Cattle Report

NCBA Welcomes Return of July Cattle Report

Dan Beef, Cattle, Marketing, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), USDA-NASS

The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently announced it was reinstating the July Cattle Report and the County Estimates for Crops and Livestock. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) thanked the NASS for reinstating the reports which were discontinued last year. NCBA noted they have provided critical data to farmers and ranchers for years. “The return of the July Cattle Report and County …

American Agriculture history minute

American Agriculture History Minute: Creation of the “Farmer’s Almanac”

Dan American Agriculture History Minute, This Land of Ours

I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Robert Thomas is part of American agriculture history. He was born in 1766 near Boston. He took to writing in those early years and became a school teacher, teaching English writing and literature. He eventually became a seller of books and also an amateur astronomer, and it would be a combination …

peanut industry

Peanut Industry Looking Forward to Acreage Estimate

Dan Peanuts

Acreage estimates will be released next Monday, and many in the peanut industry are eager to see what USDA is forecasting for this year’s crop. Tyron Spearman reports on what some are thinking. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

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U.S. Rapidly Increasing Egg Imports to Combat High Prices

Dan Eggs, Exports/Imports, Poultry

The U.S. has almost doubled egg imports from Brazil and is considering relaxing regulations for eggs laid by chickens raised for meat. The moves come as the Trump Administration is trying to lower record-high egg prices caused by avian influenza.  Reuters says the administration is also pushing for more imports from countries like Turkey and South Korea, which usually send …

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American Agriculture History Minute: The Importance of St. Louis

Dan Agri-Business, American Agriculture History Minute, This Land of Ours

I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. The importance of St. Louis when looking at the history of American agriculture cannot be overstated. With railroads just beginning to be important in the late 1850s, the riverboat traffic dominated transportation and trade, and St. Louis flourished as the center, connections east along the Illinois, Ohio, Cumberland and Tennessee rivers, …

Georgia beef board

Georgia Beef Board Looks at Consumer Survey

Dan Beef, Cattle, Economy, Georgia, Georgia Beef Board (GBB)

The Georgia Beef Board (GBB) has been able to learn more about consumer buying habits when it comes to purchasing beef in the meat case. GBB Chairman Robert Fountain says results from a national survey will help them with promotional efforts in the future. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril …

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Bipartisan Bill for Agriculture Reintroduced in the House

Dan Agri-Business, Legislative

U.S. Rep. Kat Cammack from Florida and colleagues recently reintroduced the bipartisan Fair Access to Agriculture Disaster Programs Act, a bill designed to remove barriers to agriculture disaster assistance for producers. Tyron Spearman has more details. To learn more, click here. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

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ASI Wants Imported Lamb to Be Included in Tariffs

Dan Agri-Business, Export/Import, Legislative, Sheep-Goats, Tariff

The American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) continues to request that the White House and Congress include Australian and New Zealand lamb in the food and agriculture tariff plans during its annual fly-in. Fifty sheep industry leaders representing ASI and 16 of its state affiliates are in the nation’s capital this week meeting with congressional and administration officials to promote the sheep industry …