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Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 01-10-2025

Dan Alabama, Cattle, Florida, Georgia

Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended January 10, 2025, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended January 10, 2025, receipts at 16 markets totaled 8,971 head compared to 0 last week due to markets …

livestock

Livestock Producers Reminded to Apply for Disaster Assistance

Dan Agri-Business, Avian Influenza, Cattle, Dairy, Funding, Livestock, USDA-FSA

The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds producers, including dairy producers impacted by H5N1, that the deadline to apply for financial assistance through the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-raised Fish Program (ELAP) is Jan. 30, 2025, for losses due to specific adverse conditions that occurred in 2024. ELAP provides emergency relief to eligible producers of livestock, honeybees, and farm-raised fish to assist …

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Efforts Continue to Stamp Out H5N1

Dan Avian Influenza, Cattle, Dairy, Poultry

New funding is being made available to help in the efforts to stamp out H5N1. Rusty Halvorson has more details. The Biden administration recently announced it would award $306 million more to address avian influenza cases in humans, especially livestock workers. The New York Times noted the timing of the funding reflects concerns among senior health officials that the incoming Trump …

American agriculture

American Agriculture History Minute: Hay Press Invented

Dan American Agriculture History Minute, Cattle, Pasture, This Land of Ours

I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. The baling of hay began with the invention of the first hay press in about 1850. Hay was baled then for easier handling, reducing space for storage and for shipment. The first bales weighed around 300 pounds because the original machines were vertical in nature. They used a horse-drawn screw press …

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NCBA Looking at Various Issues to Tackle in 2025

Dan Agri-Business, Cattle, Economy, Legislative, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA)

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is looking at a variety of issues they would like to see Congress take care of this year. Rusty Halvorson has the story. President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn into office this month and a new Congress is taking over in Washington, DC. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President Mark Eisele says there’s no shortage of problems …

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Registration Underway for Livestock Judging Event in Alabama

Dan Alabama, Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA), Cattle

The 10th Annual SLE Livestock Judging Contest is coming to Montgomery, Alabama again this year. And according to Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) Director of Field Services Reid McGuire, registration for that event is now underway. Click here to register for this year’s big livestock judging contest. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, …

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USDA Surveying Cattle Operations

Dan Cattle, USDA-NASS

For the next couple of weeks, the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will survey about 40,000 cattle operations nationwide to provide an up-to-date measure of U.S. cattle inventories. This will include producers in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina, as they will have the opportunity to report their beef and dairy cattle inventories, calf crop, death loss and cattle …

dairy industry

Dairy Industry Continues Working with Health Professionals

Dan Dairy

In 2025, the dairy industry will continue to work with health professionals. Rusty Halvorson has the story. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

red meat exports

Positive News for Red Meat Exports in 2024

Dan Beef, Cattle, Exports/Imports, U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF)

There was positive news in 2024 for red meat exports. Rusty Halvorson has the story. There was more positive news than expected for red meat exports in 2024. Dan Halstrom, CEO of the U.S. Meat Export Federation, says his group expected a step back going into 2024, which wasn’t entirely accurate. “We estimated that business would probably be down, and we …

milk production

Dairy Checkoff Highlights 2024 Work

Dan Dairy, Marketing

Dairy checkoff initiatives of 2024 successfully increased dairy access in schools, expanded market share for U.S. dairy products domestically and internationally and supported the industry’s commitment to sustainability.  Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) President and CEO Barbara O’Brien says the checkoff is working and achieving a lot in building its next chapter. She outlined the “Now, Next, and Future” checkoff strategies at …