Threatened Port Strike a Concern for Shippers
Shippers have less than two weeks to prepare contingency plans if workers strike at East Coast and Gulf Coast ports in the U.S. Composed of 85,000 members, the International Longshoremen’s Association is approaching the expiration of its
Cattle on Feed Up 1% in September Report
(WASHINGTON D.C.)– The latest Cattle on Feed report showed a slight increase in on feed numbers from the same month last year. Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots
American Cattle Producers to Gather in Opposition to Electronic ID Eartag Mandate
RAPID CITY, S.D., Sept. 20, 2024 – American cattle producers are expected to gather Monday, Oct. 7 from 10 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. MDT at the Best Western Ramkota Hotel and Convention Center, located at 2111 N. Lacrosse
House Passes Resolution to Disapprove EPA Tailpipe Rule, Senate Unlikely to Act
The US House passed on a near party-line vote to disapprove EPA’s controversial tailpipe emissions rule opposed by the biofuels industry and top farm groups… The House 215-191 resolution vote is likely going nowhere in the Democratic-controlled
Drought Threatening Brazilian Coffee Crop
As harvest wraps up for this year’s Brazilian coffee crop, drought is already threatening the 2025 harvest. The market is watching how the dry conditions, the worst drought in more than seventy years there, will affect the
USDA Finds Antibiotics in Sample of Animals Raised Antibiotic Free
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service released new guidelines last week aimed at strengthening documentation in support of environmental or animal-raising labeling claims on meat and poultry products after a recent study found antibiotics in livestock raised
General Mills, Grocery Giant Partnering on Regenerative Ag Project
The owner of East Coast grocery chains Food Lion, Giant Food and Stop & Shop is investing alongside General Mills to expand regenerative agriculture for key ingredients such as wheat and oats in an effort to reduce