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Food Prices Rise Slightly in April

Posted yesterday at 9:25am

The U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization’s Food Price Index reached 119.1 points in April, up 0.3 points from its revised March level. The increase in the Meat Price Index and smaller upturns of Vegetable Oil and Cereal indices slightly more than offset decreases in those for Sugar and Dairy products. Although it registered a second […]

Level Up Safety During Planting

Posted yesterday at 9:16am

Whether current spring conditions have a number of tractors parked or in fields, it’s going to be a fast-paced planting season this spring. While the planting season can seem routine, the ag industry is always prone to risks, accidents, severe injuries, and even death. The University of Illinois Extension released a list of safety measures […]

Brazil Soy Harvest Hit by Floods

Posted yesterday at 9:13am

The outlook for the soybean harvest in Rio Grande do Sul of Brazil is deteriorating swiftly after torrential rain flooded fields, with about a quarter of the beans still to be harvested. Rio Grande do Sul was on track to become the second-largest producer in Brazil behind Mato Grosso. Farm Policy News says the impact […]

Senators Want Coordinated Response to Avian Flu

Posted yesterday at 9:12am

Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and John Cornyn (R-TX) are calling for enhanced interagency coordination in the federal response to the avian flu outbreak. In a letter, the senators urged the USDA to work with the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, among other authorities, as it […]

March Pork Exports Steady, Beef Value Rises

Posted yesterday at 9:10am

U.S. pork exports in March were steady with last year’s volume and edged higher in value. Pork exports totaled 260,430 metric tons in March, up 0.1 percent from a year ago, valued at $740.8 million. That’s up two percent year-over-year and the seventh-highest on record. March shipments to South Korea were the largest on record. […]

Union Members Tell Congress Sugar Policy Means Good Jobs

Posted yesterday at 9:07am

Sugar workers who are members of the International Association of Machinists were recently on Capitol Hill talking about how strong U.S. sugar policy supports union jobs in America. They told members they’re proud of that much sugar made in America and done so by a union workforce. “U.S. sugar policy provides so much opportunity for […]

North Dakota Stockmen’s Association’s Spring Roundups set for June 3, 5-6 and 10-12

Posted Monday morning

The North Dakota Stockmen’s Association (NDSA) will be hosting its 2024 Spring Roundup series, “Swing for the Fences,” June 3, 5, 6, 10, 11 and 12 in Golden Valley, Watford City, Crosby, Strasburg, Cooperstown and Havana, N.D. The Spring Roundups serve as the organization’s district meetings and will include socials, suppers, informational programs, NDSA Nominating […]

South Dakota CattleWomen to offer two $1,000 Scholarships

Posted Monday morning

South Dakota CattleWomen (SDCW) will be offering a $1,000 scholarship to two young people from South Dakota attending or planning to attend an institution of higher learning in the upcoming semester. The “Next Generation Scholarship” can be used at any accredited university, 2 year or 4-year college or technical school. “South Dakota CattleWomen has been a […]

South Dakota Century Farms & Ranches Invited to Apply for Recognition

Posted Monday morning

PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) and the South Dakota Farm Bureau (SDFB) are proud to recognize longstanding South Dakota family farms and ranches rrough the Century Farm and Ranch program. To qualify for the program, the applicant(s) must have retained continuous ownership of at least 80 acres of […]

Ground Beef Samples Safe from Bird Flu

Posted Monday morning

The USDA says all the ground beef samples sent to the National Veterinary Services Laboratory for PCR testing were negative for the H5N1 bird flu virus. Farm Policy News says USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service collected 30 samples of ground beef from retail outlets in the states with dairy cattle herds that tested positive […]

Ag News

Food Prices Rise Slightly in April

Level Up Safety During Planting

Brazil Soy Harvest Hit by Floods

Senators Want Coordinated Response to Avian Flu

March Pork Exports Steady, Beef Value Rises

Union Members Tell Congress Sugar Policy Means Good Jobs

North Dakota Stockmen’s Association’s Spring Roundups set for June 3, 5-6 and 10-12

South Dakota CattleWomen to offer two $1,000 Scholarships

South Dakota Century Farms & Ranches Invited to Apply for Recognition

Ground Beef Samples Safe from Bird Flu

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