NCBA on Animal Welfare, Dust, COOL, Estate Taxes and Farm Bill As previously reported (see WPI 5, 26 January 2012), livestock groups are lining up in opposition to the animal welfare bill. Developed by the United Egg Producers and the Humane Society of the U.S., that legislation was one of the top issues addressed yesterday at the opening session of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) convention in Nashville. NCBA Vice President of Policy Collin Woodall noted that should the UEP/HSUS bill pass, it would be the first federally mandated production practice for livestock. Other "priority issues" for the Cattlemen in 2012 include:In December 2010, Congress passed temporary estate tax relief effective through 31 December 2...
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...
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