Livestock Articles
Booker Targets Large Livestock Farms
Published February 8, 2023
New Jersey Senator Cory Booker is calling for a moratorium on new livestock farms. Booker is a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee and was a speaker at the Food Not Feed Conference in Washington, D.C., highlighting his bill to…Record Dairy Exports
Published February 7, 2023
U.S. dairy export sales were record high in both value and production in 2022. According to USDA, dairy exports totaled $9.5 billion in value last year. That beats the 2021 record by 25 percent. Sales totaled 2.8 million metric tons…South America’s Potential for Pork Markets
Published February 6, 2023
In a recent trip to Columbia and Panama, the National Pork Board trade team and US Meat Export Federation toured expanding infrastructure that has allowed for more advanced trade of pork products to the countries. USMEF Chair-elect Randy Spronk says…Preparing for BRD Before Calving Season
Published February 6, 2023
Zoetis Director of Beef Technical Services Mitch Blanding says Bovine Respiratory Disease is the costliest animal disease dealt with in the livestock industry. "On an annual basis, it costs the industry somewhere north of a billion dollars." Blanding says with…Animal Ag Friendly County Designation Bill Advances
Published February 6, 2023
Senate Bill 2373 passed unanimously in the North Dakota Senate Agriculture committee this past week. The bill would allow the state agriculture commissioner to designate livestock-friendly counties if they certain criteria. Senator Robert Erbele introduced the bill explaining it would…Ensuring Conservation Programs in the Next Farm Bill
Published February 6, 2023
NCBA Executive Director of Government Affairs Kent Bacus says the farm bill dominated policy discussions at the National Cattlemen's Beef Association Convention. "It sets into play all of the USDA programs available to producers. We do work with a lot…Cattle Industry Facing “A Real Challenge”
Published February 6, 2023
National Cattlemen's Beef Association President Todd Wilkinson has made disease traceability his platform. USDA recent proposed rulemaking on electronic identification was expected. The ruling would require electronic identification on breeding livestock over 18 months of age and would replace the…Contract Library and Calf Insurance Under Evaluation
Published February 6, 2023
North Dakota Stockmen’s Association President Jason Leiseth concentrated on policy work at the National Cattlemen's Beef Association Convention in New Orleans. "The Livestock Marketing Committee focused on the Cattle Contract Library Pilot Program to help improve transparency in the industry."An…A Slower Cattle Cycle
Published February 6, 2023
During the Cattlemen’s Convention and NCBA Trade Show, RaboResearch Senior Animal Protein Analyst Lance Zimmerman said comparisons are being made to 2014, but cow herd expansion may be happening at a slower pace. "We had a lot of headwinds different…