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U.S. Cattle Herd Shows No Signs of Expansion

The USDA’s July 1 Cattle on Feed Report showed the lowest number of U.S. beef cattle in a decade. Scott Brown, Associate Professor of...

Farmers Mostly Use Manure Sources from Their Own Operations

Farmers who utilize manure as a fertilizer mostly get the aromatic livestock byproduct from their own operations. New data from USDA’s Economic Research Service...

Farm Bill Still in Limbo as Congress Readies for August Recess

The farm bill is still in limbo as Congress readies to leave town for its traditional August recess, and just a few weeks left...

Quiet Summer for Gasoline Prices

The nation’s average price of gasoline increased 2.1 cents last week to $3.55 per gallon. The national average diesel price increased 2.7 cents in...

USDA Invests in Research, Extension and Education at 1890 Land-grant Universities

The Department of Agriculture announced Monday an investment of more than $33 million to support capacity-building efforts at 1890 Land-grant Universities. The investment, administered through...

NCGA Elects Corn Board Delegates

Delegates attending the National Corn Growers Association’s Corn Congress last week elected four farmers to serve on the organization’s Corn Board. The leaders will...

California Consumes Nearly All U.S. Renewable Diesel

California accounts for nearly all renewable diesel consumption in the United States, according to data released last week by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. California’s...

Cattle Inventory Down 3%; On-Feed Down 2%

(WASHINGTON D.C.) — There were 95.9 million head of cattle and calves on U.S. farms as of July 1, 2023, according to the Cattle...