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Cow Comfort Leads to Better Returns
Farm of the Future
This Georgia dairy says investments in cow comfort have been critical to the success of their creamery and the quality of their milk.
Innovation Takes Flight in Poultry Research
Southeast Regional Ag News
Auburn’s latest project targets emissions and health risks tied to poultry waste.
Second US Poultry Sustainability Report Released
Line on Agriculture
The Ag Information Network reported on a new sustainability framework for US poultry production, covering 101 voluntary metrics across three pillars: people, planet, and poultry.
Anthrax in Idaho
Idaho Ag Today
The Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) has received confirmation of an anthrax positive in a beef herd in Cassia County.
California's Prop 12 Support Questions and Year-round E15 Left Out
The Agribusiness Update
Analysis is out for a letter, widely promoted by animal rights operatives, allegedly signed by 5,000 “farmers and producers” who support California’s Prop 12, and it appears the House funding bill will NOT include language allowing year-round access to E15 nationwide.
Record Value for California Ag Production and U.S. India Trade Talks
The Agribusiness Update
The value of California’s ag production hit a record high last year, according to data from the California Department of Food and Agriculture, and the U.S. and India are stepping up talks to resolve their trade tensions.
N.C. Needs More Helene Aid and U.S. India Trade Talks
The Agribusiness Update
North Carolina Governor Josh Stein is preparing to deliver his latest federal budget request, calling on Congress to provide more aid, and the U.S. and India are stepping up talks to resolve their trade tensions.
Ag Assistance Applications and Tariff Town Halls
The Agribusiness Update
Ag producers who suffered eligible crop losses due to natural disasters in 2023 and 2024 can now apply for $16 billion in assistance through the Supplemental Disaster Relief Program, and Farmers for Free Trade has been on the road this summer holding events called Tariff Town Halls.
Agave Right Crop for California and Food Price Fix Campaign Targets Prop 12
The Agribusiness Update
As California farmers look for drought-tolerant crops, production of agave, the key ingredient in tequila is catching on, and the Center for Environment and Welfare launched a new educational campaign to stop the far-reaching consequences of California’s Proposition 12.
Buy American Cotton Bill and Food Price Fix Campaign Targets Prop 12
The Agribusiness Update
The National Cotton Council strongly supports the Buying American Cotton Act, and the Center for Environment and Welfare launched a new educational campaign to stop the far-reaching consequences of California’s Proposition 12.
Group Launches Campaign Against California's Prop 12
California Ag Today
A new campaign by the Center for Environment and Welfare is calling on Congress to address rising grocery costs they attribute to California’s Proposition 12. The group says nationwide prices are increasing due to costly compliance burdens on food producers.
Japanese visit
Idaho Ag Today
A trade team from Japan spent some time in Idaho learning about the state’s beef industry.
Republicans Counter Prop 12 and Corn Soy Wheat Sales Plunge
The Agribusiness Update
Republican Senators introduced legislation Tuesday that would strike down California's animal-welfare law created through Proposition 12, and sales of corn, soybeans and wheat all plunged week to week in the seven days that ended on April 3, according to data from the USDA.
Prop 12 is Nothing More than an Activist Power Grab
California Ag Today
California’s Proposition 12 was already having a negative impact before the new year begins. Scott Hays, President of the National Pork Producers Council, says Prop 12 is not what it was marketed to be.
Beef Campaign Aims to Bridge Producer and Consumer
Southeast Regional Ag News
“Raised with Respect,” a project of Sysco and Certified Angus Beef, focuses on animal welfare and beef sustainability.
Content Cow, Fruitful Farmer
Southeast Regional Ag News
To get the best out of each animal, producers have to put their best into it,
Vilsack Won't Compromise on Mexico Corn Ban and National Chicken Council Update
The Agribusiness Update
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says there will be no compromise on Mexico's corn ban, and the National Chicken Council has developed an update to Broiler Welfare Guidelines and Audit Checklist.
Prop 12 and SCOTUS
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The Supreme Court hears arguments from American Farm Bureau and National Pork Producers Council challenging the constitutionality of California's Prop 12.
New Zealand Sea Exports of Livestock and NPPC Calls for Halt to Prop 12
The Agribusiness Update
New Zealand is calling a halt to the export of livestock by sea, and the National Pork Producers Council calls on court to stop California's Prop 12.