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Recruitment: Four handy tips for improving employee engagement

Latest listings on AgJobs Central recruitment page: Station Hand, North Burnett Qld (Rocky Springs Cattle Co) Technical Officer, Kidman Springs NT (Northern Territory Government) Grain Procurement Manager, Warwick Qld (Rimfire client) Human Resources Manager, Moree NSW (Spinifex Recruiting client) Property Maintenance Manager, Alice Springs NT (Spinifex Recruiting) Quality Manager, Toowoomba Qld (Pacific Seeds) General Manager, […]

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Hot weather prompts livestock supplement urgency | The Land

Senior land services officer, Patricia O’Keeffe, Local Land Services, Dubbo, said the area received rain before Christmas and dams were filled. However, conditions had become quite dry before the rain and producers had already begun to destock and make feeding plans. Click to check the original article.

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Select Sires welcomes Foss to communications team

Abby Foss has joined the Select Sires communications team in a part-time internship role. Upon her graduation from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities in May with degrees in animal science and agricultural communications and marketing, Foss will join the team in a fulltime capacity. “Abby’s strong dairy industry background, coupled with her enthusiasm […]

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Most consumers expect food price inflation to rise in coming year

Most U.S. consumers surveyed in February 2024 predicted that they would see an increase in food prices over the next 12 months. Sixty-four percent of respondents predict food prices to rise in the next year, and the average predicted increase is 3.7%, according to the February Consumer Food Insights Report. The survey-based report out of […]

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Cattle feedlots decline in USDA Census

By Matthew Diersen, South Dakota State University In mid-February, the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released the 2022 Census of Agriculture. The Census provides a comprehensive look at the structure of agricultural that complements the regular survey work on NASS, such as “Cattle on Feed” reports. For perspective, in 2022 there were 732,123 farms […]

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Meat Institute unveils new logo, brand identity

Celebrating nearly 120 years of leadership on behalf of North America’s meat companies, the Meat Institute (formerly the “North American Meat Institute”) has unveiled a new logo and brand identity reflecting its dynamic, forward-looking approach to ensuring meat remains at the heart of nourishing the present and sustaining the future. The new logo evokes the […]

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Farm Progress America, March 14, 2024

Mike Pearson gives us a look at the USDA’s final tally for chicken, turkey and duck processing in 2023 and it shows the impact of HPAI but also highlights the industry’s response. The total chicken production was up from 2022 with over 200 million pounds to a grand total of 47 billion pounds despite 50,000 […]

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