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Vilsack says ‘renaissance’ taking place in ag

While speaking at the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack offered an early peak at pilot projects selected for USDA’s $1 billion in funds for use on evaluating climate-smart agricultural commodities. Vilsack remains optimistic about the many investments being made in rural America during the last two years to continue […]

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USDA announces additional $21.9m for meat and poultry supply chains

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced an additional $21.9 million of funding is being awarded to 111 grant projects through the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant Program (MPIRG), bringing total funding to $54.6 million. This year’s awards will fund projects in 37 states and will help strengthen and […]

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Feeder cattle prices Gaining Strength

The feeder cattle market has really flexed its muscles as we have moved through summer. The October CME© feeder cattle futures contract has increased by more than $10 per cwt since May and this can been seen in the market for heavy feeder cattle. Heavy feeders typically make their highs around this time of year, […]

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An 'exceptionally attractive' farm in Aberdeenshire that is the 'original home' of the Aberdeen Angus cattle breed has come up for sale

The arrival of Tillyfour to the market offers the chance for buyers to acquire a prime rural ‘residential and livestock’ farm in a beautiful corner of Scotland. Penny Churchill takes a look. Evelyn Channing, Savills’s first lady of Scottish country property, is overseeing the sale, due to the retirement of the present incumbent, of the […]

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Walmart investing in Sustainable Beef LLC

Walmart announced Aug. 31 that it has signed an agreement to acquire a minority stake in Sustainable Beef LLC, a rancher-owned company based in North Platte, Nebraska. Walmart’s equity investment is part of a broader strategic partnership to source top-quality angus beef from Sustainable Beef LLC’s new beef processing facility. This partnership helps supplement the […]

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