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May Events Helping with Strong Beef Market

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

Various events are taking place in the month of May. As Mark Oppold, they are all events that are helping with the strong beef market this month. Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research …

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Cattle Efforts Included in Florida Farm Bill Passage

Dale Sandlin Beef, Cattle, Florida, Legislative

The Florida Farm bill was passed earlier this week as the Florida Legislature is picking up the pace in their work at the state capitol in Tallahassee. While this omnibus bill deals with many aspects of agriculture in Florida, a couple of cattle industry items were included in the bill. We caught up with Sam Ard, Director of Government Affairs …

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China Retaliatory Tariffs Could Effectively Halt Red Meat Trade

Dale Sandlin Beef, Cattle, Export/Import, Livestock, Pork, Tariff, U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF)

According to the US Meat Export Federation, the recent reciprocal tariffs by the US and the retaliatory tariffs imposed by China have effectively halted trade. The effective duty rate on US Beef and beef variety meat are currently tariffed at 147% and US pork and pork variety meats have reached 172%. Erin Borror, Vice president of economic analysis with USMEF …

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Americans See Meat as Part of a Healthy Lifestyle

Dan Beef, Cattle, Economy, Marketing

Meat sales hit a record high of $104.6 billion in 2024. The pounds sold increased by 2.3 percent compared to 2023, and consumers, on average, purchase meat more than once per week. That keeps meat the largest fresh department in grocery stores.  The 20th annual Power of Meat Report says almost all (98 percent) American households purchase meat, and 73 …

New World Screwworm

US Secretary of Agriculture Increases Pressure on Mexico in Response to New World Screwworm

Dale Sandlin Beef, Cattle, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), USDA

US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins sent a follow-up letter to Mexico’s Secretary of Agriculture on Saturday regarding Mexico’s actions in collaboration to combat the New World Screwworm. In the letter Secretary Rollins points out the issues surrounding the USDA-APHIS contracted carriers including Dynamic Aviation’s ability to operate including direct flight permissions, pilot credentialing, facility access and full control over …

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Trump Administration Drops Criminal Charges against South Dakota Farm Family

Dale Sandlin Cattle, Pasture, Pork

The Trump Administration has dropped the Criminal Charges against Charles and Heather Maude over a fenceline dispute with the US Forest Service. The Maude family raise cattle and hogs on their property in South Dakota and were alerted by the United States Forest service that fencing on their property blocked access to the Buffalo Gap National Grasslands. After agreeing to …

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NCBA Shares details on the efforts to eradicate New World Screwworm

Dale Sandlin Beef, Cattle, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA)

With the new world screwworm’s northward expansion towards the United States, USDA has developed a strategy to curtail their movements using sterile flies. Ethan Lane, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association shares insights on the efforts to eradicate this harmful pest and the challenges that have been experienced so far. Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares …

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Alabama Cattlemen’s Previews National Legislative Efforts

Dale Sandlin Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA), Beef, Cattle, General

Alabama Cattlemen’s Association is joining other state cattlemen’s associations this week in Washington DC as part of NCBA’s Region 1 & 2 Legislative Fly-in. We caught up with Alabama Cattlemen’s Association Executive Erin Beasley who previewed the trip and the legislative policies they are working on. Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester …

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Keeping an Eye on the Cattle Trade

Dan Beef, Cattle, Commodities, Economy, Marketing

Traders are keeping an eye on the cattle trade right now. Mark Oppold has a look at what has been transpiring and what expectation are. Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for …

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Tracking Agricultural Commodities in April

Dan Beef, Cattle, Commodities, Corn, Cotton, Economy, Field Crops, Marketing, Soybeans, Wheat

With April almost over, Mark Oppold takes time to review how certain agricultural commodities have performed thus far this month. Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle …