Cattle producers

With heavy rains in the forecast for late January and early February, one species, Phytophthora syringae, was drawing attention due to an unprecedented outbreak last winter.

The USDA published the 2022 Pesticide Data Program Annual Summary that shows over 99% of the samples tested had pesticide residues BELOW benchmark levels established by the EPA.

The USDA released a package of rules and orders seeking to increase competition in the livestock industry.

The American Farm Bureau Federation urges Congress to pass legislation to freeze the flawed 2023 Adverse Effect Wage Rate, or AEWR

USDA’s January 1 cattle inventory report puts the total number of cattle and calves at 89.3 million head, consistent with the expected 3% decline from the year before.

The USDA’s proposed electronic identification rule for transporting cattle over state lines. The Federal Trade Commission to look into the high prices of eggs and possible price gouging.

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association denounced Google’s new sustainability feature as bias against beef, providing inaccurate climate information about cattle production.

Groups like the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association are pleased the House of Representatives passed two bills that provide producers with greater transparency in the cattle markets.

More than 6,000 cattle producers, industry partners and stakeholders gathered for the National Cattlemen's Beef Association annual convention.

An amendment to a House Ag appropriations bill introduced last week prohibits the purchase of agricultural land by the Chinese government.