australia

Deeper Dive on Australia Opening Market to US Beef

Dan Beef, Cattle, Export/Import, Exports/Imports, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), Tariff, Trade

A Long-Awaited Breakthrough for American Beef Producers Following last week’s landmark announcement that Australia will finally open its market to U.S. beef imports, Kent Bacus, Executive Director of Government Affairs at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), offered key insights into the development. This decision marks the resolution of a trade issue that has lingered for two decades, despite a …

deforestation

Positive Forecast for Livestock Receipts, Concern for Crops

Will Jordan Livestock, Livestock News

There is some good news in the forecast for livestock producers, USDA’s Gary Crawford and Seth Meyers share more. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities For Research Not Found ElsewhereSeptember 19, 2025

Egg Production Report

Will Jordan Industry, Livestock, Livestock News

U.S. egg production totaled 9.1 billion during May 2024, down two percent from May 2023. Production included 7.81 billion table eggs and 1.3 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.2 billion were broiler-type and 99.7 million were egg-type. The average number of layers during May totaled 372 million, down three percent from last year. May egg production per 100 layers was …

USDA Crop Loan Rates Announced for Peanuts

Will Jordan Field Crops, Peanuts

USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation has announced 2024 Crop Loan Rates for peanuts. Tyron Spearman reports. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities For Research Not Found ElsewhereSeptember 19, 2025

USDA Proposes New Rules to Promote Fairer Poultry Markets

Will Jordan Livestock, Livestock News, Poultry

The United States Department of Agriculture announced Monday their proposed plans for addressing complex competition issues in agricultural markets – an effort to level the playing field for poultry growers and farmers. Proposing the Poultry Grower Payment Systems and Capital Improvement Systems, USDA hopes to address multiple abuses in relation to grower ranking payment systems (commonly known as “tournament”) and …

Recent Weather’s Impact on Hay and Cattle

Will Jordan Industry, Livestock, Livestock News

We’ve seen plenty of precipitation across the southeast over the last month. Coming out of a drought pattern, USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey shares the latest details from the U.S. Drought Monitor for the period ending May 28th. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement …

Dairy Industry Receives Grants for Disease Preparedness

Will Jordan Cattle, Dairy, Industry, Livestock, Livestock News, National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), USDA-APHIS

The dairy industry has received disease preparedness resources through the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program grants awarded to The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF). Listen below to learn more. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

Pork Industry Looks for Growth in 2025

Will Jordan Industry, Livestock, Pork

The pork industry looks for growth in 2025 as recent projections show anticipated growth in production. USDA’s Gary Crawford reports. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities For Research Not Found ElsewhereSeptember 19, 2025

Vilsack Visits Southeast

Will Jordan Field Crops, Industry, Peanuts, USDA

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made a trip to Georgia for several stop to discuss equity and new markets for farmers. Tyron Spearman reports. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities For Research Not Found ElsewhereSeptember 19, 2025