The Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) is again hosting a webinar series in 2015 that highlights top presentations from its 2014 Annual Meeting, held November 13 – 14 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The first webinar in a series of four will be held on March 20 at 11 a.m. Central Daylight Time. Dr. Milo Wiltbank, University of Wisconsin-Madison dairy … Read More
U.S. Poultry Industry Statement on Avian Flu
In light of the recent detections of avian influenza (AI) in the United States, the U.S. poultry industry would like to assure the public that detailed response plans are in place for controlling the spread of the virus and for eliminating the virus entirely. The U.S. government and poultry industries have sophisticated systems and techniques to detect the introduction of … Read More
Report From National Pork Industry Forum
The pork industry held its annual business meeting, the National Pork Industry Forum, March 5-7 in San Antonio. At the meeting, Pork Act Delegates ranked nine candidates for the National Pork Board and submitted the list to the U.S. secretary of agriculture. The candidates, ranked in order, are: • David Newman, North Dakota • Patrick FitzSimmons, Minnesota • Carl Link, … Read More
American Farm Bureau Files Brief in Egg Law Case
A California law that regulates agricultural production in other states is unconstitutional for multiple reasons, and a lower court ruling that barred other states from bringing suit against California on behalf of their citizens should be reversed, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation. In a friend-of-the-court brief filed March 11, 2015 in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the … Read More
Millennial Marketing at Alliance Summit
Jeff Fromm, author and executive vice president of Barkley, the largest employee-owned advertising agency in the United States, will address attendees at the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s annual Stakeholders Summit, to be held May 6-7, 2015 in Kansas City, MO. Early registration is now available for the 2015 edition of the Alliance’s showcase event, themed “The Journey to Extraordinary.” Author of … Read More
2014 Pork Industry Environmental Stewards
The Pork Checkoff, along with its cosponsor, National Hog Farmer magazine, honored the 2014 Pork Industry Environmental Stewards at the 2015 National Pork Industry Forum held in San Antonio, Texas, last week. The award, in its 20th year, recognizes producers who are dedicated to safeguarding the environment and contributing to their local communities. The 2014 award recipients are: • Bruce … Read More
Apply for USPOULTRY's 2015 Clean Water Awards
USPOULTRY is accepting applications for the 2015 Clean Water Awards. The awards recognize outstanding performance of wastewater treatment plants that operate at poultry or egg processing facilities. Winners will be announced at USPOULTRY’s 2015 Environmental Management Seminar to be held Sept. 24 – 25, at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa in Destin, Fla. Awards are presented in … Read More
“Rev It Up” My ROI Checkoff Challenge
The Beef Checkoff Program has a unique opportunity to encourage checkoff investors to share how they personally benefit from checkoff efforts, thanks to a generous donation from Yamaha of a three-passenger VikingT EPS 4×4 with specialized accessories and a total value of $21,728.07? Starting March 16, beef and dairy producers can enter the “Rev It Up” My ROI Checkoff Challenge … Read More
Weekly Box Beef Report
Each week, Ed Czerwien, USDA Market News, brings us the Weekly Box Beef Report. Here is the report for week ending March 7th, 2015. Weekly boxed beef trade for week ending Mar 07. The daily spot Choice box beef cutout ended the week last Friday at 248.48 which was 0.90 higher. There were 615 loads sold for the week in … Read More
Coalition Urges Administration to Stand Strong on COOL
Members of a diverse coalition representing family farmers and ranchers and consumer and trade groups met with officials of the White House and the U.S. Trade Representative to urge the administration to stand strong to protect Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL). “As we await the World Trade Organization (WTO) process, which can be lengthy, we urge the White House to remain committed … Read More