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Chicken Robotics
Southeast Regional Ag News
Researchers in Arkansas, Georgia, and Nebraska will soon be using a $5 million grant to increase the use of artificial intelligence and robotics in chicken processing.
Chicken, Pork, or Beef: What is the Most Available Meat?
Southeast Regional Ag News
In 2021, 68.1 pounds of chicken per person were available for human consumption, on a boneless, edible basis, compared with 56.2 pounds of beef. How does that compare to other proteins?
Pesticide Application Improvements and Consumers Expect to Pay More
The Agribusiness Update
The EPA announced proposed improvements and modernizations to the Pesticide application Exclusion Zone requirements, and a new survey shows consumers expect to pay more for groceries this year.
What's on Your Plate?
Southeast Regional Ag News
Beef Checkoff report shows that 81 percent of the population eats chicken at least once a week as opposed to only 69 percent that eat beef in that same timeframe.
NCBA on Electronic ID Rule and FTC Asked to Look into Egg Prices
The Agribusiness Update
National Cattlemen's Beef Association wants to ensure cattle producers are represented where it applies to the proposed electronic identification rule, and FTC is asked to look into the rising cost of eggs.
NCBA on Electronic ID Rule and FTC Asked to Look into Egg Prices
The Agribusiness Update
National Cattlemen's Beef Association wants to ensure cattle producers are represented where it applies to the proposed electronic identification rule, and FTC is asked to look into the rising cost of eggs.
Cattle are King of U.S. Animal Receipts
Southeast Regional Ag News
U.S. farm cash receipts from animals and animal products totaled $195.8 billion in 2021, led by receipts of cattle and calves at $72.9 billion, or 37 percent.
Animal agriculture as a solution to food waste
Farm of the Future
Do Good Foods converts excess food from grocery stores into poultry feed to produce their own brand of sustainable meat.
Vilsack Asked to Help Organic Production and Biotech Corn Worries in Mexico
The Agribusiness Update
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack has been asked by Congressional members for immediate assistance for organic poultry and dairy, and corn leaders call on President Biden to take additional steps to address the pending decree by Mexico to block imports of biotech corn from the U.S.
Auburn University Receives $9.3 Million Grant
Southeast Regional Ag News
The goal of the USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture is to establish an Institute for Rural Partnership to research the causes and conditions of challenges facing rural areas.
NCBA Cheers Packers & Stockyards Act Extension
Southeast Regional Ag News
A 45-day extension to the comment period on the proposed rule will give the industry more time to work through the 180-page filing.
U.S. Ag and China and USDA Meat-Poultry Processing Program
The Agribusiness Update
Can U.S. agriculture stand between China and a war in Taiwan? and USDA funds first round of Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program.
2023 Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame inductees and Climate-Smart Commodities Info
The Agribusiness Update
The 2023 Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame inductees are named, and the Congressional Western Caucus demands information on on oversight of Climate-Smart Commodities pilot program.
California Plants More Cotton and Climate-Smart Commodities Info
The Agribusiness Update
California farmers planted 17% more cotton acres this year, and Western Congressional Caucus demands information on oversight of Climate-Smart Commodities pilot program.
Grant Awarded to Boost Southeast Pork & Beef Processing
Southeast Regional Ag News
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack last week announced that the Biden-Harris Administration is investing $73 million in 21 grant projects through the first round of the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program.
Organic Livestock Comment Period and Inflation Hits Organics
The Agribusiness Update
The public comment period for organic regulations for livestock has been extended, and Inflation hits organic fresh produce prices.
Drones to Quantify Water Use and Consumers Willing to Spend for Fresh Foods
The Agribusiness Update
University of California, Merced, researchers turn to drones and NASA satellite technology to quantify water use, and survey shows consumers willing to spend more to get healthier fresh foods.
2023 Ag Exports Take Hit and USDA Meat/Poultry Grants
The Agribusiness Update
American ag exports may take a hit for the 2023 fiscal year, and USDA announces additional $21.9 million for meat and poultry grant program.
Georgia Pollinator Gardens and USDA Meat/Poultry Grants
The Agribusiness Update
Nearly 30 Georgia county Farm Bureaus plant pollinator gardens to celebrate former First Lady Rosalynn Carter's 95th birthday, and USDA announces additional funding for meat and Poultry grants.
Looting of Ukrainian Grain and Cost of Farm Production Higher
The Agribusiness Update
Study looks into looting of Ukrainian assets that include a half-million metric tons of grain, and the cost of farm production jumps higher, 7.3%, over last year.