grading cattle are becoming harder to find with each passing week.
The Santa Gertrudis STAR 5 program is a three-level grading-up system designed for herds to progress from a non-Santa Gertrudis base to purebred status.
Early weaning is one of the management decisions that can help reduce pressure on native pastures and extend forage supplies for adult beef cows. Beef calves can be early weaned successfully from 60 to 150 days of age.