The Georgia Cattlemen’s Association (GCA) Annual Convention will be held March 8-10 in Columbus. And during this year’s event, a session will be held to highlight the Beef Checkoff. Georgia Beef Board (GBB) Director of Public Relations, Taylor Evans, says the session is designed to answer questions producers have about the checkoff. To learn more, contact the GBB office in Macon at …
Record Exports Show Dairy’s Global Reach
According to the latest dairy market report, the record exports last year indicate U.S. dairy’s global reach. It shows 2022 ended with U.S. dairy exports setting a second consecutive record for percent of domestic production exported during an entire calendar year, with 17.8 percent of U.S. milk solids production exported. That helped temper sluggish domestic consumption; while the year’s final …
U.S. Cattle on Feed Down 4 Percent
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released their February Cattle on Feed Report, and the updated numbers show cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the U.S. for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.7 million head on February 1, 2023. The inventory was 4 percent below February 1, 2022. And one expert says it will …
FDA Announces Draft Guidance for Plant-Based Dairy Imitators
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Wednesday announced draft recommendations on the naming of plant-based foods that are marketed and sold as alternatives to milk. The guidance recommends that an alternative milk product that includes the term milk and has a nutrient composition different than milk, include a voluntary nutrient statement that conveys how the product compares with milk. Jim …
New Online Tool Giving Cattle Producers More Data on Sales Contracts
Cattle producers now have a new tool that could help them make better and more informed marketing decisions. Gary Crawford has more details. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 31, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
The Ups and Downs of February Meat Production and Price Forecasts
Some are wondering what USDA’s February outlook for U.S. meat production and price is showing regarding movement trends. Rod Bain has a story looking at that, along with in providing information about the dairy trade forecasts, where he notes production and prices for February were mostly pointed in the same direction. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 31, 2024CIR Agriculture …
New Developments in USMCA Challenge of Canadian Dairy TRQ’s
The U.S. is again taking their dispute of Canada’s dairy tariff-rate-quotas before a U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) dispute settlement panel. Our nation’s Chief Ag Negotiator, Ambassador Doug McKalip of the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office, explains the process for a dispute body to address this latest U.S. claim. McKalip discusses the history of a U.S. dispute with Canada’s tariff-rate-quota policy for dairy …
Georgia Beef Board Excited about the Big Race This Saturday
For the third year in a row, Daytona International Speedway will partner with Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner to sponsor the season-opening race for the NASCAR Xfinity Series – The Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. 300. The race will be this Saturday, February 18th at Daytona International Speedway, and folks from Georgia will be involved. Georgia Beef Board (GBB) Director of Public …
Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. 300 is Saturday
Daytona International Speedway will be the setting for the 42nd season-opening race for the NASCAR Xfinity Series this Saturday, February 18th. And it’s the 3rd year in a row for the beef industry to sponsor the event known as the Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. 300. Florida Beef Council (FBC) Director of Education & Promotion, DeAnne Maples, told Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman they …
2022 Beef Exports Set Annual Records; Strong Finish for Pork Exports
According to year-end data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF), U.S. beef exports set annual records for both volume and value in 2022, while pork exports finished lower year-over-year but their value was the third largest on record. Despite slowing toward the end of the year, beef exports reached 1.47 million metric tons (mt), …