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This is National 4-H Week
Published October 1, 2023
It may be showing a steer at state fair, leading a local club meeting or taking an active role in a community project, 4-H is all about building life skills. AgCountry Farm Credit Services, Associated Milk Producers, Incorporated and it’s…Dairy-Beef Cross Demand Fresh Thinking
Published September 29, 2023
A different mindset is required for dairy farmers who want to feed dairy-beef crossbred calves. Purina Animal Nutrition Director of Nutrition Services Tom Earleywine says these calves need to be handled differently from purebred dairy calves. "There's been years and years…Three Spending Bills Pass, Ag Approps Does Not
Published September 29, 2023
Congress has rejected an appropriations bill that would have funded agriculture, rural development and the Food and Drug Administration. The vote was 237 against passage and 191 for the bill. All of the Democrats voted against the bill. They were…Promoting Trade Opportunities in Chile
Published September 29, 2023
North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring was part of a USDA trade delegation in Chile this past week. In a call from Santiago, USDA Undersecretary Alexis Taylor said there are opportunities to export meat, dairy products and grain. Goehring added…Crop Insurance Critics Seek Change
Published September 29, 2023
Oregon Congressman Earl Blumenauer and South Carolina Congressman Ralph Norman have introduced a bill requiring USDA to publicly disclose the names of the farmers receiving crop insurance payments and the amount received. If this bill passed, crop insurance payments would…Agri Stats Faces Antitrust Allegations
Published September 29, 2023
The Justice Department has filed an antitrust lawsuit against an Indiana data collection firm called Agri Stats. The DOJ claims Agri Stats shared competitive information with competing meatpackers. With this data, the meatpackers reportedly reduced their slaughter numbers and increased…Climate-Smart Practices Rewarded
Published September 29, 2023
USDA is making more than $3 billion available for voluntary conservation programs and climate-smart practices. This money comes from the Inflation Reduction Act. USDA has opened the enrollment period, but said technical assistance would not be immediately available if there…Market Hog Numbers Higher Than Expected by the Trade
Published September 29, 2023
As of September 1, there were 74.3 million hogs and pigs in the United States. That’s up slightly from last year and up two percent from the June report. The breeding herd inventory is at just over six million head,…GPI Creates New Online Carbon Management Tool
Published September 29, 2023
Minneapolis-based Great Plains Institute has created the first of its kind tool that provides social, environmental, legal and community data that can be used to determine sites for carbon management projects. Louisiana is the first state where this interactive mapping…