Author: Dr. Laura Hayes

The dairy has also missed the mark. It has been concentrating on increasing milk production per cow — up 13% from 2009 to 2018 – rather than on milk consumption, which has plunged from …

Common Diseases. cows can be affected by various diseases. In general, raised in tight quarters – as well as animals living in stressful conditions – are more prone to diseases. Common are grass tetany, foot rot, back leg, Johne’s disease, Haemophilus Somnus. Other bovine diseases, such as …

He said the USDA’s grant program to expand meat processing capacity can be helpful, but the federal government isn’t addressing core . “It’s a complex problem to solve,” he said. “I don’t know that they delved into it hard enough.” Biden administration efforts. The meatpacking ’s concentration has far-reaching …

Figure 2: Cattle and information flow through the U.S. production chain. Purebred or seedstock producers are a vital component of the U.S. . That sector is responsible for the genetic improvement of traits that are valuable to the production chain (growth characteristics, efficiency, maternal traits for cows and carcass …

Call 1800 900 090. Contact us online. Report a biosecurity concern. The Australian red meat encompasses the production and processing of cattle, sheep, goats and buffalo, for export and domestic consumption. cattle and sheep are the dominant industries. The authority to deal with particular red meat is vested …

Reluctance to rebuild the cowherd is due to any number of factors. Most notably, forages (hay and pasture) are in short supply. For instance, this year’s hay inventory carryover into the current crop year (starting May 1) stands at just 14.5 million tons (and only 2.5% above the previous low established in 2013).

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The findings are telling: a 10% increase in production per acre is associated with a 9.0% decrease in carbon footprint. This strong relationship is predominantly due to the large amount of land that production uses and its high carbon cost. production remains a leading cause of deforestation and other land-use change globally …

While some investigators have suggested that there has been a 204% rise in the supply of meat products (period 1960 – 2010) ( Basu, 2015 ), other recent studies have reported increases in meat consumption as high as 500% (1992 – 2016) ( Katare et al., 2020 ). What is clear is that nutritional habits have notably changed in the last century.

A comprehensive review of the impact of tropical pasture grazing, nutritional supplementation during feedlot finishing and fat metabolism-related genes on cattle performance and meat-eating traits is presented. Grazing cattle on low quality tropical forages with less than 5.6% crude protein, 10% soluble starches and 55% digestibility …

cattle welfare is an emergent research field. Decisions producers make, such as how to house cattle, can impact their overall welfare. Environmental features that can influence the microclimate and cattle welfare include floor type, space allowance, shade availability, and inclusion of enrichment (EE) devices or ventilation features.

Tags: Article, Resource. America’s producers are optimistic about the future, and the state of today’s is strong, writes Drovers Editorial Director Greg Henderson in his opening letter of the 2023 State of the . As part of its 150th anniversary celebration, Drovers sought to gauge producer attitudes …

March 15, 2021. MANHATTAN, Kan. – A top analyst said recently that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused several changes in the , many of which could be here to stay. Jayson Lusk, Distinguished Professor and head of the Department of Agricultural Economics at Purdue University, was a featured speaker during the 108th annual K-State …

The Checkoff program requires every rancher to pay $1 on each live cow sold, and the Pork Checkoff requires producers to pay 35 cents per $100 in live pig sales. Last year, the Checkoff brought in $43.1 million dollars, while the Pork Checkoff collected $106 million from farmers.

Over the past several years, demand has continued to grow. This is fueled by steady growth in net per capita consumption and ever-increasing consumer expenditures on (Figure 1). consumption recovered from historic lows of under 55 pounds per capita in 2015, and CattleFax estimates consumption will exceed 58 pounds per …

surrounding the marketing of cattle.2 The scope of the request included consideration of “ structure,” “barriers to entry,” “price discovery and methods to address deficiencies,” “purchasing mandates,” as well as a variety of for which more “in-depth 3description” was sought.

Since topping $7.55 per lb in October 2021, per-lb retail prices for meat have barely wavered (within 30¢) from the record highs during the past year, while wholesale prices have dropped in the …

The accounted for 22% of Ireland’s agri-food exports in 2014, with a value of €2.27bn. There were 1.7m cattle slaughtered in Ireland in 2014, which was an increase of approximately 10% from 2013. Currently, the majority of Irish exports end up in the EU. The UK is our largest export market, which accounts for 50% (270 …

Figure 2. Global cattle herd and production for four scenarios: 1) current global production and cattle stocks, 2) producing current global production with U.S. efficiency across the world, 3) doubling global production with U.S. efficiency across the world, and 4) cutting production/ consumption in half with

An economic impact assessment for the is also being completed. This economic impact report is one way to measure economic sustainability of the and is an area that will continue to develop and progress given the significant social and economic contributions of the to the U.S. and global community.

For the purpose of this review, the focus will be exclusively on cull dairy cows, since an extensive review on dairy steers has already been provided by Schaefer et al. (2017). The annual cow herd culling rate in dairy farms varies from 30% to 35% ( Figure 1 ), which is essential to maintain high milk production, maximize profitability, and …

The has struggled to rebrand and innovate. David Maloni, a supply-chain consultant, suggested that reversing this declining trend would be challenging given its long-standing nature.

Weaned growing and finishing steers and heifers ( and dairy breeds) intended only for slaughter (i.e., not for reproductive purposes) and confined in group pens and fed a progressively …

Australia still maintains a country-specific Hilton Grassfed quota with the of about 7500t, but this attracts a 20pc tariff on exports, versus zero tariff under the HQ grainfed quota discussed above. For a range of reasons, including avoiding tariffs, Australia’s exports to the EU have swung heavily towards grainfed in recent years.

