NSW Farmers president James Jackson – members will vote on sheep EID policy reform next week. NEW South Wales farmers will next week consider an urgency motion to support national mandatory sheep electronic identification as Foot-and-Mouth-Disease and […]
Herefords Australia National Youth Expo travel scholarship awardees were Janet Cantwell and Brittany Abbott Click to check the original article.
Ahead of this year’s competition, we take a look back at some previous winners and where they are now. Click to check the original article.
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), in conjunction with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is hosting a two-day webinar symposium to address concerns regarding the Asian Longhorned Tick and the pest’s possible impact on the U.S. cattle industry. The free virtual event will be held Aug. 23-24 from noon to 3:45pm (Eastern) each […]
More and more people are receiving payments digitally. But ask farmers how they are paid for their grain, and many will likely say by paper check. However, that may be about to end. Recently, Bushel, a software technology company based in Fargo, N.D., announced the creation of a digital payment and money facilitation network. When […]
In northeastern Washington, the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation have experienced three major wildfires over the past seven years. Last July, during the state’s hottest and driest year ever, the Chuweah Creek Fire burned more than 11,000 acres on the reservation, destroying homes and burning more than 34,000 acres of tribal timberland. To help […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture slightly lowered its 2022 forecast for red meat and poultry production from last month to 106.46 billion lbs. due to lower pork and broiler production. According to the latest “World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates” report, pork production was lowered to 27.16 billion lbs. on a slower-than-expected pace of slaughter […]
The Duchess of Cornwall names her countryside champions in the 13 July 2022 issue, which she has guest edited. Among them are her husband The Prince of Wales, as well as a wine producer, a bee master and TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson. In the ITV documentary Camilla’s Country Life, The Duchess admits that ‘isn’t easy […]
Events on the grains markets appear to be communicating the potential for counter-seasonal opportunities in feeder cattle markets. There is the potential for price strength into the fall. Grain markets spent the first five months of this year rallying to impressive highs: $7.50/bu harvest corn, $15/bu harvest soybeans, and $12-$13/bu harvest wheat. Related: USDA accepts […]
The chart below shows the weekly number of feeder and stocker cattle sold at auction so far in 2022 as compared to 2021 and the 5-year average from 2016-2020. Year-to-date, cattle auction receipts are down about 3 percent below the same period for 2021. This chart uses the auction receipts from the USDA-AMS National Feeder and […]
Kevin Norris was one of the ‘gun’ stud auctioneers through the later years of the 20th century. Click to check the original article.
Max Armstrong reports that this week is the Corn Congress where the National Corn Growers Association will be electing new farmer-leaders. Max offers a look the many candidates on tap for the event. The candidates farm corn and soybeans, but also have other crops and off-farm businesses. Max notes that this group, which will serve […]