Wolf Attack Relief and Building Corn Demand
From the Ag Information Network, I’m Bob Larson with your Agribusiness Update.
**The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has awarded California Farm Bureau $1.1 million to administer payments to ranchers who’ve lost livestock due to wolf attacks.
California Farm Bureau will administer the program to ensure ranchers can be compensated for their loss.
Now, with 12 packs throughout the state, California livestock producers have experienced 26 livestock deaths in the first three months of 2026.
This, after 196 confirmed attacks last year.
**USDA announced a new initiative providing up to $500 million to help small and midsize beef processors remain competitive as historically tight cattle supplies continue.
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins said the new Strengthening Processing for U.S. Ranchers Program will offer temporary payments to eligible U.S.-owned processors to help offset rising cattle acquisition costs and encouraging continued slaughter capacity.
The nation's four LARGEST processors are NOT eligible for the program.
**The National Corn Growers Association released a new strategy outlining how the U.S. corn industry can build demand, emphasizing the need for new domestic and international markets.
The report calls for expanding traditional uses of corn while investing in emerging markets like sustainable aviation fuel, marine biofuels, and other bio-based products.
NCGA says rising yields and added productivity gains require new sources of demand to support profitability.
