The latest cattle on feed report shows a five-percent drop in inventories compared to March of last year, while placement numbers and marketing’s for February also fell, as USDA livestock analyst Shayle Shagam describes the reasons why.
Russians Ban Poultry from 3 U.S. Processors
USDA has confirmed that as of March 27th, Tyson Foods’ plant in Cumming, Georgia, Peco Foods’ plant in Canton, Mississippi, and Sanderson Farms’ plant in Hammond, Louisiana will not be able to sell poultry to Russia.
Bronson Kicks Off Ag Literacy Day
TALLAHASSEE – In an effort to increase agricultural literacy statewide, Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles Bronson hosted a press conference Monday, March 23 at the Capitol in Tallahassee in honor of the sixth anniversary of Florida Agriculture Literacy Day. After the press conference, Commissioner Bronson read this year’s special Agriculture Literacy Day children’s book “These Florida Farms!” to …
FL Farm Bureau Scouts the Issues in Tallahassee
Florida Farm Bureau President John Hoblick discusses more of the targeted issues, besides the budget, involving agriculture in the state Legislative Session this year. Among them, county occupational license fees, BMP’s and a statewide springs protection initiative.
Rolling on Citrus Oil
Rolling on Citrus Oil is literally what race car drivers recently did at the Sebring race track, as Yokahama introduced a new line of tires it says are more environmentally friendly. Hear more about it in this report.
FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on the Florida Breakfast Partnership
This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is about the Florida Breakfast Partnership, created to educate consumers about the importance of eating a healthy breakfast every day. More information is available at Florida Breakfast Partnership. Visit the partnership’s web site at www.FloridaBreakfast.com.
Words Seem to Go Together
What are these words? Everett Griner tells us and just how they go together.
AL Livestock Market Report
Alabama Department of Agriculture’s Dyan Kennedy has this past week’s cattle markets numbers from across the state.
FL Livestock Market Report
Here are the numbers complied from this week’s Florida Livestock Auctions by the Florida Federal-State Livestock Market News Service.
U.S. Cattle on Feed Down 5 Percent
USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service released their monthly cattle on feed numbers Friday afternoon and as many expected they were lower again. To see more numbers from the March report click Here USDA NASS