Tag: ag news
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USDA Limits Dairy Checkoff Spending
WASHINGTON — USDA is restricting how the dairy checkoff can spend farmers’ money on environmental initiatives following a lawsuit filed by three Wisconsin dairy producers. The department has directed the dairy checkoff to end funding for projects that seek environmental, social and governance commitments from producers and other businesses. USDA will review existing contracts to…
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Pork Producers Push Congress for Prop. 12 Fix
WASHINGTON — Pork producers are pressing Congress to address California’s Proposition 12 before completing the next farm bill. Nearly 150 producers representing 24 states traveled to Washington during the National Pork Producers Council’s Legislative Action Conference. The group met with officials in about 175 congressional offices as the Senate Agriculture Committee advanced the Agricultural Act…
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Hereford Feedout Gives Producers Performance Data
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Hereford breeders and commercial cattle producers are using feedlot and carcass records to evaluate breeding decisions through the American Hereford Association’s feedout programs. The programs allow participants to retain ownership of cattle fed at HRC Feed Yards in Scott City, Kan. Producers receive monthly closeout reports and individual carcass results to…
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MU Extension Urges Grain Bin Precautions Before Harvest
BOONVILLE, Mo. — University of Missouri Extension is urging farmers to review grain storage safety procedures with employees and family members before harvest begins. Field specialist Todd Lorenz says flowing grain can trap a person within seconds. An adult can sink to knee depth in about four seconds and become completely covered in roughly 20…
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Record Diesel Prices Squeeze Farmers at Harvest
U.S. farmers are heading into harvest with another major input cost moving sharply against them. The national average price for diesel climbed to a record $5.94 per gallon Wednesday, adding significant expense just as combines, tractors and grain trucks begin running long hours across the Corn Belt. Diesel prices are now about 61% higher than…
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DOJ Expands Beef Price Probe to Major Retailers
The federal investigation into high beef prices is expanding beyond meatpackers as the Department of Justice turns its attention to some of the nation’s largest grocery retailers. The DOJ Antitrust Division has reportedly requested information from eight major retailers: Kroger, Walmart, Publix, Albertsons, Aldi, Ahold Delhaize, Costco and Amazon. Investigators are examining how beef moves…