The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released their annual Cattle Inventory Report, and as of January 1, 2021, the number of all cattle and calves in the U.S. totaled 93.6 million head, down slightly from the 93.8 million head on January 1, 2020. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 40.6 million head, were slightly below the 40.7 million head on …
Ag Secretary Designate on Pandemic Lessons-Learned
The Agriculture Secretary-designate recently said responses to the ongoing human pandemic provide basic lessons for dealing with infectious animal disease. Stephanie Ho has the story. During that talk with a coalition of land-grant universities, Ag Secretary-designate Tom Vilsack listed some of the top issues he’s concerned about. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, …
Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 1-29-2021
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended January 29, 2021, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions for the Week ended-January 29, 2021, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 8,000 head compared to 15,227 last week and 12,498 …
Beef’s Refocus on Retail Meat Section
The COVID-19 pandemic led the beef industry to make a shift in the marketing and promotional focus of sales at the meat counter in grocery stores and supermarkets. Rod Bain has more information about those efforts. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through …
DIRECT Act of 2021 Introduced in U.S. House
There are many states across the nation that have State Meat and Poultry Inspection (MPI) programs that are approved by the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). But under the existing framework, state-inspected products can only be sold interstate if approved to do so under the Cooperative Interstate Shipping Program (CIS). So this week a bill was introduced in …
USDA Expects Milk Production Increase in 2021
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) expects milk production to increase this year. Stephanie Ho has a story explaining why. World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski has more details of USDA’s forecast for month over month higher prices for dairy products. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted …
2021 Florida Virtual Beef Conference
For the past 35 years, the Florida Panhandle Ag Extension Team has offered a cattle rancher educational program in Marianna that included a trade show. But, due to COVID19, the 2021 event will be a 90-minute webinar with two invited speakers, brief updates from cattle and forage researchers, and then a question and answer panel discussion. According to Doug Mayo, …
Alabama Legislative Session Kicks Off Next Tuesday
The 2021 Alabama Legislative Session kicks off next week in Montgomery. Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) Executive Director Erin Beasley says the legislature is proceeding with caution, due to COVID-19. For questions about the upcoming Alabama Legislative Session, contact Beasley at the ACA office in Montgomery at ebeasley@bamabeef.org or 334-265-1867. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm …
Rising Dairy Consumption Providing Comfort in Challenging Time
Data shows dairy is bringing some comfort during a challenging time. Throughout the market’s ups and downs of the pandemic era, consumers’ love of dairy products has been constant, rising in 2020 from 2019, according to the National Milk Producers Federation. Retail dairy purchases, which jumped at the pandemic’s beginning, remained elevated throughout the year. With more meals being prepared …
No Big Changes in January Cattle Feedlot Numbers
In USDA’s first Cattle on Feed Report for 2021, there wasn’t a big change in numbers from a year ago. Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the U.S. for feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 12.0 million head on January 1, just slightly above January 1, 2020. And as Gary Crawford reports, the numbers in this …