Many in agriculture were pleased with President Trump’s signing of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Wednesday at the White House. That includes various livestock groups, like the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA). NCBA President Jennifer Houston attended the signing ceremony and afterwards issued a release saying: “This is a great day for America’s cattle producers and we were once again honored …
Love for Chicken Wings and the Super Bowl
Cathy Isom has the official prediction for how Americans love for chicken wings will score during this year’s Super Bowl. It’s no secret that we love to eat a lot of chicken wings while watching football. One of the biggest chicken wing consumption days is Super Bowl Sunday. And, this year will be no different. The National Chicken Council estimates …
Beef, Pork Production Hit Record Highs in December
Pork and red meat production hit a monthly record in December. The USDA says pork production totaled 2.44 billion pounds, a nine percent jump over December of the previous year. Slaughter was also higher, up nine percent to 11.4 million head. The average live weight gaining was up two pounds to 288 pounds. Beef production totaled 4.72 billion pounds, a …
Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 01-24-2020
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended January 24, 2020, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report At Alabama Livestock Auctions receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 11,600 head compared to 11,282 last week and 6,956 year ago. Compared to one week …
U.S. Production of Most Meats Expected to Increase in 2020
According to USDA’s latest outlook, most meat production is expected to increase this year. Stephanie Ho has the story. 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 …
China Drives November Pork Exports to New Heights
November exports of U.S. pork set new records for both volume (259,812 metric tons) and value ($712.7 million), driven in large part by surging demand from China. U.S. Meat Export Federation’s (USMEF) Joe Schuele has more details. 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 …
Bad News for U.S. Beef/Chicken in Potential U.K. Trade Deal
(NAFB) — The U.S. beef and poultry industries got some bad news through a recent article on BBC Dot Com. Chlorine-washed chicken and hormone-treated beef will be kept out of the United Kingdom under any potential trade deal with the U.S. That comes straight from the UK environmental secretary. Theresa Villiers tells the BBC that the current European Union ban …
American Grown Campaign Launches
Non-Profit Created to Address the growing Financial Crisis in American Farms Launches Campaign The American Grown Campaign launched at the Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference on January 11. The non-profit was created by growers to address the growing financial crisis in American farms. American Grown was founded with farmers and growers from Florida, Georgia, and Michigan. “America’s farmers need our support …
New Pasture Weed Control Product from Corteva
For the first time in fifteen years, Corteva is bringing the first new active ingredient to pasture weed control, a new product that cattle producers will want to learn more about. According to Jeff Clark, Range & Pasture Specialist for Corteva, it’s called DuraCor. Producers are invited to learn more about new DuraCor herbicide and how it helps grow more low-cost forage. …
Study to Learn Lessons about African Swine Fever
We’ve talked various times about African Swine Fever (ASF) and how devastating of a disease it’s been in various countries. So efforts to keep it out of the U.S. continue, and according to a story from Rod Bain, that includes current research which hopes to find clues about the disease on the ground level in Vietnam. And Paul Sundberg with …