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Farm Progress America, April 16, 2020
Max Armstrong shares an analyst's perspective on the core issue facing the meat packing industry Max Armstrong offers insight from one analyst who saw a labor crisis in the meat packing industry...
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Farm Progress America, April 17, 2020
Max Armstrong offers one expert's thoughts on coronavirus, it's spread and potential impact on the food industry Max Armstrong shares insight from Richard Raymond, a food safety expert, who discusses...
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Emergency funds will provide food for Ohio food banks
An executive order provides $5 million to fund the effort. Nearly $5 million in emergency funding has been allocated to Ohio food banks to respond to an unprecedented need for emergency food created...
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Tyson Foods workers' deaths attributed to COVID-19 at Georgia plant
RWDSU has called on poultry industry employers to implement critical standards to protect workers’ safety during COVID-19 pandemic. Four employees who worked at a Tyson Foods poultry processing...
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Secretary Perdue outlines COVID-19 aid support
Checks in the mail by May with $16 billion in direct payments to farmers and $3 billion bulk government purchases in wake of pandemic fallout. In an unveiling of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s...
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China's hog production may recover in 2021
Recovery from African swine fever is being driven by large farms as piglet prices surge. By Bloomberg NewsChina’s efforts to normalize hog output by the end of 2020 may face hurdles as breeding costs...
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Cattle orgs request DOJ investigation
23 state cattle organizations want investigation of fraudulent business practices within beef meatpacking industry. Twenty-three state cattle organizations are requesting a formal investigation of the...
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Rancher wisdom can be improved with science
There's more to understanding forage growth than looking at a rain gauge, UC advisors say. When California was part of the Wild West, it took a certain amount of guesswork to move cattle from their...
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JBS plant in Minnesota shuts down
COVID-19 infects plant workers; shut down brings 10% of nation's hog slaughter capacity to a halt. By Jen Skerritt and Michael HirtzerJBS SA, the world’s top meat company, will shutter its pork...
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Farm Progress America, April 21, 2020
Max Armstrong shares reaction to USDA's just-announced $19 billion support program to support agriculture Max Armstrong continues his look at the aid package announced by USDA last week including...
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Should you grow bigger beef calves amid pandemic?
Meat processing plant shutdowns make for hard cattle decisions in the nation’s heartland. The beef industry is in upheaval, and while it will take time to decide what shoulders the most blame —...
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Farm Progress America, April 22, 2020
Max Armstrong looks at data showing that rising ag productivity also nets a lower environmental impact Max Armstrong shares the work of Farmers for a Sustainable Future, which is a coalition of farm...
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COVID-19 disrupts specialty crop production
Texas Crop and Weather Report – April 21, 2020 Specialty crop producers in the Rio Grande Valley face significant problems due to COVID-19 disruptions and market losses. With no place to go, crops are...
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Cow masks cut burp emissions
Entrepreneur develops wearable device for cows to reduce their methane emissions by up to 60%. By Agnieszka de Sousa and Akshat RathiAgriculture is second only to energy in its contribution to global...
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Wyoming releases COVID-19 livestock market guidelines
Livestock market facilities and events are exempt from the state's orders on gatherings. Here are the best practices at selling time. The phrase “physical distancing” is now part of the language. You...
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COVID-19 cuts meat processing capacity
CFTC establishes Livestock Market Task Force to monitor activity during pandemic. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission last week established a Livestock Market Task Force to monitor market...
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Ethics, beef and the planet
The attacks on grazing livestock and meat consumption certainly have a basis in ignorance, but is there an ethics problem, too? Presently it seems that a bunch of supposedly educated people have...
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As slaughterhouses close, pork producers kill hogs
Dairy producers dump milk, vegetable and fruit growers leave produce to rot and now meat producers are killing fattened hogs. By Jen Skerritt and Michael HirtzerA wave of shutdowns at some of North...
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Peterson urges Pence to provide more assistance to pork producers
House Agriculture Committee Chairman asks the vice president to marshal a "robust federal response to address this dire situation." In a letter Thursday to Vice President Mike Pence, who chairs the...
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COVID-19 drives consumers to reach out to farmers for meat
Will there be a new “normal” in ag where consumers can name a farmer, not a food chain? Ron Swanson pulls up to the community park in his maroon Buick Park Avenue, opens the car’s rear door and leads...
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