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High prices for the feeder calf producer may fuel profitability for one side of the beef production cycle, but for those one the other end, 2013 may inflict more pain, said Randy Blach, chief executive officer of CattleFax, at the NCBA Industry Convention in Tampa.
U.S. beef producers can expect another year of record high prices for calves in 2013. But any chances of expansion for the national cow herd in 2013 will rest entirely on Mother Nature.
A sale of Golden Guernsey Dairy could be coming soon, clearing the way for a reopening of the company that closed two months ago, according to Milwaukee's Journal Sentinel.
A dairy products company that supplies Costco stores has offered $5.5 million for the Waukesha plant, a court filing shows.
As of March 1, Iowa agriculture officials are no longer requiring that milk received in the state be screened or tested for aflatoxin.
The drought conditions of 2012 increased the likelihood that aflatoxins, a group of chemicals produced by certain mold fungi, could contaminate corn crops.
On March 19, the Wisconsin Livestock Identification Consortium’s (WLIC) annual meeting will focus on the Animal Disease Traceability (ADT) rule that was published on Jan. 9, 2013.
Guest speakers include Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Secretary Ben Brancel and USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Program Manager Neil Hammerschmidt.
Dairy producers will seek a new safety net when farm bill discussions restart in Congress, said a University of Missouri dairy economist at the recent USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum.
Current proposals look more like insurance than price programs of the past.
The sluggish pace of recovery in the U.S. economy, with limited growth in employment and disposable income, may present a sizeable obstacle for beef producers marketing their product for American consumers in 2013.
Mike Murphy, a market analyst for CattleFax, told producers at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Industry Convention in Tampa, Florida, that gross domestic product growth still lacks the kind of momentum to spark consumers into more beef consumption.
Treated wastewater solids called biosolids are sometimes used by farmers to boost soil nutrient levels. Now research by a USDA scientist provides new information about how long those plant nutrients remain after biosolids have been applied to the soil.
