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FAPRI agriculture baseline outlook reflects downward shifts

Farm commodity prices have tumbled from the peak levels they rose to during spring 2022 — and new projections suggest that downward pressure on prices could continue throughout 2024 and beyond. The Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute at the University of Missouri (FAPRI) recently released its annual agricultural market baseline outlook, which provides projections […]

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CAB to award record $100k in scholarships

Certified Angus Beef (CAB) will award a record amount of $100,000 in scholarships across three categories this year. The Colvin Scholarship Fund, named in honor of Louis M. “Mick” Colvin, co-founder and former executive director of CAB, aims to empower students who are dedicated to advancing the beef industry. Over its two-decade legacy, the fund […]

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Greens Oppose Biosecurity Levy Bill | Farm Weekly

While Liberal and Nationals MPs, including deputy whip Sam Birrell and former Deputy Prime Minister’s Michael McCormack and Barnaby Joyce, expectantly spoke against the bill in droves, tellingly Centre Alliance MP Rebekha Sharkie and Independent Federal Member for Indi Helen Haines also backed the Greens stance. Click to check the original article.

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NSW government rural and regional performance review | The Land

In addition to the association’s key election pillars of road and rail infrastructure, biosecurity, farm productivity, workforce and land use pressures, Mr Martin said it also brought forward acute concerns such as the feral pig problem, renewable energy transition, rural crime and federal buybacks of productive water. Click to check the original article.

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Understanding price slides when buying and selling feeder cattle

By Kenny Burdine, University of Kentucky Everyone who buys or sells feeder cattle regularly understands that in most markets the price per pound decreases as cattle get heavier. This can create a challenge for pricing cattle in situations where weight is not known with certainty. This applies to forward contracts, internet sales and cattle that […]

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