Combest’s path to a more effective, less costly farm legislation
As we move into March 2013, no news report is complete without some acknowledgement of the sequester and the potential for the mandatory across-the-board cuts to affect services that the US public has come to depend on and reduce the rate of economic growth.
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Jolley: 5 minutes with Clay Pope and the magic of YouTube
I didn’t see Clay Pope’s heart-to-heart with President Obama when it was first posted on YouTube. I discovered the now famous video when I read Timothy Egan’s New York Times Opinionator Blog last week. The title, “Hix Nix Climate Fix,” offended me but it was a clever re-use of one of the most famous headlines in newspaper history.
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Agriculture: The grand challenge
As farmers once again move into the fields to plant crops, and also begin calving and lambing season, it's important to keep in mind the challenges ahead.
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USDA plans sporadic, same-day furloughs for all meat inspectors
All U.S. meat inspectors will be furloughed on the same days as the federal meat safety agency shaves its budget by $53 million under automatic spending cuts, Agriculture Undersecretary Elizabeth Hagen said on Wednesday.
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Arkansas man takes cattle worth over 100k, faces felony charges
An Arkansas man entrusted to care for two producers’ livestock admitted to taking at least 140 animals in 2011 and now faces a felony theft charge.
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USDA suspends livestock, ag reports on sequester cuts
The USDA has suspended several livestock reports, including the July Cattle report, in the wake of automatic federal budget cuts.
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String of cattle thefts prompts branding demonstration
Another case of stolen cattle in southwest Missouri shows the importance of identifying livestock ownership.
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Manure spills: Detailing the damage, finding a fix
A manure spill that reaches a nearby creek or river can create a serious environmental hazard because it significantly boosts phosphorus loads in the water. Now scientists at the USDA and their research partners have determined how channel sediments capture and release manure phosphorus, and have identified strategies for reducing phosphorus loads from manure spills.
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Leaked email leads traders to fear worst from USDA furloughs
A leaked Agriculture Department email briefly rattled the U.S. livestock market on Wednesday as traders interpreted it as meaning the department might implement mandatory budget cuts in ways that deliberately worsen disruptions at meat-packing plants.
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Online program tracks cattle, equipment thefts
Agricultural communities across Kansas and Missouri can help each other with an online tool designed to combat livestock and equipment theft.
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Jolley: 5 Minutes with Erika Voogd, safe food & caring for cattle
Erika Voogd is a well-known consultant to the meat industry. For the past 14 years Ms. Voogd has worked with Dr. Temple Grandin and McDonald's during the implementation of the very tough McDonald's System Animal Welfare standards in Asia, Australia, Latin America and North America.
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- New animal identification rules aid disease traceability
- Oklahoma producers have access to new OQBN tool
- Survey reveals most Americans in favor of COOL
- Oil ends higher on weaker dollar, supplies weigh
- Purdue's beef evaluation program receives 10,000th bull
- Corn planting pace turns from record slow to record fast
- Michigan hay buyers should plan purchases early
- Ag markets were mixed to start the new week
- U.S. cattle placements rise in April as feed costs subside
- Schwieterman: Cattle futures end week with sharp losses
- The relationship between retail gasoline prices and futures prices
- Corn and soybean prices continue to retrace 2012 drought rally
