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Meat Institute releases 2023 meat sector improvement report

In the second year of the meat sector’s pioneering data collection and reporting on five key focus areas for continuous improvement, the number of companies submitting data grew by nearly 60% and now covering more than half of all establishments operated by North American Meat Institute members. With 93% of the Meat Institute’s largest member […]

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More lawmakers push to kill EATS Act

Sixteen House Republicans are calling on Congress to oppose the Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression Act, commonly known as the EATS Act. That bill would prohibit state laws that impose additional requirements on agriculture producers in other states. Lawmakers introduced the EATS Act in response to the Supreme Court’s May decision to uphold California’s Proposition 12 […]

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Iowa Beef Center hosting for the inaugural Genetic Symposium

The importance of genetics in making decisions for your operation cannot be overstated. A new event offered by Iowa Beef Center at Iowa State University is providing a program to educate producers on the tools available for making genetic improvement for their operation. The inaugural Genetic Symposium is set for Dec. 18-19 in Ames at […]

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Mexico fuels August pork exports; modest rebound for beef

August exports of U.S. pork were steady year-over-year, led by another tremendous performance in Mexico, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation. Beef exports were well below the large totals posted in August 2022 but showed improvement over July results. August pork export highlights led by value record […]

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Country footy farewells and welcomes | Farm Weekly

Nutrien Ag Solutions key account manager Steve Wright (left), with incoming CFWA president Brendon Simpson, Quairading, WAFL CEO Michael Roberts, outgoing CFWA president John Shadbolt, Mukinbudin, Nutrien Ag Solutions region manager – west Andrew Duperouzel, whose company has been continuously sponsoring country football for 49 years and CFWA executive manager Tom Bottrell. Click to check […]

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Farm Progress America, October 9, 2023

Mike Pearson says the United Nations declared World Cotton Day Oct. 7. He reminds us just how much cotton is produced across the globe and here in the United States. Humans have been using cotton for 7,000 years now to make clothing and cloth. Every years, there are 25 million tons of raw cotton in […]

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