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Cattle imports from Mexico paused following detection of screwworm

December 5, 2024

The U.S. suspends Mexico cattle imports after New World screwworm (NWS) was identified in an infected cow at a livestock inspection checkpoint close to the border of Guatemala, in the state of Chiapas. The U.S. was notified by Mexico government officials on Nov. 22, 2024.

Weekly Digest: September fluid milk sales fall by 1.6%

President-elect Trump nominates Brooke Rollins to lead the USDA.

December 2, 2024

Karen Lee

Here is what is happening in dairy-related news as we start the final month of the year: Fluid milk sales declined in September, Trump nominates Brooke Rollins for secretary of agriculture, Holstein updates pedigrees with slick gene label, and new dairy innovations are promoted.

Third-quarter interest rates reflect reprieve in most ag districts

Lending rates for agricultural loans dropped in quarter three across most agricultural districts according to quarterly lender surveys.

December 2, 2024

Jenn Coyne

Here’s an update on interest rates from quarter three of 2024 as reported by Federal Reserve districts that share data impacting dairy finances.

October DMC margin is $15.17

Margins deteriorated some in October as feed costs remained mixed, and milk prices dropped due to concerns of constrained production with a shortage of heifer replacements for the milking herd, resulting in a DMC margin 40 cents less than the previous month.

December 2, 2024

Jenn Coyne

The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released its Agricultural Prices report Nov. 19, which includes feed costs used to calculate the October Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program margins and indemnity payments. The margin slipped to $15.17 per hundredweight (cwt).

[Podcast] Beef production in Saskatchewan – with Scott Wright

November 26, 2024

Join the Progressive Cattle editors in a discussion about the candidates for USDA secretary; hear Scott Wright, director of the Livestock and Forage Centre of Excellence at University of Saskatchewan, talk about the facility’s research and mission in beef production; and listen in to our editors' memories of Christmas.

Dairy risk management calendar: December

Progressive Dairy provides monthly online updates of important dates, reports and advice affecting risk management decisions.

November 25, 2024

Jenn Coyne

As we look to the last month of the year, milk prices are trending lower than the previous months’ highs with milk production up year over year, new cheese plants online and holiday buying finishing up noted as a few influencing factors. Yet margins continue to look favorable.

2024 agricultural law year in review

November 21, 2024

Tiffany Lashmet

As 2024 comes to a close, let’s take a look back at some of the biggest agricultural law stories impacting beef producers across the U.S.

FMMO modernization: USDA releases final decision, goes to producer referendum

November 14, 2024

Kimmi Devaney

The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) released their Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) final decision on Nov. 12, which will be voted on by dairy producers in a referendum before the end of the year. Ballots must be postmarked by Dec. 31.

Rebuilding the herd: Who is going to own them?

Producers are feeling the pinch of rising input costs, even with cattle prices at near-record highs. What this might ultimately mean for smaller producers and size of the national cow herd is still unclear.

November 13, 2024

Bryan Sanderson

Recent record prices paid for fed cattle, feeder cattle, and cull cows and bulls have a lot of industry folks talking and thinking we are at the bottom of the “10-year cattle cycle” and that we could see expansion in the future.