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USDA updates LIP payment rate after urgent requests

The USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) has announced it is updating the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) payment rate to support Midwest livestock producers who have lost cattle to the extreme heat and humidity experienced this summer. To help indemnify ranchers to reflect a trend towards higher cattle weights in feedlots, the 2023 LIP payment rate […]

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What makes a ‘good complete’ mineral?

Dr. Katie VanValin, University of Kentucky Extension You’ve probably heard it a dozen times, “Make sure you put out a good complete mineral,” but what does this mean? Like many aspects of beef production, one perfect recipe for a mineral that will meet the needs of all cattle throughout the year does not exist. A […]

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Farm Progress America, August 28, 2023

Mike Pearson takes a look at an ancient technology Cargill is turning to in order to get their grains across the ocean. Cargill commissioned a company in England to create 123 feet fiberglass foldable sails for their bulk cargo ship, Pyxis Ocean. The sails will rely on wind to help cut fuel costs for the […]

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