Last week, the Biden administration released three final rules under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) that rewrite and rollback what the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says were improvements made under the Trump administration.
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza has been confirmed in a dairy herd in North Carolina. HPAI has previously been detected in dairy herds in six other states.
USDA s March 1 (2024) Prospective Planting and quarterly Grain Stocks reports threw a bullish curveball to traders with corn planting intentions much lower than trade expectations at just 90 million acres and 4.6 ma below that of a year ago. Soybean planting was about as traders had expected, and wheat was just a bit lower, but winter wheat acres were forecast to fall over 1 million acres below the average estimate, sending both Chicago and Kansas City wheat futures to solid gains.
An article late last year opened up by stating, “Beef-on-dairy is arguably the most significant advancement for the U.S. beef industry in a generation.” Courtesy of OSU, an entire educational series is now being made available on the topic.
American Farmland Trust is calling for agricultural influencers working in corn, soy, wheat, cotton, and dairy systems to apply for the chance to attend AFT’s Advanced Soil Health Training.