Livestock Articles
Additional COVID Relief for Hog Farmers
Published December 14, 2021
USDA is offering additional pandemic assistance for pork producers. The Spot Market Hog Pandemic Program will fill gaps from the previous COVID relief for hog farmers. Previous assistance programs used a flat rate payment throughout the swine industry. With this…MN Beef Update
Published December 13, 2021
In this week's Minnesota Beef Update, Minnesota Beef Council Director of Industry Relations Royalee Rhoads looks back at the Minnesota Cattle Industry and Trade Show.Dairy Margin Coverage Sign-Up Begins Today
Published December 13, 2021
Sign-up for the 2022 Dairy Margin Coverage Program begins today. The USDA expanded the program, allowing farmers to enroll supplemental production. There are also updates to feed costs. "One of the changes we were able to make is to allow…White House Links Packer Consolidation to Inflation
Published December 13, 2021
In a White House blog post, the Biden Administration has cited meat prices as a key factor for the higher rate of inflation. The blog says the increase in meat prices goes beyond supply and demand factors and is due…The Drought Will Leave a Scar
Published December 13, 2021
North Dakota farmers and ranchers will remember 2021 as a year of widespread drought. NDSU Extension State Climatologist Adnan Akyuz says the drought will leave a scar. It set records in North Dakota. "It's comparable to 1936 and 1988, but…Red Angus Eligible for Angus Branded Beef Programs
Published December 12, 2021
The Red Angus Association of America completed negotiations with the USDA for the breed's Live Animals Specification Form that would allow them to be included in Angus-labeled beef programs. Cattle can qualify for the breed influence specifications by meeting genotype…Action Taken on the Cattle Contract Library Bill
Published December 9, 2021
A bill designed to bring transparency to the cattle market is on the way to the U.S. Senate. The Cattle Contract Library bill passed Wednesday in the House with a 411-to-13 vote. Cattlemen currently do not have access to the…AAW Honors for Wyant
Published December 6, 2021
The American Agri-Women has presented Agri-Pulse President Sara Wyant with its award for journalism excellence. Wyant previously received the organization’s Veritas Award and AAW Leaven Award for her work on behalf of agriculture and service to AAW.Hay Hauling Hours Extended in South Dakota
Published December 1, 2021
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem signed an executive order on Wednesday extending the timeframe when hay haulers can move hay through February 2022. Oversize hay haulers with a permit can move from two hours before sunrise to two hours after…