by Riley Smith | Jul 12, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The nomination period for Farm Bureau?s 2024 Farm Dog of the Year Contest closes Friday. Denny Ashcraft, Kansas Farm Bureau Member and owner of Tough, the 2023 Farm Dog of the Year, said the contest is a great way to honor working dogs.?Well, I think farm dogs are an...
by Riley Smith | Jul 11, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Started several years ago, the Secure Pork Supply plan, or SPS, is a voluntary program providing resources to pork producers to prepare for foreign animal diseases through traceability, biosecurity, and disease monitoring. Dr. Pam Zaabel, National Pork Board director...
by Riley Smith | Jul 11, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Dryness is continuing in South America, and it?s to the point where producers and analysts are raising drought concerns. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride gave an update on the latest weather conditions.McBride said corn harvest is slowly progressing still in...
by Riley Smith | Jul 10, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
India recently removed retaliatory tariffs on select U.S. agricultural products. Dave Salmonsen, American Farm Bureau Federation Senior Government Affairs Director, said the changes will go into effect after a few months.?India has recently removed 20 percent...
by Riley Smith | Jul 10, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Led by another outstanding month in Mexico and robust demand for variety meat, exports of U.S. pork continued to gain momentum in May, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). USMEF President and CEO Dan Halstrom said...
