Cargill Stops Antibiotic Use in Turkey Flocks

Randall Weiseman Livestock, Poultry

Cargill has stopped using an antibiotic for disease prevention in its turkey flocks. The move follows concerns that using the antibiotic, gentamicin (gent-ta-mice-in), contributes to the threat of antimicrobial resistance. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

House Leadership says No Reason to Hold TPP Vote

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U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan said last week that he saw no point in bringing up the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal for a vote during the lame-duck session of Congress. According to Reuters, Ryan followed up the comment by saying it’s because “we don’t have the votes,” Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed …

Congress Yet to Deal with Ag Appropriations Bill

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When Congress returns to Washington D.C., it will have over 100 appropriations bills to work through, including the Ag Appropriations Bill. Politico says it could face some stiff challenges, as both the House and Senate versions of ag appropriations would cut current spending levels by two percent. The toughest Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly …

Georgia Ag Commissioner Pleased with Avian Influenza Efforts

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High-path Avian influenza (HPAI) is something we’ve not heard much about lately, as during the heat of the summer months, it doesn’t survive. But Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Gary Black, says it’s not something that has been forgotten about, and many with his department have worked hard on prevention of it. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, …

USDA Says Organic Eggs Have Largest Price Premiums

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A new study by the Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service finds organic eggs have the largest price premiums over their nonorganic counterparts. The study estimated price premiums in grocery stores for 17 commonly purchased organic foods relative to their nonorganic counterparts from 2004 to 2010. Price premiums for most of the organic products studied did not steadily increase or …

USDA Investigating Low Path Avian Influenza

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The Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is following up on recent tests showing a presence of low-pathogenic avian influenza in the Northeast United States. Testing confirmed the presence of low path avian influenza at three live-poultry markets in Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, …

Ag in Review for the Week Ending July 15, 2016

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In this week’s recap of agricultural news from around the Southeast, we have the latest concerning passage of the GMO labeling bill, how USDA’s proposed organic livestock rule is of real concern for many in the livestock industry, horses, farm labor Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Livestock Groups Concerned with Proposed Organic Livestock Rule

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USDA’s proposed organic livestock rule, “Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices” is of real concern for many in the livestock industry, and thus various organizations have come out against it. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Red Meat and Poultry Production Forecast Raised

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In USDA’s latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, they note in the Livestock, Poultry, and Dairy section that the forecast for total red meat and poultry production for 2016 is raised from last month. Beef production is forecast higher largely on Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober …