In previous years, portions of eastern Nebraska have seen unprecedented numbers of fall armyworm caterpillars feeding on alfalfa, brome regrowth in pastures, and newly seeded small grain crops such as wheat, triticale, and rye. While reports of armyworm damage have not been received so far this year, it is a…
Allowing for alfalfa to winterize before dormancy is a key factor preventing winter kill across a stand. Traditionally, my recommendation has been to time the last cutting for roughly 6 weeks before the first frost. While this general guideline has proven its worth over the years, many producers would love…
Started in 1912, the Knorr-Holden Plot near Scottsbluff is perhaps the world’s oldest irrigated continuous corn research plot. It was recently commemorated with a sign to mark its significance to both Nebraska history and agricultural research history in Nebraska. Records of the Knorr-Holden Plot date back to the early settlement…
Billings, Mont. – Last Week, U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the Strengthening Antitrust Enforcement for Meatpacking Act (S.2818) to empower antitrust enforcers to break up giant meatpacking and poultry monopolies and place power back in the hands of America’s farmers and ranchers who raise livestock and poultry. R-CALF USA CEO Bill…
The commodity market ends with limited gains. Traders took profit and squared up positions going into the weekend. Unfortunately grains continue to struggle with weak demand and the possibility of strong South American demand. Traders will be attentive to USDA data including quarterly grain stocks out next week. On the…
For the week ending September 23rd the Midwest sheep and goat market appeared to be firm with $10-$15/cwt lower undertones on traditional weight slaughter lambs and goats. The lighter weight slaughter lambs and heavier goat wethers were the most popular classes of livestock this week. This is likely due to…
A team of about 20 representatives of the beef, pork, corn and soybean industries traveled to South Korea and Japan last week with the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) Heartland team to examine how checkoff dollars are being used to promote U.S. beef and pork in the region. The Heartland…
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Kyle Bumsted with Allendale discusses what the report meant to the market. According to USDA data all cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.1 million head on September 1, 2023. The inventory was…
Washington, DC —Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02), as well as the co-chairs of the Congressional FFA Caucus, Rep. Tracy Mann (KS-01) and Rep. Jimmy Panetta, (CA-19) along with co-sponsors Rep Williams (GA-5), Rep. Caraveo (CO-8), and Rep. Fitzpatrick (PA-1), Rep. Sorensen (IL-17), and Rep. Bishop (GA-2) introduced the Youth Lead Act on National Teach Ag Day.…
