USDA’s first pasture and range report for 2018 shows conditions are worse than they were this time last year. Stephanie Ho has the story. Pasture Conditions Worse than Last Year-1 USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey has more details of the first pasture and range condition report for 2018. Pasture Conditions Worse than Last Year-2 Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships …
Report Shows Improvements in Animal Welfare, Quality and Sustainability
A new report released this week highlights producers’ commitment to animal welfare, beef quality, sustainability and community involvement by America’s cattlemen and women resulting in responsibly raised beef. The Cattlemen’s Stewardship Review, funded by the Beef Checkoff and completed in late 2017, compiles data collected from cattlemen and women across the country. The first survey, completed in 2010, set a …
Georgia Cattle Drive 5K Is Saturday
Georgia’s Team Beef will be back in action this coming Saturday, as the Second Annual Cattle Drive 5K will be held. Georgia Beef Board’s Kaytlyn Malia says she is looking forward to the big event. Register now, don’t wait! Event check-in will be from 7:15-8:15 a.m. on May 12 at Amerson River Park (2551 North Pierce Drive, Macon GA 31204). The race …
Bama’s Best Beef Contest Enters Phase Two
The 3rd annual Bama’s Best Beef Contest continues. Kayla Greer, Alabama Cattlemen’s Association’s director of social media and communications, says the contest has now entered the second phase. Bama’s Best Beef Contest Enters Phase Two Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, …
Canada Closes TB Investigation
Canada has closed it’s bovine tuberculosis investigation as officials say no further cases found have been found since discovered nearly two years ago. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency Monday reported receiving the last of the lab culture test results on about 30,000 animals tested during its probe. The investigation started in 2016 after finding six cases of bovine tuberculosis in …
Fake Veterinarian Takes Part in Missouri Cattle Fraud Scheme
A man posing as a veterinarian admits to taking part in a $4.7 million investment fraud scheme in Missouri. A Drovers’ report says Robert D. Hawkins has consented that he aided Cameron J. Hager in defrauding more than 90 investors across 21 states in the scheme. The Missouri Secretary of State’s Securities Division says Hawkins allegedly posed as a veterinarian …
Weekly Livestock Market Report 05-04-18
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended May 04, 2018, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: 12-09-17 AL Livestock Market Report At Alabama Livestock Auctions for the Week ended May 4, 2018, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 15,600 head …
USRSB Releases Framework for Beef Sustainability
Thursday, the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (USRSB) released their first-ever National Framework for Beef Sustainability. It officially opens a 60-day public comment period on the group’s Sustainability Framework. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Senior Director for Sustainability, Ashley McDonald, explains what this means. USRSB Releases Framework for Beef Sustainability The U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (USRSB) has opened a …
Analyst: Labor Shortages and Volatile Feed Prices Ahead for Meat Industry
A Rabobank analyst says the U.S. could be on the tail end of the second longest expansion of its economy in history. Rabobank Analyst Don Close told the North American Meat Institute this week there are implications for the meat industry, including a pending labor shortage and possible volatile commodity prices ahead, according to meat industry publication Meatingplace. Close warns …
Agri View: Crackdown on Mislabeled Products
Everett Griner talks about the crackdown on mislabeled products in today’s Agri View. Everett discusses the progress the FDA is having on cracking down on these products. Crackdown on Mislabeled Products It kind of jolted me. All the milk you are buying doesn’t come from a cow. It doesn’t? Some of it comes from coconuts, almonds, cashews. Even soybeans. You …