The California law reflects what the FDA had proposed be voluntary such as drug companies removing growth promotion claims from any antibiotics that are used by both humans and livestock producers as well as the involvement of veterinarians in issuing prescriptions for usage.California passed a ban on antibiotics in animal feed that is awaiting the governor's signature. After years of debate, this is the first such ban in the country. The legislation was approved in the California Assembly 71-8 (with eight assemblymen not voting) and two days later in the California Senate last week 34-0 (with six senators not voting). It had passed the Senate and Assembly Agriculture Committees by unanimous votes earlier in the year. The new law will:
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What You Need to Know Today: Commodities were mostly lower across the board today after yesterday’s Federal Reserve meeting hinted at a potential interest rate hike later in 2026. The dollar index reached its highest level in over a year, and a strong dollar makes U.S. agricultural expor...
Tomorrow is the Juneteenth federal holiday, and the USDA, along with the rest of the federal government and the CME, will be closed, so the monthly Cattle on Feed report was released a day early. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity on 1 June amounted...
