Cash Receipts for Meat Animals Up/Milk Production Increased Total 2017 production of meat animals (cattle and calves and hogs and pigs) for the United States totaled 81.7 billion pounds, up 4 percent from 2016. Production increased 4 percent for cattle and calves and 3 percent for hogs and pigs. Total 2017 cash receipts from marketings of meat animals increased 7 percent to …
U.S. Beef Could Expand In E.U. To Help Avoid Trade War
The European Union is preparing to allow more tariff-free U.S. beef into the region as part of an attempt to avoid a trade war. Politico says the move comes at the same time French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are making high-level diplomatic trips to Washington, D.C. Both leaders are trying to dissuade President Donald Trump from …
Perdue To Allow Modified FMD Virus Onto US Mainland
Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has authorized the movement of a modified, non-infectious version of the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) virus from the Plum Island Animal Disease Center to the U.S. mainland for the purposes of continued vaccine development and study.  While modified FMD virus is unable to cause disease and presents no risk of transmitting the disease, it …
Forage Research Continues in Georgia
The annual Georgia Forage Conference took place during the Georgia Cattlemen’s Association Convention in Perry earlier this month. University of Georgia Professor and State Forage Specialist, Dennis Hancock, talks about the research efforts that were discussed. Forage Research Continues in Georgia Learn more about their research efforts at Georgiaforages.com. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle …
Demand for Chilled U.S. Beef Continues to Soar in Taiwan
Good news for U.S. beef producers, in that demand for chilled U.S. beef continues to soar in Taiwan. U.S. Meat Export Federation’s Joe Schuele has more on that story. Demand for Chilled U.S. Beef Continues to Soar in Taiwan Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage …
Administrative Changes Made to the Livestock Indemnity Program
Agricultural producers who have lost livestock to disease, resulting from a weather disaster, have an additional way to become eligible for a key U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) disaster assistance program. USDA Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Bill Northey announced an administrative clarification nationwide to the Livestock Indemnity Program. In the event of disease, this change by USDA’s Farm …
Alabama Cattlemen Hosting a Bus Tour
The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association will be holding a bus tour next month. Erin Beasley invites producers from around Alabama to take the tour. If interested, you must sign up by May 1. Alabama Cattlemen Hosting a Bus Tour Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development …
Beef Cattle Prices Lower than Expected
We told you a couple of months ago that U.S. beef production could set a record this year. But as Gary Crawford reports, with beef production rising, beef cattle prices are doing the opposite. Beef Cattle Prices Lower than Expected Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support …
USDA Aims to Rectify Its Shortage of Veterinarians
USDA is having a hard time finding veterinarians who specialize in animal husbandry, mainly because many go into the field to work with smaller animals, like cats and dogs. But according to a story from Stephanie Ho, this week USDA is seeking veterinarians to join its food safety and inspection team. USDA Aims to Rectify Its Shortage of Veterinarians FSIS …
U.S. Cattle on Feed Up Seven Percent
USDA’s latest Cattle on Feed report indicates the number of cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the U.S. totaled 11.7 million head on April 1, 2018, seven percent above April 1, 2017. This is the second highest April 1 inventory since the series began in 1996. U.S. Cattle on Feed Up Seven Percent Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle …