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This Week in Agribusiness, March 16, 2024

This Week in Agribusiness, March 16, 2024

Max Armstrong is filling in for Mike Pearson this week, taking a look at “lobbying season” for agribusiness.

Biden budget plan seeks boost to USDA funding

Biden budget plan seeks boost to USDA funding

Legislative Watch: Request for Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer; Countering Communist China Act; USDA finalizes voluntary country of origin labeling rule.

Cattle market is sending flares

Cattle market is sending flares

There is profit in the cattle market, you just have to know where to look.

Nebraska Extension hosting ranch technology roundtable

Nebraska Extension hosting ranch technology roundtable

Topics of discussion will include drones, remote water monitoring systems and more.

Illinois project creates first insulin-producing cow

Illinois project creates first insulin-producing cow

Advancement could herald a new era in insulin production for people living with diabetes.

Meat Institute unveils new logo, brand identity

Meat Institute unveils new logo, brand identity

New brand identity will be featured at the Annual Meat Conference March 18-20 in Nashville.

Cattle feedlots decline in USDA Census

Cattle feedlots decline in USDA Census

Results reveal fewer smaller feedlots marketing fewer cattle.

Select Sires welcomes Foss to communications team

Select Sires welcomes Foss to communications team

Abby Foss will join company team full time following graduation.

Farm Progress America, March 14, 2024

Farm Progress America, March 14, 2024

Mike Pearson tells us how the poultry industry and the USA has been rocked by changes in the past few years with changes in processing, to much higher feed costs, to coping with the HPAI outbreak.

The importance of vitamin A for calf health

The importance of vitamin A for calf health

Vitamin A deficiency can have many symptoms in young calves. They can range from weakness to a dampened immune system.