Big changes to USDA livestock numbers in new WASDE report
Last year, the U.S. exported a record $5.6 billion of pork and $1.0 billion of pork variety meats. That averages out to $62.45 of exports for each U.S. hog slaughtered in 2014.
Crop strategies and drones to feature at Farmers’ Day
All roads lead to Coldwater on Feb. 16 for the 48th annual Farmers’ Day at the Branch Area Career Center. The doors will open at 9 a.m. for a day filled with educational sessions, a trade show, lunch with friends and activities for all ages.
Last month’s cattle numbers were larger than expected, according to farm market analysts commenting on the Jan. 1 USDA Cattle Inventory report, with the agency adding 796,000 head to its initial 87.73 million total – mainly from beef cow expansion.
Kentucky officials push for more help to the hungry – and farmers
February has traditionally been the month to draw attention to those who suffer from hunger. In Kentucky it is estimated one in six families are food-deficient.
Agrarian imperative, good farm stewardship are allied
Although scientific evidence indicates the urge to farm is an inherited drive called the agrarian imperative, how the urge is carried out consists mostly of learned methods of farming.
Opposing bills governing hunting preserves in Indiana legislature
Two bills introduced last month in the Indiana General Assembly have opposing takes on hunting preserves, or fenced hunting – one seeks to regulate the practice in the state, while the other proposes to end it.
Chicago company to nationally market Fair Oaks’ fairlife milk
An idea that started 25 years ago at a kitchen table is now bursting on the national scene with an upcoming promotional blitz touting the nutritional benefits of a new milk product that’s drawn attention from many health-conscious consumers and skeptics.
