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Industry News ArchivesAmerican Cowman presents a collection of news items relevent to the industry. Beef’s environmental stewards soughtOct 20, 200819th Annual Environmental Stewardship Award officially has opened its nomination season for 2009... Carcass Ultrasound Technician Training, Certification; June 5-7, Ames, IowaApr 22, 2008The National Centralized Ultrasound Processing (CUP) Lab has announced the Summer 2008 field technician training and certification dates... Livestock Judges and Show Management School; June 26-29, Washington State UniversityApr 22, 2008The 2008 Pacific Northwest Livestock Judges and Show Management School is sponsored by Washington State University (WSU)... Senate offers $10-billion-above baseline proposalApr 14, 2008,Source: Farm Press Editorial Staff Senate leaders say their version of the 2008 farm bill, which contains $10 billion above the Congressional Budget Office “baseline,” should be the model for the legislation that must be passed by April 18 to keep farm programs from reverting to permanent law... USDA announces new sign-up for Conservation Security ProgramApr 7, 2008,Source: News Reports April 18 is shaping up to be an important day for farmers. It’s not only the new expiration date of the current farm bill, but it’s also the date eligible farmers can begin sign-up for a new round of Conservation Security Program enrollments... Growth promotants offer efficiencies, eco-benefits over grass-fedApr 7, 2008,By Kindra Gordon Many cattlemen and feeders already like the greater gain efficiency and reduced costs that growth promotants offer in raising cattle. Now, recent research from the Hudson Institute for Global Food Issues also suggests... Survey indicates young farmers and ranchers optimisticApr 7, 2008,Source: American Farm Bureau Federation The availability of land and farm facilities and overall profitability remain the top challenges of America’s young farmers and ranchers. However, they also believe they are better off today than five years ago... Mexico to allow imports of U.S. breeding cattleApr 1, 2008,Source: NCBA Mexico has agreed to allow importation of breeding cattle from the United States and Canada effective as of March 28, 2008, Agriculture Secretary Edward Schafer said... NCBA cuts four vice presidentsMar 24, 2008The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is loosing four of its vice presidents, the organization announced on March 18, 2008... Michigan to host Johne’s conference April 18Mar 17, 2008,Source: Michigan State University It’s estimated that nearly 8% of U.S. beef herds and 22% of dairy herds are infected with the bacterium that causes Johne's disease, an illness whose annual toll is millions of dollars in animal mortality, lost productivity and treatment... Bush poses one-year Farm Bill extensionMar 17, 2008President Bush on Thursday, March 13 said he would sign the one-month extension of the 2002 farm bill Congress passed this week, but will ask Congress to extend it for a year if legislators cannot agree on a new farm bill by April 18... Celebrate a Changing Agriculture: Ag Day is March 20Mar 10, 2008American agriculture is doing more – and doing it more efficiently – than ever before. Today, each American farmer feeds more than 144 people. In 1960... Largest beef recall ever shakes industry, consumersFeb 25, 2008,Source: Supermarketguru.com Last week, the USDA recalled 143 million pounds of beef, making it the largest beef recall in U.S. history since 1999, when 35 million pounds of beef possibly contaminated with listeria were removed from stores... Corn Futures Aiming for $6/bu.Feb 25, 2008,Source: Corn and Soybean Digest Magazine July 2009 corn futures blew past the $5.50/bu. price ceiling last week and traded in all-time-record territory, hitting a high of $5.67 1/2, where it settled on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) open auction platform on Thursday. This recent strong surge in prices is prompting speculation about the potential for $6 corn futures prices, but for now it remains just that -- speculation... Online Offering Helps Producers Market Verified Cattle to BuyersFeb 18, 2008Integrated Management Information, Inc. (IMI Global), a leading provider of verification and Internet solutions for the agricultural/livestock industry, has introduced CattleListing.net... |
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