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Recently, the USDA released the annual Cattle report — its estimate of the Jan. 1 inventory of various classes of cattle. The headline numbers in the report include a couple of rather striking points. First, the All Cattle and Calves inventory, at 87.7 million head, is the lowest since 1951. Second, the All Cows and Heifers that have calved inventory, at 38.3 million head, is the lowest since 1941.
After months of struggle to see the light of day, the nearly $1 trillion farm bill passed the Senate 68-32 Tuesday, ending a $5 billion annual crop-subsidy program that now relies on insurance as the main form of farm aid. President Barack Obama said he will sign the bill, which the House already passed.
Meijer, a grocery chain in Grand Rapids, Michigan, says it has plans to build a $100 million dairy production facility in Tipp City, Ohio. The 85,000-square foot facility, to be built in three phases over three years, will provide 103 jobs and produce milk and other dairy products for Ohio stores.
An online poll of Progressive Cattleman readers shows more than two-thirds not planning to change any uses of antibiotics with cattle on their operation.
This video with remarks from Kim Stackhouse-Lawson and John Robinson, both of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, talks about why ranchers should have more dialogue about sustainability. This video news is provided by Certified Angus Beef LLC and the American Angus Association.
Rake in the benefits with Kubota's innovative RA1024T single rotary rake that, according to the company, has a 13-foot-9-inch working width, high-lift tine arms for improved windrows, maintenance-friendly gearbox and more.
The Penn State Extension dairy team has released its third mobile app, CropCents. The new app calculates the cost of all home raised feeds by including direct and indirect costs. This app can be used by crop, dairy and beef producers.
DuPont Pioneer is introducing three new Pioneer brand corn hybrids with the brown midrib (BMR) trait for 2014. These new products offer the traits growers expect from BMR hybrids, along with strong agronomics, in a broader range of maturities.
New York ranked as the third-largest producer of milk nationally last year for the first time since 2009, due to the state’s booming yogurt industry. According to data released by the USDA, in 2013 New York’s milk production rose 2.2 percent, while growing only 0.4 percent nationally.
The calendar may say that it’s a new year, but my new year was a few months ago, in September. I always feel that “going back to school time” is really the start of my new learning season.
But alas, you have bright shiny new calendars on your office, shop and kitchen walls. Hopefully, you still have your 2013 diary, journal or calendar nearby to take some time for reflection.
