Archive for October 2020
Trump Administration Invests $1.8 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Iowa
ReConnect Funding to Connect 551 Rural Households to High-Speed Internet e-Connectivity DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 28, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture…
Read MoreGlenn Selk: Maintain BCS Between Calving A Breeding
One of the advantages for fall-calving is the body condition of the cows at calving time. After coming off good summer grasses, the cows were mostly in good body condition…
Read MoreTrump Administration Invests $871 Million in Rural Community Facilities in 43 States and Guam
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $871 million to improve critical community facilities (PDF, 466 KB)…
Read MoreA Good Time To Check For Anaplasmosis
As winter approaches, active cases of bovine anaplasmosis typically drop off. But now isn’t the time for veterinarians and producers to let down their guard. Instead, because there aren’t as…
Read MoreUSDA Encourages Ag Producers, Residents to Prepare for Hurricane Zeta
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is reminding communities, farmers, ranchers and small businesses in the path of Hurricane Zeta that USDA has programs that…
Read MoreVytelle Adds Genetic Analytics to Its Portfolio
Vytelle announced the exclusive licensing of the Synomics Insights Platform to increase the accuracy of predicting cattle performance using phenotype and genomics data. By bringing this new capability in-house, Vytelle…
Read MoreMarty Smith: NCBA Will Not Engage With Activists
The following statement was issued by NCBA president Marty Smith, Wacahoota, Florida. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) was invited to participate in two Florida producer meetings this week to discuss…
Read MoreCOVID-19’s Influence on Exchange Rates
The interplay of the evolution of the COVID-19 virus as it spread across the world with the dynamics of exchange rates has been fascinating to observe. With exchange rates, there…
Read MoreCAB Insider: Select Carcass Value Pressure
The fed cattle price recovery that has been painstakingly built since early September has eroded in an extraordinary decline over the past two weeks. All facets of the beef…
Read MoreTyson Foods Workers to Replace Some Federal Inspectors At U.S. Beef Plant
CHICAGO, Oct 27 (Reuters) – Tyson Foods said on Tuesday it plans in January to have company employees take on duties from more than a dozen federal inspectors at a large Kansas beef plant, after getting a U.S. government…
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