This year’s proceeds will be going towards renovating The Old Post Office at Beazley Park, in Rolleston, with the aim of developing an arts centre, said Rolleston Livestock and Grain spokesperson, Alexandra York, who with her husband Jeff York and business partner Jason Simmons, revitalised the Rolleston yards. Click to check the original article.
During the pandemic, USDA through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program provided producers $31 billion for various commodities. However, in reviewing a sampling of CFAP payments, the Government Accountability Office found that over half of those sampled did not provide full support for their payments and were “therefore potentially improper.” Through CFAP, USDA paid producers $13.8 billion […]
In fact, this was one of the issues which drove the formation of the association, and now, in the CWA of NSW’s centenary year, we continue to voice the concerns and frustrations of rural and regional communities over safe, skilled, and accessible health care for expectant mothers, women in labour and newborns. Click to check […]
Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, her son King Charles spoke to the nation about his beloved mother, her legacy and the future for the Royal Family. His Majesty The King confirmed that HRH The Duchess of Cornwall will become Queen Consort. King Charles also confirmed that his son, William, now becomes Prince of […]
A lot has been written about beef cow culling this year due to widespread drought in the Western half of the country and high costs relative to calf prices. Most of that has focused nationally. This article focuses on cow slaughter in the Southern Plains. Federally inspected beef and dairy cow slaughter is reported regionally, […]
Why are consumers willing to pay high prices for steaks? A research project from Texas Tech University’s Davis College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, in collaboration with groups in Ireland and Australia, is trying to answer that question. The project started with a simple idea from a doctoral candidate, who wanted to know why consumers would pay […]
Infectious-disease experts from 18 U.S. federal agencies and academic institutions met at Texas A&M University recently to discuss working together to combat the viruses, bacteria and other emerging pathogens that threaten the nation’s agricultural economy, food supply, wildlife and public health. The workshop marked the first membership meeting of RAV3N — Research Alliance for Veterinary Science and […]
This week I witnessed people trying new things. Every time I turned around there was change taking place. My grandma was trying to learn how to run her new iPhone, with my daughter’s help. The auction I was at yesterday let a young woman fresh out of auctioneer school try her hand at selling some […]
U.S. beef exports again topped $1 billion in July and posted the fifth-largest volume on record, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation. Pork exports remained below last year’s pace but continued to gain strength in Colombia and the Caribbean and stayed above year-ago for Mexico, the leading […]
After the death of Her Majesty, we look back at key moments from her 96 glorious years. 1926 At 2.40am on April 21, the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York, Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, was born by caesarean section at her maternal grandfather’s London home — 17, Bruton Street in Mayfair Photograph of […]
Max Armstrong shares insights from Glenn “G.T.” Thompson, R-Penn., the ranking minority member on the House Agriculture Committee. Thompson says he is focused on the next farm bill. He shared there are three options for the bill: let it expire, which is not really an option, Thompson says, since it would return agriculture to the […]
A look at what will happen in the days, weeks and months following Her Majesty’s death on Thursday. Please note that many of the details are yet to be announced, and all are subject to confirmation. King Charles III will address the nation on Friday The King and Queen Consort return to London on Friday […]