New World Screwworm

Secretary of Agriculture Shares Details On New World Screwworm Efforts with Mexico

Dan Agri-Business, Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Legislative, Pest/Pest Control

During the House Agriculture Committee hearing last week, US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins shared the details of the Department’s actions in response to New World Screwworm. In response to a question from Representative Ronny Jackson of Texas, the Secretary provided details of the efforts with Mexico and the benchmarks the USDA is considering in relaxing the border closure Secretary …

New World screwworm

US Secretary of Agriculture Addresses New World Screwworm in House Ag Committee Hearing

Dan Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Pest/Pest Control

The US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins addressed the seriousness of the potential devastating impacts of the New World Screwworm to US cattle herds in a legislative hearing last week. During the House Committee on Agriculture hearing last week, Secretary Rollins was asked several times about the impact of the New World Screwworm and the department’s response to the pest. …

weekly livestock market

Livestock Market Reports for Week Ended 06-13-2025

Dan Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Florida, Georgia

Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia for the week ended June 13, 2025, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended- June 13, 2025, receipts at 16 markets totaled 10,520 head compared to 9,180 last week and 9,567 last …

livestock industry

Livestock Industry Groups Reacts To Senate Version Of The Big Beautiful Bill

Dan Agri-Business, Beef, Cattle, Economy, Legislative, Livestock, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), National Pork Producers Council (NPPC), Pork

With the release of the Senate’s version of the “Big Beautiful Bill”, livestock industry groups are noting their support of the language in the bill. The US Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry released their legislative text for the Big Beautiful Bill Earlier this week including support for the National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program, the National Animal …

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Livestock Groups Congratulate New USDA & EPA Officials

Dan Agri-Business, Beef, Cattle, Legislative, Livestock

Livestock groups and producers are applauding the confirmation of newly confirmed USDA and EPA officials. Earlier this week, the US Senate confirmed Judge Stephen Vaden as Deputy Secretary of the US Department of Agriculture and David Fotouhi as Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. NCBA Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Ethan Lane said, “The cattle industry is thrilled …

Cattle feeders

Cattle Feeders Looking at Risk Management Options Into Summer

Dan Agri-Business, Beef, Cattle, Economy, Events, Marketing

Cattle feeders continue pushing the pencil hard looking at risk management options out into summer. Cattle and feeder cattle futures outperformed our expectations last week but are seeing that pullback that we expected and after contract highs we’re now keeping an eye on recent lows that are very important to hold for cattle feeders and their hedging replacements. August live …

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Alabama Cattlemen’s Association Looking Forward to Summer Regional Meetings

Dan Agri-Business, Alabama, Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA), Beef, Cattle, Events, Industry

The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association is looking forward to their upcoming Summer Regional Meetings beginning this week. We spoke with Erin Beasley, Executive Vice President of Alabama Cattlemen to get the details on these upcoming meetings. Dale Sandlin reporting for Southeast AgNet. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, …

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US Beef and Pork Exports Lower in April According to USMEF

Dan Agri-Business, Beef, Cattle, Export/Import, Exports/Imports, Industry, Marketing, Pork, Tariff, Trade, U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF)

The US Meat Export Federation (USMEF) is reporting that the exports of US Beef and Pork in April trended lower than a year ago according to data from USDA. This decrease is largely due to the retaliatory duties imposed by China, in addition to China not renewing establishment registrations for cold storage facilities and beef plants in the US with …

weekly livestock market

Livestock Market Reports for Week Ended 06-06-2025

Dan Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Florida, Georgia

Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia for the week ended June 6, 2025, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended- June 6, 2025, receipts at 16 markets totaled 9,034 head compared to 7,757 last week and 10,699 last …

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USMEF Finds New Markets for Products Usually Exported to China

Dan Agri-Business, Beef, Cattle, Export/Import, Exports/Imports, Industry, Livestock, Marketing, Pork, Tariff, U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF)

The US Meat Export Federation (USMEF) worked to find outlets for beef and pork products that would typically be exported to China. Due to steep Chinese retaliatory tariffs on US goods the US Meat Export Federation’s international offices worked together to identify new markets for beef and pork products that have typically been purchased by buyers in China. China retaliatory …