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According to the Centennial, Colo.-based National Cattlemen’s Association (NCBA), retail sales hit $20.1 billion for the first 28 weeks of 2022, up 4.6% on a year-over-year basis. Although there’s price inflation behind these figures — essentially, consumers spent more per pound on but bought fewer pounds — the data …

A LANDMARK study into the environmental performance of the Australian over 30 years shows that steps undertaken by cattle producers have led to significant reductions in emissions, water use and emissions associated with land use. The Life Cycle Assessment study, analysing the three decade period from 1981 to 2010, quantifies the …

U.S. Improvements in Production. The U.S. increased the pounds of produced per head by 67.58% since 1961 (compared to 2019 3) Greenhouse Gas Emissions. cattle only represented 2.3% of emissions in the U.S. in 2020. 4. Corn Going to Grain-Finished Cattle. 7% of total corn produced in the U.S. is fed to feedlot …

US livestock industries made considerable progress in cutting resource use and GHG emissions over time. US production in 2007 required 19% less feed, 33% less land, and 12% less water and had a 16% reduction in GHG emission per kg of been compared with production in 1977. This was accomplished through improved cattle growth rates …

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Fed processors in 2021 made a profit of $562 per head through the first nine months of the year, according to HedgersEdge.com. The first quarter saw margins average $301.38 per head, the …

Grow global demand for U.S. by promoting ’s health and nutritional benefits, satisfying flavor and unparalleled safety. Improve -wide profitability by expanding processing capacity and developing improved value-capture models. Intensify efforts in researching, improving and communicating U.S. sustainability.

And in the meat — — you have four that control over 80 percent of the marketplace; when, in the 1920s, the government filed an antitrust action to break up the ” trust,” I …

Biotechnology and food science have pioneered the notion of cultured meat. Conventional meat production face related to butchering, dietary inadequacy, foodborne disease, and the emanation of methane, which cultured meat evades while promising the texture and feel of real meat. Mass production techniques for plant-based meat analogs have been developed, whose products have hit the …

This has been now pushed forward and as a result, USDA has revised down its projections for output in 2024, now forecast at 24.768 billion pounds, 2.461 billion pounds (‐9%) compared to 2023 and almost 3.6 billion pounds (‐12.7%) compared to 2022. The shortfall in supply is expected to reduce exports, now forecast down 9.3% this year …

Food waste can contribute to the ongoing environmental and can add to the large footprint of the . The United States Is the Leading Producing Country (Source: Statista) In 2021 and 2022, the United States hasbeen the worldwide leading country when it comes to and veal export volume.

For the first half of 2022, heavy weight feeder cattle will continue to see 10% higher prices than 2021, while lighter weight animals will show a more subdued year over year increase of only 3.5%. Categorized: Announcements & Updates. This past year saw the cattle begin to bounce back from the COVID pandemic and the subsequent …

But in a preprint, not yet peer-reviewed, researchers at the University of California, Davis, have found that lab-grown or “cultivated” meat’s environmental impact is likely to be “orders of magnitude” higher than retail based on current and near-term production methods. Researchers conducted a life-cycle assessment of the energy …

A Texan auction hall for cattle (Jordan Cattle Auction, 2020). Alongside initial deaths at birth, other such as pink-eye can plague cattle, which has to be dealt with otherwise a “cow’s …

These are heady times for the packing . Processors like JBS and Cargill are making as much as $1,000 in profit per head of cattle they slaughter and package into ground and …

“Growing demand from China has been the key factor that has fuelled an increase in New Zealand exports. In 2017, China accounted for just 20 per cent of New Zealand exports, but since then, we’ve seen export volumes increase markedly and China is now New Zealand’s largest export market for accounting for close to 40 per cent of total exports in 2021.”

The introduction of genomic information in the form of high-density SNP panels will introduce threats, challenges, and new opportunities for the production of evaluations, and represents the largest force to alter the structure of the improvement since the advent of AI. The use of evaluations has, until recently, stopped short of …

multiple benefits than as a source of . The commercial farming sector made up of small to large-scale commercial farmers, inclusive of the A2 farm, has an estimated herd of 640,000 cattle, raised primarily for the supply of . In the first quarter, the cattle population suffered significant losses due to the virulent

Following the Senate Ag Committee hearing on anti-competitive practices, transparency and other in the cattle market last month, the House Ag Committee’s subcommittee on Livestock …

The American has taken a bit of a beating in recent years. … exacerbates water [in those areas],” he says. still doesn’t stack up that well against other meats, in …

U.S. shipments that year alone supplied half of all of the consumed by Korean consumers. By 2003, South Korea had become the third-largest export market for U.S. . That year, U.S. exports to South Korea totaled $815 million (Figure 1), or 246,595 metric tons (MT) (Figure 2), and accounted for 21% of the $3.9 billion in U.S. …

By all counts, the is in better shape versus 2002: Fewer imports. Bigger exports. Smaller carbon footprint. Increased consumer spending. Higher cattle prices. Better land values. What’s more, that’s happened through BSE, ethanol, the financial crisis, a massive drought-induced cowherd liquidation, and the recent Tyson fire …

The processing facility at Greg Gunthorp’s farm near LaGrange, IN, on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. photo by Chelsi Daley for Investigate Midwest. When asked about the small processors identified, the U.S. Department of Agriculture responded that the $1 billion in grants it’s invested in expanding small processors “is a historic …

Outbreaks of COVID-19 in the U.S. meat caused a temporary slowdown in meat production and widespread uncertainty about markets for food and livestock in the United States. Kinks in the supply chain resulted in higher meat prices for consumers, even as producers faced lower livestock prices. Although hog prices rebounded and were higher …