The annual Pork Management Conference is slated to take place in New Orleans, June 16-19. The Pork Checkoff hosts the event that brings together experts from across the industry to speak on current business trends and challenges. “The Pork Management Conference combines the latest production trends and business information with opportunities for pork producers to interact with knowledgeable financial professionals … Read More
Angus Breeders Going to Mexico for Global Meeting
Angus breeders from across the globe will gather in Mexico this October. The World Angus Secretariat’s biennial meeting takes place Oct. 12-25 and will be hosted by the Mexican Angus Association. “We anticipate the presence of delegations from 22 member countries, plus other invited nations,” says Billy Estrada, Mexican Angus Association president. “We are very proud to host this important … Read More
Dairy Girl Network Elects Three New Board Members
A group whose mission is to connect all women of the dairy industry has elected three new board of directors. The Dairy Girl Network board added Sadie Frericks, Melrose, Minnesota; LuAnn Troxel, Hanna, Indiana; and Leah Hurtgen Ziemba, Madison, Wisconsin. “The new board members bring diversity from different regions and experiences,” stated Laura Daniels, founder of the Dairy Girl Network. … Read More
Attendees Flock to 2015 Chicken Media Summit
Here on the Eastern Shore the 2015 Chicken Media Summit is in full swing. The National Chicken Council and U.S. Poultry & Egg Association have once again brought together bloggers, journalists, dietitians and leaders in the poultry industry to network and learn from one another. Today we completed the Chicken: Farm to Fork Day. Stops included a tour of a … Read More
House Votes to Kill Death Tax
By a vote of 240-179 largely along party lines, the U.S. House voted Thursday to repeal the federal estate tax, better known by opponents as the “death tax.” Co-sponsor Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE) told his colleagues that repealing the tax is a top priority for farmers and ranchers in his state and around the nation. “Agriculture, particularly raising cattle and … Read More
House Committee Calls for Repeal of WOTUS
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the Public Lands Council applaud the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for sending a clear message to the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers that the proposed Waters of the U.S. rule is an expansion of federal jurisdiction that strips rights from private property owners. Passing the full Committee today by … Read More
FDA: Antimicrobial Resistance Cases Decreasing
Good news for the meat industry. Two new reports from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) show that antimicrobial resistance in certain bacteria isolated from raw meat and poultry collected through the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) are decreasing in occurrences. This news release from the National Chicken Council (NCC) says the 2012 Retail Meat Report and the … Read More
AMSA Pork 101 at Texas A&M
Registration for the American Meat Science Association (AMSA) PORK 101 that will be held May 19-21, 2015 at Texas A&M University ends May 9th. PORK 101 is hosted by AMSA in cooperation with the National Pork Board and is sponsored by Elanco Animal Health. To help minimize travel costs, the three day program will begin at 10:00 AM on May … Read More
April's Dairy Market Report
The National Milk Producers Federation and Dairy Management Inc. have brought you the April Dairy Market Report. The average all-milk price was $16.80 per hundredweight in February, 80 cents below the January price. Federal order class prices for March indicate that the steep slide in milk prices during the last quarter of 2014 and early 2015 may have come to … Read More
Vietnam Lifts Restrictions on U.S. Beef
In this week’s USMEF audio report, technical services manager, Dr. Travis Arp discusses Vietnam’s recent removal of BSE-relatred restrictions on imports of U.S. beef. They now are accepting a full range of cuts from U.S. cattle of all ages. Dr. Arp explains, that Vietnam reopened to boneless U.S. beef cuts in 2005 and added bone-in cuts in 2006. But in … Read More