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USDA Permits CRP Use For Livestock Needs 

USDA this week authorized certain acreage enrolled under the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) to be ...

USDA To Ban All Downer Cattle  

The industry has taken some severe hits on the animal welfare front recently because cattle that pass the initial veterinary inspection at a packing plant...

Time To Re-evaluate The Checkoff  

How quickly things change. Not that long ago, it looked like the golden era of beef production had arrived – we had arrested the decline in beef demand, it ...

Reduced Checkoff Budget Recommended 

The Beef Promotion Operating Committee has recommended a $45.8 million Cattlemen’s Beef Board budget ...

Beef Exports Continue Upward Trend 

In the first quarter of 2008, U.S. beef exports increased 37% over the first quarter of 2007 to 117,730 metric tons (mt) (259.5 million lbs.) and beef variety ...

Vets Group Approves Horse-Transport Policy 

The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) recently approved a new policy on the humane transport of equines which reaffirms the organization’s opposition to double-deck...

Spring Storms Can Bring Unexpected Problems 

Cattle will eat just about anything that looks interesting in the pasture, says Dave Sparks, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension veterinarian and area food animal quality and health specialist...

Rising Food Prices & Small Firms 

The House of Representatives Small Business Committee held a hearing on rising food prices and their effects on the food chain...

Read About Cow Size In American Cowman Update 

The latest issue of American Cowman Update is now available at www.americancowman.com...

Ranchers’ Roundup Set For May 20 In Sonora, TX 

Ranching amid skyrocketing grain and fuel prices will be the focus of this year’s Ranchers' Roundup set for May 20 in Sonora’s Sutton County Civic Center...

New Portal Web Site Introduced 

www.RuralClassifieds.com is a new portal website that directs visitors to five internet sites serving America's farmers, ranchers, businesses and residents with free classified ads. A single log-in allowing...

More Than 500 Groups Support Farm Bill 

A broad coalition of 557 organizations representing general farm organizations, commodity groups, specialty crops, conservation, nutrition, consumer and religious organizations sent a letter to all members...

Meat & Poultry Promotion Coalition Support Farm Bill 

The Meat and Poultry Promotion Coalition sent a letter to the leadership of the Senate and House Ag Committees stating its support of the Livestock Title of the 2008 farm bill and urged House and Senate members to support the bill...

Legal Defense Fund Moves To Stop NAIS 

Attorneys for the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund today sent a Notice of Intent to Sue letter to USDA and the Michigan Department of Ag (MDA) over implementation of the National Animal Identification System (NAIS)...

Korean Lawmakers Threaten Lawsuit Over U.S. Beef 

South Korean lawmakers opposed to the fuller reopening of beef trade with the U.S. are threatening a lawsuit to stop the plan...

Kansas Program Targets Animal-Borne Ailments 

The Kansas Animal Health Department unveiled a program in Great Bend this week aimed at halting the spread of animal disease and identifying the source within 48 hours...

Improve Your Marketing Skills With MarketMaxx 

If you’re not yet playing MarketMaxx – the corn and soybean marketing game that can win you one year’s use of a new Gleaner combine or an AGCO tractor...

Gasoline And Diesel Surge To New Average Highs 

The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline jumped 10.9¢ for the week ending May 12 to an all-time high of $3.722/gal...

Ethanol Beneath Their Wings 

Lovers may croon that the object of their affection is the “wind beneath their wings.” For farmers, it’s been ethanol....

Bryce Schumann Named Angus CEO 

Bryce Schumann, Lecompton, KS, is the new CEO of the American Angus Association (AAA), effective June 13...

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