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05 January 2022

Purdue dashboard reveals weaknesses in US food supply chain
The meat industry received the lowest diversity score...

04 January 2022

US growers expand cover crops, eye low-carbon future
Bayer, Land O'Lakes and Cargill Inc have all launched carbon farming programs in recent years...

02 January 2022

FSIS issues public health alert for ineligible meat products imported from China
FSIS was unable to identify and contact importers...

01 January 2022

Pathway Intermediates USA, LLC launches Pathway Nutrition
Pathway Intermediates USA, a subsidiary of Pathway Intermediates Limited, located in Shrewsbury, U.K., announced the launch of Pathway Nutrition, its new sales and technical service team dedicated to bringing Pathway products to North American markets....

Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin share top cheese trends for 2022
Expect sharing, discovering and upcycling to be big in the coming year...

30 December 2021

US dairy exports set to record stellar year
Skimmed milk powder shipments reached 689,000 tons through October...

29 December 2021

Darling Ingredients to buy Valley Proteins
Darling Ingredients will pay nearly $1.1 billion in the all-cash deal...

27 December 2021

US sales, distribution of antimicrobials drop in 2020 - report
Sales and distribution of medically important declined by 38% since 2015...

24 December 2021

USDA offers $1.5B for school meals during supply chain crunch
The USDA is providing up to $1.5 billion to help school meal programs weather the supply chain crunch, US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said....

Holiday Wreath Cheeseboard
Wisconsin Cheese offers a twist on the traditional holiday cheeseboard...

19 December 2021

US producer pessimism grows
Barometer shows farmers are 30% less optimistic than last year...

15 December 2021

CoBank's 2022 Outlook: Lean supplies, strong demand bolster prices despite export unknowns
Incredibly strong US consumer demand for meat products negated fears this year that a higher feed cost environment would limit processor margins, writes Brian Earnest, livestock analyst with CoBank. ...

13 December 2021

Upgraded Cornell facility to help study dairy emissions
The partnership between industry, government and academia is bringing a state-of-the-art lab upgrade to the university ...

Pen-side test for BRD may save cattle industry millions, reduce antibiotic use
Sous-vide cooking inspired an idea that took promising technology out of the lab and into the barn. Researchers at Purdue University successfully developed an on-site bovine respiratory disease test that provides results within an hour....

10 December 2021

US farmers ask for investigation into fertiliser prices
Suspicions of market manipulation led to the request...

09 December 2021

USMEF: US beef export value shatters annual record
October was another strong month for U.S. red meat exports as beef export value continued to soar, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF)....

USDA Opens 2022 Signup for Dairy Margin Coverage, Expands Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) opened signup for the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program and expanded the program to allow dairy producers to better protect their operations by enrolling supplemental production. ...

07 December 2021

US study observes horn fly resistance in organic Holstein cattle
A study conducted by scientists in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences explored genetic parameters and genomic regions associated with horn fly resistance in organic Holstein cattle. ...

03 December 2021

US wastes more than a third of its food
The nation is falling far short of its 2015 goal to half waste by 2030...

29 November 2021

USDA supports antimicrobial resistance research
The goal is to reduce the adverse effects of antimicrobials used in agriculture...

USDA funds methane reduction research
Researchers to conduct on-farm trials of innovative feed management strategies...

Researchers look at how to prevent spoiled milk, improve shelf life
Too much milk gets pitched, something that was an issue long before these pandemic times of global food insecurity. ...

28 November 2021

CME: Live cattle futures set new contract highs
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures set new highs on last week, finishing stronger on technical buying and firm cash prices....

23 November 2021

USDA commits $32 million to help meat and poultry sectors
The aim is to strengthen the US for supply chain...

22 November 2021

USDA issuing assistance to poultry, livestock contract producers
Nearly $270 million has been set aside for pandemic assistance...

19 November 2021

Horn fly resistance observed in organic Holstein cattle
Penn State University studies genetic parameters associated with horn fly resistance in organic Holstein cattle...

US livestock impacted by drug, feed shortages
The shortages are caused by supply-chain disruptions...

17 November 2021

USDA invests $20.2 million in dairy initiatives
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced an investment of $20.2 million in the Dairy Business Innovation (DBI) Initiatives...