Pre-report trade estimates suggested further declines were on tap for the U.S. cattle sector, a reality that was confirmed in USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) numbers released today in the highly anticipated “Cattle” report. NASS numbers revealed all cattle and calves in the U.S. as of January 1, 2024, totaled 87.2 million head, 2% […]
Sally Gall Senior journalist – Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I’ve raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region – its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you’ve got a story idea for me. Based at […]
Biggest rainfall totals since 1952, say graziers. Click to check the original article.
Cases have been confirmed in Wingham and Gloucester. Click to check the original article.
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association announced its policy priorities today at the CattleCon trade show in Orlando. According to the NCBA executive committee, those priorities include advocating for a new farm bill, and protecting the cattle industry from what it considers to be federal regulatory overreach and “external attacks.” “NCBA will continue pushing for passage […]
“Earlier in the season we saw ABARES (the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences) saying they did not expect a big plant due to concerns about the El Nino-induced dry, but I’d question the assumption now, it seems quite a bit of crop did go in later in the planting window.” Click […]
“Earlier in the season we saw ABARES (the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences) saying they did not expect a big plant due to concerns about the El Nino-induced dry, but I’d question the assumption now, it seems quite a bit of crop did go in later in the planting window.” Click […]
In their past two runs, Aussie Hay Runners delivered close to 4000 bales of hay. Click to check the original article.
In response to a shortage of FDA-approved Folltropin (follicle stimulating hormone [FSH]), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Jan. 31 that it does not intend to object to the temporary importation of Pluset (porcine pituitary-derived follicle stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone), by Alberta Veterinary Laboratories Ltd./Solvet. Pluset is authorized for marketing in Spain and […]
In an open letter to the Soil Association, WildFish and more than 30 other organisations have questioned the organic certification schemes for farmed salmon in Scotland. The Soil Association has been told to stop certifying Scottish farmed salmon as organic by more than 30 community groups and NGOs. The open letter was drafted by the […]
University of Nebraska—Lincoln’s beef program will be presenting the latest feedlot-related research findings in meetings across Nebraska in February. Anyone interested is welcome to attend the meetings Feb. 13, 14 and 15 in Bridgeport, Gothenburg and West Point, respectively. “With precision technology and the tools we have available, we can offer producers more scientifically-supported, specific […]
The number of farmers seeking mental health help doubled last year, with nearly 70 per cent of those reaching out being men. This concerning trend prompted the launch of a new farmer-focused mental health campaign, Don’t Keep it Under Your Hat, by specialist mental health support charity TIACS (This is a Conversation Starter). Supported by […]