Animal Ag News 7/8

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Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins recently announced American poultry producers will have greater market access to Namibia, which will now accept fresh, frozen, and chilled poultry exports from the United States, unlocking a market valued at $15 million. In addition, USDA successfully negotiated the removal of burdensome export and transit permit requirements for processed poultry products—reopening a previously restricted channel. …

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Ag Groups React to Big Beautiful Bill Passage

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House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) says the One Big Beautiful Bill passed by Congress Thursday is a “game-changer for America.” “The One Big Beautiful Bill is a victory for rural America, making the largest investment in agriculture in decades, restoring integrity to SNAP, and saving millions of family farms from the death tax. This bill gives …

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Animal Ag News 7/1

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CattleCon 2026 is heading to the heart of downtown Nashville, Tennessee, Feb. 3-5, and it’s time to get involved in the largest cattle industry event of the year. Applications are being accepted for the NCBA National Anthem Contest, sponsored by Norbrook®, internships and scholarships. As of June 1, there were 75.1 million hogs and pigs on U.S. farms, up slightly …

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Alltech Releases 2024 Sustainability Report

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Alltech’s newly-released 2024 Sustainability Report highlights progress toward emissions reduction, champions agriculture’s role in building resilient food systems “Our vision of Working Together for a Planet of Plenty® recognizes that thriving farms and food businesses are essential for a more sustainable planet,” said Dr. Mark Lyons, president and CEO of Alltech. “When producers are equipped to succeed — to be …

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Farmers and Ranchers Join Trump for Tax Relief

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Representatives of the nation’s farmers and ranchers were front and center Thursday at a White House event urging Congress to pass the “One Big Beautiful Bill” and deliver tax relief. President Donald Trump welcomed National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Past-President Kevin Kester from California and Virginia Cattlemen’s Association member Jeb Cullipher to represent those in the agriculture industry who will …

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Animal Ag News 6/23

Carrie Muehling

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) mailed the July cattle survey to about 18,000 cattle operations nationwide to provide an up-to-date measure of U.S. cattle inventories. This is the first July cattle survey mailed to producers since the reinstatement of key reports was announced earlier this year. To make it as easy as possible for producers …

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Animal Ag News 6/16

Carrie Muehling

The Meat Institute called for the processing sector, a critical part of the meat and poultry supply chain, to be included in the Trump Administration’s plans for a stable and legal agriculture workforce. The University of Idaho released the finalized results of their 10-year study looking into the impacts of grazing on greater sage grouse populations. The study concluded that …

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Animal Ag News 6/9

Carrie Muehling

The third webinar in USFRA’s series on the five key opportunities to reduce the carbon footprint of agriculture identified in U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action’s “Potential for U.S. Agriculture to Be Greenhouse Gas Negative” report will be held Tuesday, June 17 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. CT. The focus is on the challenges and opportunities in animal protein production. …

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BarnTools Introduces BinTalk Pro at World Pork Expo

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BarnTools is in Des Moines today at the World Pork Expo for the debut of BinTalk Pro, a next-generation feed monitoring system that delivers near real-time insights and comprehensive operational oversight for poultry and swine producers. With updates every 15 minutes, 16 times more frequent than the industry standard, BinTalk Pro enables growers and integrators to detect issues as they …

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