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Survey: Consumers Support Stricter Animal Housing Standards

Survey: Consumers Support Stricter Animal Housing Standards

Mike DavisSep 18, 2023

A new Purdue University survey indicates that consumers appear to be more willing to live with higher pork prices if…

Ag Exports Running Below Last Year, but Still ‘Strong’

Ag Exports Running Below Last Year, but Still ‘Strong’

Mike DavisSep 18, 2023

It’s been a worrisome trend this year of falling US ag exports and rising imports. We are expecting these trends…

September USDA Reports Boost Corn Numbers

September USDA Reports Boost Corn Numbers

Mike DavisSep 18, 2023

The USDA released its September World Ag Supply and Demand Estimates and Crop Production Reports. Ben Kasch, account executive for…

Limited Legal Options Left Against Proposition 12

Limited Legal Options Left Against Proposition 12

Mike DavisSep 18, 2023

The U.S. pork industry is looking at options for dealing with California’s Proposition 12, recently upheld by the Supreme Court.…

NASDA Elects New Leadership

NASDA Elects New Leadership

Mike DavisSep 18, 2023

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture recently finished up its annual meeting in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Blayne Arthur, Oklahoma’s…

Farm Safety and Health Message: ‘No One Can Take Your Place’

Farm Safety and Health Message: ‘No One Can Take Your Place’

Mike DavisSep 17, 2023

Harvest season, full of activity for those working the equipment at getting the grains and products to the bids. Yet…

Horse Dies of West Nile in First Known Case of ’23

Horse Dies of West Nile in First Known Case of ’23

Mike DavisSep 15, 2023

A 13-year-old gelding in Dillon County, South Carolina, died from the first confirmed West Nile Virus (WNV) case of the…

Soy Plays Dual Role in Food Security, Sustainable Energy

Soy Plays Dual Role in Food Security, Sustainable Energy

Mike DavisSep 15, 2023

A versatile commodity, soybeans are used in everything from biofuels to artificial turf to protein for humans and animals. With…

Five Years Later: Remembering Hurricane Florence

Five Years Later: Remembering Hurricane Florence

Mike DavisSep 15, 2023

Well today we’re going to turn back five years for a look at a weather impact that is still fresh…