Animal Ag News 4/24/23

Cindy Zimmerman

Join the next NCBA Producer Education Webinar “Cutting Through the Carbon Clutter,” April 27 at 7:00 PM Central to learn more about the Wild West of Carbon Markets. Hear multiple perspectives and takeaways for ranchers on the current status of the carbon landscape, and what opportunities are available. Watch the entire Cattlemen’s Webinar Series on YouTube. The National Milk Producers …

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Animal Ag News 4/17/23

Cindy Zimmerman

Alltech is pleased to announce new leadership roles within the Alltech feed division. Scot Harold will assume commercial leadership as executive vice president, Feed & Premix, and Brian Gier joins the company as vice president of sales for Hubbard Feeds. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) praised the decision by a judge in the U.S. District Court for the District …

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Animal Ag News 4/10/23

Cindy Zimmerman

World Dairy Expo® welcomed new industry representatives to its Board of Directors, Commercial Exhibitor Committee and Dairy Cattle Exhibitor Committee at the annual March meetings. The two incoming board members include Kami Dorn, Wisconsin Guernsey Breeders’ Association, and Annie McCullough, Farm Journal. PEAK 2023 – formerly called the Midwest Poultry Federation Convention – is being held this week, April 11-13, …

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Animal Ag News 4/4

Cindy Zimmerman

As of March 1, there were 72.9 million hogs and pigs on U.S. farms, up slightly from March 2022 but down 2% from Dec. 1, 2022, according to the Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Of the 72.9 million hogs and pigs, 66.7 million were market hogs, while 6.13 …

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Animal Ag News 3/27

Cindy Zimmerman

While the largest cattle industry event in the country wrapped up only a few weeks ago, plans are already underway to get “Onward to Orlando.” Mark your calendars for the 2024 Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show, which is heading to the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, January 31-February 2, 2024. Meanwhile, relive the 2023 convention in …

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Animal Ag News 3/20

Cindy Zimmerman

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced this week that they are awarding the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) with $445,396 in funding to advance the Secure Beef Supply Plan (SBS) in the event of a foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in the U.S. The World Pork Expo is returning to the Iowa State …

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Animal Ag News 3/6

Carrie Muehling

Legislation introduced in the House and Senate represents nothing more than another attempt to allow activists to dictate to producers, according to the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA). Sens. Booker and Warren have long been supported by animal rights groups, and this collective group of bill sponsors has worked long and hard to dismantle our industry’s only self-funded promotion and …

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Animal Ag News 2/27

Carrie Muehling

In response to FDA guidance on plant-based beverages, which guides manufacturers of plant-based beverages to disclose their nutrient inferiority and acknowledges the public health concern of nutritional confusion over such beverages, the National Milk Producers Federation, which has led the fight for labeling transparency, released a statement from President and CEO Jim Mulhern. Wisconsin again wins more awards than any …

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Animal Ag News 2/21

Carrie Muehling

Applications are being accepted for college scholarships that are awarded by America’s dairy farmers and importers through the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board. Eleven scholarships worth $2,500 each will be awarded, in addition to a $3,500 James H. Loper Jr. Memorial Scholarship to one outstanding recipient. NDB funds, in part, Dairy Management Inc., which manages the national dairy checkoff …

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Animal Ag News 2/13

Carrie Muehling

Merck Animal Health announced the results of the company’s first-ever consumer transparency research study, finding that two-thirds of consumers say transparency in animal protein is extremely or very important. Michael Dykes, D.V.M., president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), released a statement on the news that U.S. agricultural exports including dairy set a record for both value …

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