PRO FARMER
USDA raised its beef production forecast for 2024, with higher expected steer and heifer slaughter more than offsetting reduced cow kills.
Michigan’s ag department will provide the grant money for to up to 20 farms from its emergency response funds.
USDA is launching a new initiative to compensate dairy farmers for milk losses caused by H5N1,marking potentially the largest economic aid for the dairy industry to date.
In an effort to prevent domestic cattle from being exposed to Bovine Influenza A Virus (BIAV), 17 states have restricted cattle imports from states where the virus has infected dairy cows.
USDA’s initial forecast calls for net farm income to plunge $39.8 million (25.5%) to $116.1 billion in 2024.
USDA announced that ranchers who have an approved 2021 Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) application would soon begin receiving emergency relief payments for increases in additional feed costs in 2021. . .