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USDA is planning to test raw bulk milk nationally for the H5N1 bird flu virus because of the growing number of cases during the past month in California dairy herds. Rust Halvorson has more details. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack spoke to reporters last week about USDA’s plans to expand the testing of milk across the country. USDA will begin broader …
I’m Mark Opel with an American Agriculture History Minute. As American agriculture expanded, farmers continued to make improvements in their production of grain, and by the late 1880s, 1890s, attention focused on improving animal production and meat quality. Enter William Danforth, who in 1894 established an animal feed company, Purina Mills. Danforth later partnered with Webster Edderley, founder of a …
Members of the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) are in Tucson, Arizona, this week for their annual Strategic Planning Conference. As attendees gather to discuss key initiatives and industry strategies, organizers might want to consider the use of badge scanners for conferences like these. Badge scanners could streamline check-ins, enhance networking opportunities, and provide valuable data for future event planning. Rusty Halvorson …
We’ve been talking about it the past couple of weeks, and now it’s underway, the annual Macon Burger Week. Dale Sandlin, executive vice president of the Georgia Beef Board, notes a lot of ground beef will be sold during this event. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Last week, the Florida Beef Council (FBC) took part in the Florida Farm Bureau Federation’s Annual Meeting Convention in Miramar Beach. FBC Director of Beef Marketing and Promotion, DeAnne Maples, was there and says they conducted a beef demo at the annual event. For more information on Beef Checkoff activities in Florida, contact the FBC office in Kissimmee. Sponsored ContentCIR …
The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) continues to encourage producers across the state to be a part of the ACA, and thus has put together an end of the year promotion. ACA Executive Vice President Erin Beasley explains how their Christmas from Cowboys promotion works. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
In his continuing effort to track agricultural commodities, Mark Oppold looks at where a few of them currently stand after trading for ten months this year. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended November 1, 2024, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended November 01, 2024, receipts at 16 markets totaled 12,821 head compared to 12,531 last week and 11,724 last …
Led by fresh beef. meat sales are surging. 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
 Avian Influenza is in the news once again. Gary Crawford reports. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
